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    NP9170 orange keys?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by phill1978, Jul 1, 2012.

  1. phill1978

    phill1978 Notebook Consultant

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    phill1978, Jul 1, 2012
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    Those look like normal keys with the backlight set to orange.
     
    TrantaLocked, Jul 1, 2012
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  3. bn880

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    Yep, since you can choose from a few colors on the 170EM through a windows utility. :)
     
    bn880, Jul 1, 2012
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  4. phill1978

    phill1978 Notebook Consultant

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    aw, now i feel both dumb and but also relieved :p

    damn is there nothing i can dislike about this laptop? must find something..
     
    phill1978, Jul 1, 2012
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    It's hard to find things you won't like about it. :] I personally love mine. Best purchase I've made in a LONG time. Enjoy your new computer!
     
    trayeberle, Jul 1, 2012
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  6. phill1978

    phill1978 Notebook Consultant

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    hey i haven't got one yet, im speccing one up but id rather see how the whole 7970m driver thing works out first.

    how long has the NP9170 chassis been available? is there a refresh any time soon?
     
    phill1978, Jul 1, 2012
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  7. trayeberle

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    Um I'm pretty sure they're almost always in stock. The main thing they tend to run out of are GPUs and upgraded screens. :]
     
    trayeberle, Jul 1, 2012
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    The EMs are fairly new. There is unlikely to be refresh till next year.
     
    Tmets, Jul 1, 2012
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  9. Aeyix

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    One thing I don't understand with the P150EM/P170EM keyboards are why there are two "| \" keys and not a menu key (right click).
     
    Aeyix, Jul 1, 2012
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  10. awakeN

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    There are? I see a / and \.

    btw, that's yellow. i don't think there's an orange backlight color.
     
    awakeN, Jul 1, 2012
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    I hate keyboards without a menu key; ESPECIALLY when they have an extra superfluous key. Luckily there is a very simple fix for this. Just use Sharpkeys to remap the extra key to what you're missing: SharpKeys

    I use it on my current laptop to remap insert to menu key since I never use insert and I can use it on the keypad with numlock off if I really need it. But with the clevo keyboard I'd just use that extra / | key (and there is one by the right Alt/Ctrl keys).
     
    erikk, Jul 1, 2012
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  12. mortalcombat

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    wow great idea for the insert button. On my current laptop with no numkeys I have to press fn then numlock to do it
     
    mortalcombat, Jul 3, 2012
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