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    Any Canadians buy a Dell recently?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by BryanL, Feb 27, 2008.

  1. BryanL

    BryanL Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone bought a Dell recently from Dell Canada? More specifically an XPS 1330? I was just wondering what keyboard layout are they shipping out with the Canadian Dells. Are they using the USA american style, the standard that was used in Canadian notebooks for a while. Or are they using the new multilingual keyboard for french/english users. Such as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#Canadian_Multilingual_Standard

    I hope its not the later :(
     
    BryanL, Feb 27, 2008
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  2. GamaFu

    GamaFu Notebook Enthusiast

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    The 1330 that I bought last September from Dell Canada has a US keyboard layout.
    Hope that helps.
     
    GamaFu, Feb 27, 2008
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    I'm pretty sure most keyboards in north america has the US layout. Every keyboard I've ever typed on was US, even ones I bought from China
     
    WolksVagen, Feb 27, 2008
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  4. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Unless you order it with a French OS (which I don't even recall seeing an option for anymore), you'll get an English keyboard.
     
    Khris, Feb 27, 2008
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    There is a French version of the entire Dell Canada site. I'm sure you could get French layouts on the keyboards there to go with French versions of Windows and Microsoft Office. I'd phone them and see if they have multilingual keyboards.
     
    wrighton, Feb 27, 2008
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  6. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    ^^ Guess that's why I never see a French option anymore! :)
     
    Khris, Feb 27, 2008
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  7. WolksVagen

    WolksVagen Notebook Consultant

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    Dell thinks logically
     
    WolksVagen, Feb 27, 2008
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    Just received my m1330 yesterday. The keyboard is US layout and it's fantastic. Sending back tho - bad screen.
     
    jb1007, Feb 27, 2008
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  9. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    I wouldn't go that far. If they thought logically they wouldn't make a person cancel their entire order just to change one part of it! :p
     
    Khris, Feb 27, 2008
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