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    ends of sz120 keyboard space bar dont work

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by BIGTIMEGAMES, Mar 3, 2006.

  1. BIGTIMEGAMES

    BIGTIMEGAMES Notebook Enthusiast

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    This keyboard is a little odd.. I like the loose feel in some ways, the hollow clicking, but the thing I noticed that distrubs me alot is that the ENDS of the space bar dont really register when I click it softly. I have to really hit it hard if i'm at the end.

    I find that annoying because I do tend to play some games where my left thumb would normally just be at the end of the spacebar...

    hmm do you all notice this or is my keyboard bad?


    Top Gripes so far:
    1. Battery life doens't seem as good
    2. SpaceBar doesnt register well near the ends
    3. The fingerprint scanner doesn't work well as a scroller
     
    BIGTIMEGAMES, Mar 3, 2006
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  2. javylsu

    javylsu Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, I noticed the same thing on my sz110, probably because Sony only used one "lever" on the space bar instead of two. You have to hit the spacebar towards the middle for it to respond. You think more attention would have been paid to the spacebar, as it's only THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED KEY on the keyboard...

    That's really my only gripe about the keyboard. Otherwise, I like it. As for using the fingerprint reader as a scroller, why would you do that when it's so much easier and convenient to use the touchpad? Just my two cents...
     
    javylsu, Mar 3, 2006
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