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    IFL90 spillproof and tv connect?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by ihavenofate, Jul 30, 2007.

  1. ihavenofate

    ihavenofate Notebook Evangelist

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    hey i was just wondering if the ifl90 has a spillproof keyboard or not and if there was anyway that i could connect my lappy to a tv, if i wanna watch a movie or something.
     
    ihavenofate, Jul 30, 2007
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  2. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    You could use the VGA out if your TV has one, and if not, the S-Video
     
    hehe299792458, Jul 30, 2007
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  3. spexc31

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    i wish it had a spillproof keyboard....but i dont think it does
     
    spexc31, Jul 30, 2007
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  4. Justin@XoticPC

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    No spill proof keyboard :(
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Jul 30, 2007
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  5. ihavenofate

    ihavenofate Notebook Evangelist

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    aww ok. well, thats ok, all the other great stuff definitely make up for it :D
     
    ihavenofate, Jul 30, 2007
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    Is there a way to replace that keyboard, a part that I could buy and there myself? From what I gathered from this youtube video, the IFL90 has a terrible keyboard flex.
     
    Justok, Aug 3, 2007
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    Wow!! I didn't realize it was that bad. My Inspiron 9300 is rock solid compared to that.
     
    Voodoofreak, Aug 3, 2007
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  8. Tyr

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    I don't have a lot of experience with laptops, but is having keyboard flex really that bad? It doesn't seem like it'd make typing much more difficult.
     
    Tyr, Aug 3, 2007
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    Keyboard flex is usually exaggerated alot. All keyboards have flex if you press down hard enough, but for a normal typer, or even touch typer, it's often not even an issue. However, preferences do vary, so there is no real answer.
     
    coriolis, Aug 3, 2007
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    From what the people who've received their 2090s already, they are saying that their keyboards are nowhere close to that flexible.
     
    ExZeRoEx, Aug 4, 2007
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    I got my IFL90 Thursday. There is very slight keyboard flex along the top with moderate pressure - it requires much more pressure than you'd use while typing.
     
    Donsell, Aug 4, 2007
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    There was a thread about that video clip and other reviews have said that that video is an extreme outlier of key board flex.... none of the other reviewers have had that
     
    rideexileex, Aug 5, 2007
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    Actually it seems like flex is varying from user to user. Some are sayign it requires four fingers with unusual amounts of pressure to make the slightest movement, while others are saying it's more than usual, and some are saying it's average. I tihnk I'm at average, if I bother pressing it, I can make it flex pretty easily. But like Coriolis said, it's nothing that's too bad, and i definitly don't notice it while I'm playing games or typing. In fact I only notice it when I"m pressing it. And it's just in that one corner that there's flex.
     
    GlueEater, Aug 5, 2007
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  14. rideexileex

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    Heh, well I'll post my mini review on tuesday
     
    rideexileex, Aug 5, 2007
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