Ok it's just abut 2017 now... why is there still a num-lock button and why the smurf does it not default to ON. Hands up who expects cursor key movements when you hit the number keys instead of, oh I dont know.. NUMBERS! There used to be arrow and number keyrs on keyboards but now there are just numbers.
Quote from: Syph007 on December 13, 2016, 08:57:31 PMOk it's just abut 2017 now... why is there still a num-lock button and why the smurf does it not default to ON. Hands up who expects cursor key movements when you hit the number keys instead of, oh I dont know.. NUMBERS! There used to be arrow and number keyrs on keyboards but now there are just numbers. My keyboard has arrows and other alternatives on the numbers keypad, and the keyboard is only two years old.
Quote from: raistlin65 on December 14, 2016, 05:31:56 PMQuote from: Syph007 on December 13, 2016, 08:57:31 PMOk it's just abut 2017 now... why is there still a num-lock button and why the smurf does it not default to ON. Hands up who expects cursor key movements when you hit the number keys instead of, oh I dont know.. NUMBERS! There used to be arrow and number keyrs on keyboards but now there are just numbers. My keyboard has arrows and other alternatives on the numbers keypad, and the keyboard is only two years old.My desktop kb Still has arrows but new laptop only numbers.Do people really use the keypad for navigation? That's gotta he a low amount of users compared to those who enter numbers with the number pad
Quote from: Syph007 on December 14, 2016, 06:15:54 PMQuote from: raistlin65 on December 14, 2016, 05:31:56 PMQuote from: Syph007 on December 13, 2016, 08:57:31 PMOk it's just abut 2017 now... why is there still a num-lock button and why the smurf does it not default to ON. Hands up who expects cursor key movements when you hit the number keys instead of, oh I dont know.. NUMBERS! There used to be arrow and number keyrs on keyboards but now there are just numbers. My keyboard has arrows and other alternatives on the numbers keypad, and the keyboard is only two years old.My desktop kb Still has arrows but new laptop only numbers.Do people really use the keypad for navigation? That's gotta he a low amount of users compared to those who enter numbers with the number padI don't use the arrow keys, but I do use the dedicated page up, page down, ins, etc. I think why they still have is that not all keyboard layouts have dedicated keys for those.
This, home and end are really useful once you start using them. What's up with caps lock though? Isn't that an invention from the time when it was physically heavy to hold shift on old typewriters? The only thing I seem to use it for myself is to mess up passwords. I't doesn't help that the indicator light is on the front of the computer where it's not really visible without bending down to look.
What's up with caps lock though? Isn't that an invention from the time when it was physically heavy to hold shift on old typewriters? The only thing I seem to use it for myself is to mess up passwords. I't doesn't help that the indicator light is on the front of the computer where it's not really visible without bending down to look.
This laptop has been very impressive for battery life compared to my old one. I know a new battery helps but I wonder if win 10 is any help on that.Im getting 4 hrs of general work use no problem. email / cad work / youtube
after setting up my new motherboard num lock is definitely in the bios. I thought it was, perhaps not always the case. Odd that win10 would ignore that.Quote from: Fortytwo on December 15, 2016, 11:39:14 AMThis, home and end are really useful once you start using them. What's up with caps lock though? Isn't that an invention from the time when it was physically heavy to hold shift on old typewriters? The only thing I seem to use it for myself is to mess up passwords. I't doesn't help that the indicator light is on the front of the computer where it's not really visible without bending down to look. I guess I'm too used to my fancy keyboard, but I don't recall caps lock light ever being on my tower, that makes no sense, I've pretty much only had two lights on my towers for a long long time now, power and harddrive activity.
Anyone have a Acer R15 Model: R5-571T-57Z0? My friend was looking at the newer one with Intel i5 7200U processor, 1TB hard drive, 8GB memory for $650. This would serve as first laptop for a high school student who will not be gaming. WEB surfing, papers, day to day computing.
Quote from: Aloha007 on December 17, 2016, 05:54:28 PMAnyone have a Acer R15 Model: R5-571T-57Z0? My friend was looking at the newer one with Intel i5 7200U processor, 1TB hard drive, 8GB memory for $650. This would serve as first laptop for a high school student who will not be gaming. WEB surfing, papers, day to day computing. I don't have the model in question but I am a student with a 15,5" laptop (that I use for gaming). 15+" is huge if (s)he plans on bringing it to lectures etcetera and while I wouldn't recommend doing that (it's much better for understanding and retention to write notes on paper) it seems to be the current trend. I would probably suggest something closer to 13" for portability.My girlfriend got herself a new Lenovo IdeaPad 710 and I'm really impressed by its size, there is almost no bezel around the screen and in fact it fits in the bag she bought to fit her old 11" laptop.
Quote from: Fortytwo on December 18, 2016, 02:16:42 AMQuote from: Aloha007 on December 17, 2016, 05:54:28 PMAnyone have a Acer R15 Model: R5-571T-57Z0? My friend was looking at the newer one with Intel i5 7200U processor, 1TB hard drive, 8GB memory for $650. This would serve as first laptop for a high school student who will not be gaming. WEB surfing, papers, day to day computing. I don't have the model in question but I am a student with a 15,5" laptop (that I use for gaming). 15+" is huge if (s)he plans on bringing it to lectures etcetera and while I wouldn't recommend doing that (it's much better for understanding and retention to write notes on paper) it seems to be the current trend. I would probably suggest something closer to 13" for portability.My girlfriend got herself a new Lenovo IdeaPad 710 and I'm really impressed by its size, there is almost no bezel around the screen and in fact it fits in the bag she bought to fit her old 11" laptop.I think the 710 is a more current version similar to our Yoga 2 Pro. For portability I think those 13/13.3/14 are perfect. Previously we had a 15.6 and being a normal laptop rather than ultrabook it was like lugging around a large concrete brick. The 11 inch models are nice, but I fear they might be too small to work on for longer periods other than minor tasks.
Quote from: Aloha007 on December 17, 2016, 05:54:28 PMAnyone have a Acer R15 Model: R5-571T-57Z0? My friend was looking at the newer one with Intel i5 7200U processor, 1TB hard drive, 8GB memory for $650. This would serve as first laptop for a high school student who will not be gaming. WEB surfing, papers, day to day computing. Generally speaking Acer is crap, you can feel why it's the cheapest out there. My new desktop is Acer and initially dies randomly within a few hours of turning on, turns out the BIOS has a bug that would make hard drive stop responding. How the F could you let such an obvious problem slip by QA? There's also video on youtube that shows their laptop came without heatsink installed.
If you say so Jie.But I warn you, that little bit of backpedaling isn't going to fool the Acer hit squad that has been dispatched to discuss your disturbing lack of faith in their products.....Def
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on December 25, 2016, 02:52:07 PMIf you say so Jie.But I warn you, that little bit of backpedaling isn't going to fool the Acer hit squad that has been dispatched to discuss your disturbing lack of faith in their products.....DefHey, at least they can tell my why they include dinky laptop sized keyboard and dollar store grade mouse with a full size i7 desktop.
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