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Re: Satellite A660

From wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
Newsgroups comp.sys.laptops
Subject Re: Satellite A660
Date 2014-04-21 20:33 +0000
Organization Public Access Networks Corp.
Message-ID <lj3va1$a5d$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References <0cb0df72-3b39-45f0-b0d0-1311696a4ad1@googlegroups.com> <4484d948-d099-4997-95eb-044d0f2c6678@googlegroups.com> <litg03$slb$1@reader1.panix.com> <3eeeab49-6f23-45b3-ac89-d30f0df639ef@googlegroups.com>

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In article <3eeeab49-6f23-45b3-ac89-d30f0df639ef@googlegroups.com>,
 <andymhancock@gmail.com> wrote:
>Now, I've used the vim wrapping feature to hard wrap this message, but

	Emacs: fill-paragraph

	All kidding aside, this is a text medium and lines are traditionally
kept to <80 chars.  Lots of us still use command line readers.

>The bill for this laptop was $1200 when the typical (decent) laptop
>was going for half that.  So it was definitely in the quality and
>performance category, or pretending to be.  The web research available

	Pretending.  Offering $3000.00 worth of features for $1200.00.

>scrimping on the keyboard and touchpad is like sabotaging the

	They didn't cut any corners there.  It's a standard Synaptics.

>Finally, the fact that all laptops run Synaptics doesn't mean that all
>touchpads are the same.  

	Outside of minor individual variations, the only real differences
are Alps or Synaptics, and the drivers.  If the drivers suck try the
reference drivers. (Actually, did Panasonic use their own? Hardware, I mean.)

>I'm hoping that this is more useful than pedantic self-important

	Sure, thanks for posting, but it does contradict most
other experiences.  Guess you got a lemon...

	Hey, buy a new touchpad on Ebay and swap it out.

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Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2013-12-14 21:18 -0800
  Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-02-27 22:02 -0800
    Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-03-02 22:57 -0800
      Re: Satellite A660 Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2014-03-03 04:24 -0800
        Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-14 19:13 -0700
          Re: Satellite A660 Dominic Reich <usenet@tmsn.at> - 2014-04-16 17:22 +0000
            Re: Satellite A660 not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2014-04-16 22:44 +0000
              Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-18 17:30 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 Dominic Reich <usenet@tmsn.at> - 2014-04-19 00:56 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-20 14:04 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 Dominic Reich <usenet@tmsn.at> - 2014-04-23 19:02 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-26 11:40 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2014-04-19 02:41 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2014-04-19 09:34 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-19 22:29 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2014-04-21 20:33 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-21 23:24 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2014-04-23 00:02 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-26 11:59 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 Dominic Reich <usenet@tmsn.at> - 2014-04-23 19:26 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-04-26 11:46 -0700
                Re: Satellite A660 wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2014-05-03 14:53 +0000
                Re: Satellite A660 andymhancock@gmail.com - 2014-05-03 13:29 -0700
          Re: Satellite A660 wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2014-04-20 01:52 +0000

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