[gui-talk] netbook recommendation

[Ted Shelly]

I recently got an HP 5101, which has a 10.5 inch screen.  I got the bigger
battery and 2GB RAM.  It came with XP and runs all Windows software.  It is
just a small, somewhat slow laptop without a CD drive and with much longer
battery life.

A weird thing about this machine is that the Fn (function) key works
backwards from the way most laptops work.  The Fn key is to access the
hardware features of the F keys on the top row of the keyboard.  Turning the
volume up and down, For instance.  On most laptops you press the Fn key and
one of the F keys to use these hardware functions.  On the HP, you have to
press the Fn key to use the normal F keys in an application.  For instance,
to close a window with alt-f4 you have to use the 3-key combination of
alt-Fn-f4.  You can switch this behavior in the BIOS setup menu but you will
need sighted help to do this.

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 12:31 AM
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Subject: [gui-talk] netbook recommendation

Hello,

Sorry, I got ahead of myself and forgot to answer the original question. 
I have an acer aspire and have no issues with it. The speakers aren't the
greatest, but they work fine for as small as the device is. 
Generally, the keyboard layout is simple. You want to check out the keyboard
before you buy though, as some manufacturers do some strange things with
their keyboards. Otherwise, I'd say get any brand, as I've heard good things
about most of them. I know many recommend the acer and the samsungs, but as
I said, as long as the keyboard feels good to you, the rest doesn't matter.

Thanks
Nimer J

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