Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 02:14:26 -0400 From: Parv <parv@pair.com> To: f-q <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: hp or Toshiba laptop? Message-ID: <20060908061426.GB87811@holestein.holy.cow>
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Sorry for using somebody else's reply to reply to OP as I had deleted the OP. in message <1157643522.667.6.camel@localhost>, wrote Joel Dahl thusly... > > On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 08:38 -0400, Christian Lopez de Castilla > Wagner wrote: > > > I'm looking into buying a new laptop in the next week ... > > Toshiba Tecra A6-SP3032 (Core Duo 1.83GHz, Intel PRO/Wireless > > 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g) ... I happen to be currently using Toshiba Satellite A105-40xx (work computer), which cost around $800-900 from Circuit City or Best Buy (US chain stores). After few weeks of usage, the keyboard turns out to be rather crappy. When i type -- my typing speed is around 25 wpm & not much of a touch typist -- the keys (more likely the spring) whine as if they need lubrication & have become rather loose. On another Toshiba Satellite, about a year old (as overheard from a coworker; I used it for 2-3 months), Fn key has become so ridiculously loose it behaves like a loose leaf paper covering a sauce pan. So, be mindful of Tecra's keyboard. OTOH, two year old IBM Thinkpad T42's ($1600) keyboard is working wonderfully; five old Dell Inspiron 5000e's (a thousand some dollars at the time) keyboard is still better than above mentioned new Toshiba Satellite. - Parv --
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