Choosing a new laptop

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

On Monday,  7 July 2003 at 21:24:01 -0400, Peter Radcliffe wrote:
> Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog at FreeBSD.org> probably said:
>> Correct.  But some laptops have the Fn key in a different place.
>
> and your point is ...

As I said, I don't want a keyboard with the Fn key in the bottom left,
because I can't remap it.

> If your preference is for a Fn key elsewhere either deal with it

"deal with it".  Why on earth should I "deal with it" when I have an
alternative?

> or don't buy an IBM.

Yes, that's what I did.

> Claiming it is not fully functional because you can't remap it when
> no other machines will let you remap it anyway is kinda pointless.

On the IBM you can't remap the bottom left key.  On Dells you can.
That's a distinction which makes me choose Dell over IBM.

> So your complaints were that you don't like trackpoints and you
> don't like a Fn key in the bottom left corner. Neither of these
> preferences prevent the keyboard from working fully.

They do for my requirements.  On Dell laptops I can have an Alt key on
the bottom left.  On IBM, I can't.

> I wasn't overly thrilled with either when I got the machine, but
> I've become used to both.

Sure, you can get used to anything.  But when choosing a new machine,
it makes sense to pay attention to your requirements.

> If you meant something else that prevents it working then please
> explain.

No, that's enough.

Greg
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