The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Any Sony FW's in Canada w/o Bilingual Keyboard??

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by btdvox, Aug 15, 2008.

  1. btdvox

    btdvox Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    61
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Any one know if any of the sony style laptops - more over FW series In canada have a keybaord WITHOUT Bilingual Keyboards? Im really choked I didnt even notice it but after typing on the keyboard for couple of days it really sucks and messes up my keystrokes. Enter key is tottally messed up on it. And the left shift key is cut in half.

    !!
     
    btdvox, Aug 15, 2008
    #1
  2. dave159

    dave159 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    87
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Where did you buy your FW? is it CTO?
     
    dave159, Aug 16, 2008
    #2
  3. ascariss

    ascariss Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    156
    Messages:
    1,287
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    56
    bt, can you take a photo? I didn't notice the one here at the sonystore being bilingual but it probably was, what extra keys are added?
     
    ascariss, Aug 16, 2008
    #3
  4. dave159

    dave159 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    87
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    i stopped by my sony store and took a look at their models and all of them do have Bilingual keyboards, on sonystyle.ca all the pre configured models are Bilingual, so you might be out of luck if you bought pre configured.
    My CTO comes in on Tuesdays so i'll take a look at it but on my order there is no indication of a Bilingual keyboard.
     
    dave159, Aug 17, 2008
    #4
  5. R_M_B

    R_M_B Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    You are out of luck. All Sony computer now come with the crappy bilingual keyboard. Another case of Quebec taking over. Less than 10% of the population needs this crap and we all get it. The keys that are now goofed up are the "Enter" button, it's cut in half to add a key and the left "Shift" is cut in half to add another key. Both cases cause great problems in reaching a couple of the most used keys. Thanks Quebec!!
     
    R_M_B, Mar 31, 2009
    #5
  6. Blue05R1

    Blue05R1 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    17
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    If you order a CTO the keyboard is English Only!
     
    Blue05R1, Apr 1, 2009
    #6
  7. voxel

    voxel Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    8
    Messages:
    86
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    At the Sony Store... the FW290 are, but the 390/510/520/etc. models aren't.

    I'm hoping the FW590 CTO are NOT bilingual. Can anyone confirm/deny?
     
    voxel, Nov 22, 2009
    #7
  8. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    455
    Messages:
    4,674
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    I'm from Quebec and I hate Quebec keyboards. I use US ones on both my desktop and laptop (but configured into French Canadian under Windows in order to be able to do éèùç). I switch to US mode while doing something that requires []{} (the later 2 not even do-able on a French keyboard). I wish our society would try to not think that using English things will kill us sometimes...
     
    JCMS, Nov 22, 2009
    #8
  9. Lyanowu

    Lyanowu Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    39
    Messages:
    294
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Is it possible that you buy one from the US website and has them shipped it to you at a reasonable cost of course.
     
    Lyanowu, Nov 22, 2009
    #9
  10. voxel

    voxel Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    8
    Messages:
    86
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    A Sony rep responded and said the CTO models arrive from the US and are ENGLISH-ONLY

    Hooray!
     
    voxel, Nov 23, 2009
    #10
  11. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    455
    Messages:
    4,674
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    No, you can't. Sony's aren't customizable in Canada and it sucks. Lenovo lets you choose between US, Canada multi or Canadian French. =/
     
    JCMS, Nov 23, 2009
    #11
  12. k2tog

    k2tog Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    18
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Actually, Sony laptops are customisable in Canada, but *only* on the English site. I emailed asking about the keyboard on the CTO's since I noticed that the French side doesn't allow customisation, and they said that they're only in English and that bilingual keyboards are not available.
     
    k2tog, Nov 23, 2009
    #12