I hear ya. You can often request different keyboards if you buy it online. "US English" has a wide '\' key above the Enter key, as I prefer it. The "Bilingual" option which Future Shop, BestBuy, etc. stock have the extra keys.
As for the original thread... I bought a Thinkpad W530 online from Lenovo two years ago, and it has been great! I decided to just run Windows as my main OS and run various Linux VMs under it, rarely touching Windows. This means that I have to switch to Windows to watch fullscreen flash videos and play 3D games, but I do not do those things on my work computer anyway, so it has worked out quite well. P.S. The W530 was able to drink an entire cup of coffee through the keyboard without being any worse the wear! -Mark C. On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Lewko, Robert <lew...@uleth.ca> wrote: > One thing that bugs me about laptops that are sold in Canada is the > keyboard with the extra keys like the pound symbol etc. To fit these keys > the keyboard usually has shortened shift keys and they relocate the '\' > key to make room for them. I find a laptop keyboards bad enough without > all those extra keys that make it awkward to use. > > Does anyone know if one can buy a laptop in Canada without the extra keys. > > > good point. Don't guess or take the risk. TQ > > > > On 14-01-04 04:30 PM, TekBudda wrote: > >> One thing I can recommend. Do the same thing that I did when I bought > >> my last laptop. Take a USB Key or CD with the Live distro you are > >> planning to install & test it. It freaked the salespeople out who then > >> called over a manager but when I explained what I was doing & there was > >> no harm being done he said...oh...carry on then. Love the laptop I > >> bought by the way. > >> > >> It is a Samsung SF510 & is a couple years old now. But runs pretty > >> flawless. i5 processor...4 or 6 GB ram (can't remember), 640 GB HDD, 1 > >> GB video, good camera, sleak design, 15.6" screen, full keyboard (with > >> number keys), up to 8 hours battery (stated but not tested) robust > >> build. It is lightweight but feels substantial in your hand. Only came > >> with W7 Home Premium though. > >> > >> On 14-01-04 01:44 AM, caziz wrote: > >>> Hi Guys, > >>> > >>> Need laptop advice as the choices are making me dizzy. > >>> Last purchase was refurbished Think Pad (XP) 5 years ago. > >>> > >>> Understand my wish list will require some compromise. > >>> > >>> Basic plan is 500GB HD 300GB Win 7 Pro (64 bit); 200GB Mint 15 > >>> > >>> Min 14 inch screen, 15.6 looks good > >>> good built-in camera/mic for online chat > >>> 2.5 kg or less not too heavy but rugged is better > >>> DVD burner (BluRay nice but not needed) > >>> longer battery life (6 hours or more if possible) > >>> much prefer under $1000 > >>> > >>> most likely buy at Memory Express > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Chris > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> clug-talk mailing list > >>> clug-talk@clug.ca > >>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >>> **Please remove these lines when replying > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> clug-talk mailing list > >> clug-talk@clug.ca > >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >> **Please remove these lines when replying > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > clug-talk@clug.ca > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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