Just got a new laptop..it measures 11 inches from tab to return key
(outer to outer). The keyboard is very spacious. Only problem...this
sucker cost $1400. Sony Vaio vpcf115fm/b. It also weighs about 7 lbs.
Pretty fast for a laptop (portable desktop replacement, IMO).
On 5/18/2010 4:11 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote:
My wife's birthday is coming up in a couple of months and I'd like to
get her a laptop/notebook she can use. Netbooks are out for a simple
reason--the keyboard is too small. Recently my wife bought a new
keyboard (through Amazon Marketplace) but she didn't like it as the
keyboard was too narrow. I've looked into this a little and the
keyboard she didn't like had a measurment of 10.5" from the outside of
the tab key to the end of the return key. The one she like was
11.25". Soooo, I took a tape measure and went to Best Buy & Staples
and started measuring. Netbooks usually run from 9.5 to 9.75".
Keyboards these days have shrunk. They range from 10.5 to 11.0
inches. Surprisingly enough, some of the cheapest and smallest
keyboards/laptops have the biggest keyboards.
Anyways, I'm looking for recommendations. I take all customer reviews
with a grain of salt (one guy on Newegg gave an Asus laptop one star
because they didn't include a reinstall disk). Of course, price is a
major consideration. And of course, a wide keyboard, LOL.
Thanks....Steve
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