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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by JessTD
T60 old????

ha ... i'm still running on my T43 at work :wtc:

i gotta be close to a replacement here ... i think we using the W series now on all new orders. but based on the prices of the W series i'll prolly ask them to just buy me a MBP instead ... hopefully they will h:
yep old because there is a new model out now h:
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by DakarM
no idea actually :chuckles: i know the older models don't but even then that's 1 model out of thousands. i just didn't understand why he thought that was shitty when it's not the norm/standard at all.
The norm or standard is BS. Not that anything less is shitty. Still if there was one thing I could change without buying a whole new laptop it would be that they keys could light up when I want 'em to.

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werd, also who looks at the keyboard anymore?
Anyone who uses hot keys or the like and uses their laptop on the go or in low light situations, like I don't know.... ....military personnel? ;-)
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bluetwo
The norm or standard is BS. Not that anything less is shitty. Still if there was one thing I could change without buying a whole new laptop it would be that they keys could light up when I want 'em to.



Anyone who uses hot keys or the like and uses their laptop on the go or in low light situations, like I don't know.... ....military personnel? ;-)
how is the norm or standard BS? who do you come to that conclusion? also lighted keys... so military personnel don't know how to touch type?

i like ibms simple solution. a low power light to light the keys. backlit keys... meh.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DakarM
which laptop comes with a lighted keyboard? only one with a light for the keyboard is ibm T series but that's not the same as lighted keyboard like on my G15.
Dell Studio has the option for backlit keyboard h:

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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by DakarM
how is the norm or standard BS? who do you come to that conclusion? also lighted keys... so military personnel don't know how to touch type?

i like ibms simple solution. a low power light to light the keys. backlit keys... meh.
My God.... seriously?

I just said, using hot keys or whatever esle it's called when you Ctrl+C, Ctrl+F, V, A or use F2 to rename... I can't even begin to name all the keys I use instead of using a mouse or mouse pad. It's just my way of computing which I consider WAY faster than what most people do.

And touch type? Really? That's only like half of what you can do with a computer. And yes, most people in the military can type pretty well though with every group of people there are exceptions. I thought it was completey obvious that I was making a very intelligent post in the beginning, and I was just saying hey, if you want a suggestion this might be nice but obviously it was a lot harder to understand than I thought it would be. Wow....

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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by bluetwo
My God.... seriously?

I just said, using hot keys or whatever esle it's called when you Ctrl+C, Ctrl+F, V, A or use F2 to rename... I can't even begin to name all the keys I use instead of using a mouse or mouse pad. It's just my way of computing which I consider WAY faster than what most people do.

And touch type? Really? That's only like half of what you can do with a computer. And yes, most people in the military can type pretty well though with every group of people there are exceptions. I thought it was completey obvious that I was making a very intelligent post in the beginning, and I was just saying hey, if you want a suggestion this might be nice but obviously it was a lot harder to understand than I thought it would be. Wow....
i am fully aware of what hot key is. if you can touch type you can use a hot key without having to look at the keyboard. i never said it wasn't faster.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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I heart my Macbook. Why don't you take a look at the Lenovo Y550?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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FWIW I have a HP dv2700T $900 14" 250gb 2gb ram 2.5GHz dual core. purchased about 1.75 years ago. it works fine. even has a HDMI output.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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i can hit F2 without having to see it

does that make me better than the military?
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