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    XPS Gen 2 PS/2 port?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by msanto, Jun 6, 2005.

  1. msanto

    msanto Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does the Gen 2 have a PS/2 port? I have plenty of PS/2 keyboards, but my experience w/ using them w/ a PS/2 - USB converter is that, for gaming, they tend to lose the keyboard repeat ... meaning if I'm pressing a key to move forward I may suddenly stop moving as the repeat "disappears".

    This only happens on the laptop I currently use that has no PS/2 port, and I don't game on it often, so I haven't bothered getting a USB keyboard yet ... but I may have to, if the Gen 2 does not have a PS/2 port.
     
    msanto, Jun 6, 2005
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  2. Thowin

    Thowin Newbie

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    According to Dell's web-site, it does not. USB keboards aren't too expensive though, depending on what you get (you could easily get one for $10). USB are better than PS/2 anyway... Can't you only press like two or three keys at once on a PS/2?
     
    Thowin, Jun 6, 2005
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  3. finny

    finny Notebook Enthusiast

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    That is correct. 6x USB ports, but no PS/2 port.
     
    finny, Jun 6, 2005
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