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    anyone hate the keyboard design?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by tvdang7, Oct 23, 2010.

  1. tvdang7

    tvdang7 Notebook Evangelist

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    i wish the keyboard was like a mac or envy keyboard. my keyboard has so much that falls inbetween the keys or on the edges of the keys them self. I am not a dirty person but i have dust and what not all around. :mad:
     
    tvdang7, Oct 23, 2010
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  2. entrance002

    entrance002 Notebook Consultant

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    I agree. I love the mac keyboard, I type so much faster on those designs.

    All laptops need to convert to that style.
     
    entrance002, Oct 23, 2010
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  3. Uruha

    Uruha Notebook Consultant

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    speaking of keyboard, does ur keyboard squeak? since Ive got my laptop the space bar has been squeaking and I thought it would fix itself from usage but it is still squeaking.
     
    Uruha, Oct 24, 2010
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  4. tvdang7

    tvdang7 Notebook Evangelist

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    no squeaks here
     
    tvdang7, Oct 24, 2010
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    poiuytre Notebook Consultant

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    XPS M1330 keyboard was really crap. But yeah Envy looks nice. Better looking than the old Macs, as good looking as the newer MBPs.
     
    poiuytre, Oct 24, 2010
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    J.R. Nelson Minister of Awesome

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    Argh. Sony popularized the chiclet style keyboards, consarn it! :mad:

    Also really I can take it or leave it - I certainly don't type faster on one keyboard vs another and I blow it out with compressed air pretty regularly, sooooo.
     
    J.R. Nelson, Oct 24, 2010
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  7. goha01

    goha01 Notebook Geek

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    Yup,I hate my 1640's keyboard too.Yesterday a bug fell into a gap between 2 keys,and I end up accidentally killed it by pressing F1.
     
    goha01, Oct 24, 2010
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  8. Uruha

    Uruha Notebook Consultant

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    lol^ Yeah it does gather a lot of crap. god this space bar is killing me. it only happens on the left half too!
     
    Uruha, Oct 25, 2010
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  9. alexzeon

    alexzeon Notebook Evangelist

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    My M1330's keyboard was a really decent one. The replacement laptop M1330 came with a plastic-ish cr@p while the original one had a metal-like feeling.
     
    alexzeon, Oct 25, 2010
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  10. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    I don't mind the keyboard design on my 1647 (love that it's backlit). It's easy to type on so I'm good. I try to keep it as clean as I can. :eek: (The keyboard design on the 1530 was really nice also w/that metallic feel to it).

    Cin...
     
    Cin', Oct 25, 2010
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  11. funkmasterta

    funkmasterta Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, exactly! So, when people say "Mac Style" they really mean "Sony Style"
     
    funkmasterta, Oct 25, 2010
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  12. Ichinenjuu

    Ichinenjuu Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, I'm disappointed Dell hasn't adopted that keyboard yet. Not sure why they haven't bothered yet...
     
    Ichinenjuu, Oct 25, 2010
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