I brought a HP notebook last year and i hated the fn key being pressed with
a funtion number key.
So i got the guy at the store where i got it from to go in to bios and he
fixed it up.
all is well now.
-----Original Message-----
From: Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:14 AM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: gun shy about new laptop
Late last summer I got a new HP laptop. The primary thing that drew me to
it in the store was the keyboard layout of having the 10-key number pad on
the right, yet only being a 15 inch screen. What I did not realize until
after I got it home and paid money for a tech to come help me set it up was
two things. First, it does not have the application key, which I have
learned to get around with the Shift F10 keystroke. The bigger problem was
the whole thing we've talked about with now having to push the FN key in
order to get the function keys to work the way I want. (I had not found
someone who was comfortable going into the bios to help me see about
changing this.) The biggest problem Is that this function key thing also
applies to the Insert key, as it is right next to the F12 key. I've gotten
pretty good at using the caps lock key instead, but this requires some real
finger gymnastics to activate certain Window Eyes command. Aside from all
this, there is also some we
ird clicking thing that the keyboard occasionally does that is annoying. All
this to say, it's not been a great experience and had I not invested in
paying a tech to set up the computer for me, I probably would have quickly
returned it to Costco for a refund or exchange.
So, I'm in a situation now where I may be giving this laptop to my sighted
husband and getting a new one, but I'm gun-shy about how not to repeat this
problem in my laptop selection. I am not a heavy computer user at home, so
did not want to spend much money, although I'm not looking for the cheapest
netbook thing either. I mainly looked at Best Buy and Costco, because I
wanted to get my hands on the keyboard and feel the layout. I like that
Costco doubles the manufacturer's warranty and provides great, free help
desk support for the computers purchased there.
Any advice from those of you having purchased computers lately on how to
navigate this keyboard dilemma, especially if buying one online? I'd really
like to stay in the $500 range, if possible.
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