Dell Designs new laptop keyboard for UK

Falls · 2nd May 2008, 3:10 PM

Try touch typing on this,

"Looks normal, right? Look at your own keyboard... notice anything different? Okay, maybe you don't. But try actually typing on this and it all becomes far too apparent. The whole of the bottom row of letters (Z, X, C...) is one too far to the right. The Z should be below and between A and S, not S and D."

See the original here New Dell keyboard

F.

Edit normal uk keyboard layout

sanjay · 2nd May 2008, 3:24 PM

why in gods name have they done that?

dakiller · 2nd May 2008, 3:25 PM

Whoops, they've mucked up there, surely they cant seriously release laptops with keys like that

scruff · 2nd May 2008, 3:40 PM

OMG, this is totally news worthy!

Dell released a laptop with a standard UK keyboard layout..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout
http://www.datacal.com/products/uk-b...eyboards_l.htm

Sure, they made the shift key a bit bigger than it needs be, but it'll keep costs down as they'll be able to just shuffle the keys. People'll adjust.

Take the eee for example. That keyboard was stupidly tiny and some of the keys were in the wrong spot, but after a week I could still type 85wpm..

Falls · 2nd May 2008, 3:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scruff

OMG, this is totally news worthy!

Dell released a laptop with a standard UK keyboard layout..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout
http://www.datacal.com/products/uk-b...eyboards_l.htm

Scruff ,

Your spacially challenged.

Look harder.

F.

sanjay · 2nd May 2008, 3:45 PM

blimey, why would the UK standard keyboard have the stupid backslash key taking up half the normal space of the shift key?

that would be a major pain when typing...almost as retarded as france's AZERTY layout.

googlevich · 3rd May 2008, 9:15 AM

That would drive me insane!

Hope they sort it out. After all these years learning to touch type, they go and change the keyboard layout just enough to screw you.

WaLLLY · 3rd May 2008, 9:21 AM

Meh its the UK.

Sucks to be them... once again.

TMM · 3rd May 2008, 7:39 PM

rofl, first comment sums it up brilliantly - "Epic fail."

-=Alfonzo=- · 3rd May 2008, 7:56 PM

Freaking hell... if I get a job in the UK I'll be bringing my own keyboard with me to!

Sub.Zer0 · 3rd May 2008, 8:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMM

rofl, first comment sums it up brilliantly - "Epic fail."

More like "UK - Epic Fail" full stop.

Afurotsu · 3rd May 2008, 9:20 PM

I'd rather have a big enter button to smash. US keyboards for the lose

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Hohne · 3rd May 2008, 9:24 PM

It looks like they engineered the same layout for the UK as the US, but just moved the keys around on the UK one, not realising that they needed to make one with a smaller shift key to accomodate the extra | key

flurex · 3rd May 2008, 9:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMM

rofl, first comment sums it up brilliantly - "Epic fail."

Do you mean "Epix Fail"?

2nd May 2008, 3:10 PM	#1
Falls Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gun Cat @ Bikini Atoll Posts: 2,822	Dell Designs new laptop keyboard for UK Try touch typing on this, "Looks normal, right? Look at your own keyboard... notice anything different? Okay, maybe you don't. But try actually typing on this and it all becomes far too apparent. The whole of the bottom row of letters (Z, X, C...) is one too far to the right. The Z should be below and between A and S, not S and D." See the original here New Dell keyboard F. Edit normal uk keyboard layout __________________ I plan to live forever or die trying. Last edited by Falls; 2nd May 2008 at 3:55 PM.

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scruff Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,337	OMG, this is totally news worthy! Dell released a laptop with a standard UK keyboard layout.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout http://www.datacal.com/products/uk-b...eyboards_l.htm Sure, they made the shift key a bit bigger than it needs be, but it'll keep costs down as they'll be able to just shuffle the keys. People'll adjust. Take the eee for example. That keyboard was stupidly tiny and some of the keys were in the wrong spot, but after a week I could still type 85wpm.. __________________ Где мой слон? Last edited by scruff; 2nd May 2008 at 3:43 PM.

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sanjay Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lockleys, Adelaide, SA Posts: 10,320	blimey, why would the UK standard keyboard have the stupid backslash key taking up half the normal space of the shift key? that would be a major pain when typing...almost as retarded as france's AZERTY layout. __________________ My Ride: MY02 Mitsubishi Ralliart Magna Build #75 - 5sp Manual, 2.5" exhaust with Pacemaker extractors, 17" Enkei Alloys Over 120 Successful Trades on OCAU - Most Recent: dche5390, Rugal, Tornhelm, ummmz, darknight84, bumography, b4sk3tb4ll3r, marktadros, MoveIt, Maxknott, NoBooze, bnyboy, Stooge007, caddy, the_rick, Soupratt, Doktor, Logik47, KraniX, Talisman, start, gizmo_melb, Omarko, Arkanite, WooKiE_MaN, PM for full list

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Hohne Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 963	It looks like they engineered the same layout for the UK as the US, but just moved the keys around on the UK one, not realising that they needed to make one with a smaller shift key to accomodate the extra \| key