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    Why is HP's trackpads never aligned with the space bar?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by lemonspeaker, Oct 23, 2008.

  1. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    It's very annoying because a person centers their palms and hands around the space bar when typing with two hands. And when you have a track pad thats off to the right, not by a little, but a lot, your right palm may produce accidental actions you may not want.
    Can anyone clarify why hp makes all their touch pads off aligned?
    And is anyone happy about this?
     
    lemonspeaker, Oct 23, 2008
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  2. Infamous22

    Infamous22 Notebook Deity

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    They usually align it to the middle of the main qwerty keyboard (excluding the num pad). When you use a laptop you usually have a hand on each side of the keyboard, I do and so do most of my friends. You probably grew accustomed to a different typing manner, so that is why you are noticing a problem.
     
    Infamous22, Oct 24, 2008
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    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    It makes the laptop look more uniform and aesthetically pleasing. everything is at mid-points and right angles.
     
    redrazor11, Oct 24, 2008
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    My dv9700t's trackpad is aligned with the space bar. Maybe it's just on the dv6500t.
     
    srunni, Oct 24, 2008
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    lemonspeaker, Oct 25, 2008
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