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    Keyboard Performance

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Stevenbrz, Jul 3, 2012.

  1. Stevenbrz

    Stevenbrz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey everyone. I'm on the market for a Sager NP9150 and I am ready to pull the trigger, but recent talk about the keyboard worries me. If I could get information from owners of the 150em/170em, that would be great.
    Please post your model, what keyboard you have (stock/SteelSeries), and if you have any trouble with any of the keys(please list the keys).
    Thanks!
     
    Stevenbrz, Jul 3, 2012
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  2. Quasar818

    Quasar818 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Stock keyboard. I went into notepad and hit all the keys once, all of them registered with no problems. Applied normal pressure as if I was typing.
     
    Quasar818, Jul 4, 2012
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  3. outbrk

    outbrk Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have stock keyboard on 150em. I find some keys need to be pushed down quite a fair bit to be registered. Probably the only laptop i've ever had problems with keyboard.

    The keyboard is the only problem I have really had with this laptop so far. Also don't prefer the layout. Especially how Home and End need Fn to be used.
     
    outbrk, Jul 4, 2012
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  4. gkrules

    gkrules Notebook Consultant

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    There are Home and End buttons on 7 and 1 on the numpad. You just have to turn off Num Lock.

    I've noticed that I have to hit the keys a little harder than normal, so I end up missing a letter or two every now and again. I don't necessarily think this is a bad thing, at all. It makes the keyboard feel more "sturdy." I haven't really had a problem with keys not working at certain angles or anything like that though.
    I'm using the stock NP9150 keyboard.
     
    gkrules, Jul 4, 2012
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  5. sssgood

    sssgood Notebook Geek

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    for me the keyboard is really really good, it's just that there are few key strokes that are in odd positions but you get used to it ;)
     
    sssgood, Jul 4, 2012
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    csoren Notebook Consultant

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    The stock backlit keyboard is working fine for me. If you get one with dodgy keys, have it exchanged.
     
    csoren, Jul 4, 2012
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    So far I've been very happy, haven't noticed needing any extra pressure on any keys. I too would like to have home/end not require an extra keystroke (fn or num lock), and wouldn't mind a bit more gap around the arrow keys so I can feel my way onto them properly, but I don't recall ever working with a laptop keyboard that didn't have some kind of downside like that.
     
    YAYTech, Jul 4, 2012
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  8. fantomasz

    fantomasz Notebook Deity

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    keyboard suck
    I must press very hard to not miss letter

    My G73 is perfect and it has the best keyboard
     
    fantomasz, Jul 9, 2012
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  9. littlecx

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    keyboard cannot wake up the pc, only mouse can. wierd.
     
    littlecx, Jul 9, 2012
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