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It has been a few months since I've posted here and updated the thread. I've been using this laptop extensively for school this semester, so I have a much better idea of what I like and dislike.
Regarding the keyboard, I'm really torn when it comes to an overall "like" or "dislike". For overall feel and regular typing, this updated style seems to be quieter and feels smoother. The layout change in the upper right is the most annoying, because I always have to look at the keyboard to make sure I'm hitting home/end/insert/delete; they feel exactly the same. Having the page up and page down keys where the forward/back buttons were isn't too bad of a change and makes browsing the internet a little bit easier. The print screen button between the alt and ctrl buttons is terrible placement and I hit it all the time on accident. The backlight is one of my favorite features and I use it very frequently. The only downside is there is only a single LED that lights the entire keyboard, so the far corners of the keyboard aren't lit up as much as the rest.
The DVD drive has been designed to be flush with the outside of the case, which makes it very easy to hit the eject button. This is annoying by itself. Lenovo has helpfully added a "feature" that if you hit the eject button and you close the tray within a few seconds, it assumes you closed it on accident and ejects the tray a second time. I frequently have to close the DVD tray multiple times because I brushed the button while moving the system.
I've done all I can short of setting ridiculous numbers in the Synaptics configuration, and I can not get this touchpad to not stop clicking. While typing, since the touchpad is flush with the case and is so large, it is easy to brush the corner of the pad with your palm, which could move the mouse or register as a click. This is especially convenient if you would like to suddenly be typing in a paragraph a few lines up, in the middle of a word, which has now completely screwed everything up (note sarcasm here). This got so annoying that I eventually disabled the touchpad single click since I don't ever seem to use it.
For my final piece tonight, I introduce a possible problem, which I'm hoping is a simply a bug in my Linux install. When I do a shutdown, the system will run the proper shut down scripts (verified) and completely power down the system. Then, approximately 50% of the time, the system will turn back on like I had pressed the power button. It only does this on a full shutdown and standby has never had this issue. It hasn't done this for awhile, so I'm hoping it was simply a software bug. Since school is done for the semester, I'm going to wipe the laptop and start it over.
Regarding the keyboard, I'm really torn when it comes to an overall "like" or "dislike". For overall feel and regular typing, this updated style seems to be quieter and feels smoother. The layout change in the upper right is the most annoying, because I always have to look at the keyboard to make sure I'm hitting home/end/insert/delete; they feel exactly the same. Having the page up and page down keys where the forward/back buttons were isn't too bad of a change and makes browsing the internet a little bit easier. The print screen button between the alt and ctrl buttons is terrible placement and I hit it all the time on accident. The backlight is one of my favorite features and I use it very frequently. The only downside is there is only a single LED that lights the entire keyboard, so the far corners of the keyboard aren't lit up as much as the rest.
The DVD drive has been designed to be flush with the outside of the case, which makes it very easy to hit the eject button. This is annoying by itself. Lenovo has helpfully added a "feature" that if you hit the eject button and you close the tray within a few seconds, it assumes you closed it on accident and ejects the tray a second time. I frequently have to close the DVD tray multiple times because I brushed the button while moving the system.
I've done all I can short of setting ridiculous numbers in the Synaptics configuration, and I can not get this touchpad to not stop clicking. While typing, since the touchpad is flush with the case and is so large, it is easy to brush the corner of the pad with your palm, which could move the mouse or register as a click. This is especially convenient if you would like to suddenly be typing in a paragraph a few lines up, in the middle of a word, which has now completely screwed everything up (note sarcasm here). This got so annoying that I eventually disabled the touchpad single click since I don't ever seem to use it.
For my final piece tonight, I introduce a possible problem, which I'm hoping is a simply a bug in my Linux install. When I do a shutdown, the system will run the proper shut down scripts (verified) and completely power down the system. Then, approximately 50% of the time, the system will turn back on like I had pressed the power button. It only does this on a full shutdown and standby has never had this issue. It hasn't done this for awhile, so I'm hoping it was simply a software bug. Since school is done for the semester, I'm going to wipe the laptop and start it over.
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