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    E1405/1505 keyboard spillproof?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by matt330ci, Jun 18, 2006.

  1. matt330ci

    matt330ci Notebook Guru

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    ???

    Does someone know, I plan on spilling coffee on it soon. ;)
     
    matt330ci, Jun 18, 2006
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    kgbeezr1 Notebook Consultant

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    lol, highly doubtful.
     
    kgbeezr1, Jun 18, 2006
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    nope, i have seen the E1405 keyboard and it has many little holes in it for venting, definately not a keyboard you want to dump coffee on LOL...
     
    NYCscorpio2000, Jun 18, 2006
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  4. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    I wouldn't want to spill coffee on this thing. I'd have to say they are not spill proof like there higher end Latitude counterparts.
     
    Metamorphical, Jun 18, 2006
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  5. drumfu

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    the 6000 has it. i'm surprised the 1505 doesn't since it's the same machine
     
    drumfu, Jun 18, 2006
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    The 6000 has it presumably b/c it is a "business machine" version. ;)
     
    nickster87, Jun 18, 2006
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    :) only one way to know for sure...i think you ought to test it and report out success or failure :)
     
    carlislegeorge, Jun 18, 2006
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    really? cuz i bought it from the home site (although they do offer inspirons in the biz section), but it's not a latitude. aren't the latitudes the biz line? not the inspirons?
     
    drumfu, Jun 18, 2006
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  9. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    The 6400 is a biz machine while the e1505 isn't. In the past I can't remember if there was anything to denote the different between a 6000 ordered threw the dell biz and a 6000 ordered from Dell home.
     
    Metamorphical, Jun 18, 2006
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  10. dudesdudets

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    6400=E1505.
    You will see the machine described as 6400/E1505 on both the receipt and support.dell.com.
     
    dudesdudets, Jun 18, 2006
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    I didn't even realize there was such a thing as a "spillproof" notebook. News to me. I can't imagine a cup of coffee going directly into the keyboard of any notebook and not having it negatively affect the machine in some way. Interesting.
     
    kgbeezr1, Jun 19, 2006
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  12. dudesdudets

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    There is also a ''waterproof'' laptop from Panasonic.
     
    dudesdudets, Jun 19, 2006
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  13. edabe

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    Hello,

    I would keep the E1505 far away from liquids, it has two big venting openings right next to the keyboard and those are definitely not spillproof. The same is valid for tiny metal bits.

    edabe.
     
    edabe, Jun 20, 2006
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