Caroline, Chris and anyone following this thread, my sister bought an
HP laptop earlier this year at a knockdown price. the strangest thing
about it was that the keyboard was set up in US layout, even though
the keyboard itself is a UK keyboard. I had to go into regional
settings to change this.
Must admit I'm not used to laptops and I find the layout makes me feel
as if I'm in an alien world. Add to that the keys are flat, no raking
of the keys, and I find it thoroughly uncomfortable to use.
I really do dislike the way keyboards have gone on laptops, and were I
to consider ever buying anything like this it would be with a desktop
replacement keyboard layout with numeric keypad.
Cheers,
From Ray
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-----Original Message-----
Caroline Ford
Please could you give me the model number of your Compaq, Chris, so
that I
can check out all the specs.
Thanks,
Caroline.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf
Of Chris Hallsworth
Sent: 09 December 2007 22:49
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Advent Laptops - Any Experiences?
Hi Caroline, my Compaq is quite light and small; in fact, it's lighter
than
my Toshiba laptop I have that's gone in for repair after some
spillage. Not
sure about the screen though, could be 15 inches. Hope that helps.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Caroline Ford" <caroline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 5:52 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Advent Laptops - Any Experiences?
Hello Chris and others,
Thanks for your replies about Advent laptops. The spec of your
Compaq,
Chris, sounds very similar to the Advent. Could you let me know how
large
the screen is? What attracted me to the Advent was its decent spec
combined
with only a 12.1-inch screen, plus it only weighs 1.9 kg. I am
looking
for
a small and light laptop but with a decent specification, so if your
Compaq
is also fairly small and light, it would be worth considering as
well.
Jackie, I presume your HP must be quite large if it has a numeric
keypad.
That does sound a useful feature, but I think I might be prepared to
do
without it if it adds a lot to the overall size.
Caroline.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf
Of Chris Hallsworth
Sent: 08 December 2007 16:32
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Advent Laptops - Any Experiences?
Hi, don't bother. I've not experienced them myself, but as they're
not as
popular as, say, Compaq, I wouldn't trust them. Go for a Compaq one
instead.
I have one, and it runs Vista Home Premium, has a dual core
processor, 2
GB
RAM, 160 GB hard drive, thus making it a very snappy laptop. Hope
that
helps, happy shopping.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Caroline Ford" <caroline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access-Uk@Freelists. Org" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 4:16 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Advent Laptops - Any Experiences?
Hello,
I have been looking at the specs of an Advent laptop which seems to
meet
all
my requirements - 12.1 inch screen 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo
processor,
decent-sized hard drive.
Has anybody had any experience of Advent laptops, good or bad? I
must
admit
I wouldn't usually think of going to PC World, but this does sound
a
reasonable machine for the price.
Thanks,
Caroline.
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