Hi, Chip,
How about buying a little USB numpad? I have one for my Dell. It's
light, tiny, and has all the numpad keys.
Evelyn
At 03:20 PM 5/21/2012, Chip Orange wrote:
Thanks Tim; strange about the other Dell laptops, as my Inspiron does have a
context key, and a windows key; and alt, control, and shift modifiers on
both sides.
I know what you're saying, but I do drag my laptop all around the house,
depending on where others are, and I think taking along a wired keyboard
would be more than I want to bother with. I'll give it some thought however
if laptop keyboards are generally going this way.
Chip
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Keenan [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 3:09 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Off topic New laptop
>
> It depends whether you're going to be using this machine
> frequently on the go. If you are, then it might be a good
> idea to try to find a model with a numeric pad.
> If not, then it's no trouble to connect a regular 'ol
> keyboard when you're at work/home.
> For instance, I got a Dell Latitude 6320, which is a sleek
> little 13-inch laptop with a solid state drive, which means
> it performs spectacularly. Even though the keyboard lacks a
> context menu key, not to mention a keypad, it has a great
> touch to it, meaning my fingers practically bounce off it and
> I find I'm able to type quite fast.
> When I'm home, (I work from home,) I plug in this USB
> keyboard I got from Wallyworld for $7.
> The built-in keyboard is so good, and I need to use the
> keypad so infrequently, that I'd probably just use it if it
> had a context key.
> Getting around that is a little more annoying, though I've
> gotten used to it.
>
> Note: Even my brother's 17-inch Dell XPS model lacks a
> context key, even though it has a roomy keyboard with a
> keypad. No idea why Dell does this.
>
>
> -Tim
>
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> On 5/21/2012 12:50 PM, Sandra Fouts wrote:
> > Hi. I'm think about buying a laptot sometime this year. I
> do want mine with a keypad. But I don't want HP. I know
> someone on this list who had an HP and started and she went
> back to a Dell. Even though I'm a total, I may get the
> 17.03 so it will already have the numberpad with it. Plus I
> don't want little bitty keys.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chip Orange [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 1:24 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: Off topic New laptop
> >
> > Hi Ivan,
> >
> > I'm replying onlist because I have questions as to how some
> laptops might be better suited to use with WE.
> >
> > First, I've had a Dell Inspiron laptop for years, and
> thought its quality was just superb. I also owned a Thinkpad
> (now made by Lenovo) before that, and also thought it was very good.
> >
> > However, recently I've seen someone here mention they owned
> an HP 15 inch laptop which had a numeric keypad built-in (a
> separate keypad). I'd love to hear more about that from the
> owner if they see this message, as it's about time for me to
> buy something new. In addition, I've seen a blog column
> written by a laptop reviewer who said, he's never seen a
> laptop as good as the HP Envy series, and he'd buy that for
> himself the next time he buys a laptop.
> >
> > The Inspiron has been good about simulating the numeric
> keypad by using it's fn key with alphabetic keys, but there's
> one key it cannot simulate, or WE is blocking (I'm not sure
> which), and so I am interested in good laptops with separate
> keypads, if they aren't a huge 17 inch screen.
> >
> > One thing I can recommend; you often have the option of
> buying a bigger than normal battery for a slight upcharge; I
> did that with this Dell (bought a 9-cell battery) and was so
> glad I did; you can never have too much battery, and it only
> extends less than an inch beyond the back, not noticeable at all.
> >
> >
> > hth,
> >
> > Chip
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ivan Cribb [mailto:[email protected]]
> >> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 12:57 AM
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Subject: Off topic New laptop
> >>
> >> Apologies for an off list question. I want to buy a new
> good quality,
> >> I emphasize good quality, laptop. My wife used to have a little
> >> Toshiba laptop which performeed very well.
> >> Puzzled as to what to get, I wonder if there are people
> who have had
> >> experience with the better quality Toshibas and what they think of
> >> them. If you reply, please do so off list.
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