How is the keyboard and touchpad function. I use the touchpad instead of a mouse. I have always loved the smoothness of the HP keyboards. Does this meet with expectations?
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When I use them they are great, the mouse pad is very touchy but otherwise I have an external keyboard attached and mouse to run my autocad features.
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it Works Fine But It Feels Rough. I Don't Like The Roughness On My Fingers. And With Windows 8, Using A Touchpad Instead Of Mouse Is Problematic. Like Everything Else On Windows 8.
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Yup. I use mine every day. Get yourself one of these beauties and you increase the usefulness of your T/X by about 1000%. I love mine. The stock driver that comes with the keyboard isn't bad, but not great. You might cruise HP's legacy Palm support site to see if you can find the update drivers. I had a copy of them but lost them darn it all!!!So anyway, periodically you may need to remove/replace batteries in the keyboard and even shut off/turn on the keyboard utility on your PDA with the stock driver. Mostly it works great, with this slight foible. Well worth it. I love my Palm after all these years. I've yet to find a more useful tool.. Hope this helps. Yup. I use mine every day. Get yourself one of these beauties and you increase the usefulness of your T/X by about 1000%. I love mine. The stock driver that comes with the keyboard isn't bad, but not great. You might cruise HP's legacy Palm support site to see if you can find the update drivers. I had a copy of them but lost them darn it all!!!So anyway, periodically you may need to remove/replace batteries in the keyboard and even shut off/turn on the keyboard utility on your PDA with the stock driver. Mostly it works great, with this slight foible. Well worth it. I love my... » Read More Yup. I use mine every day. Get yourself one of these beauties and you increase the usefulness of your T/X by about 1000%. I love mine. The stock driver that comes with the keyboard isn't bad, but not great. You might cruise HP's legacy Palm support site to see if you can find the update drivers. I had a copy of them but lost them darn it all!!!So anyway, periodically you may need to remove/replace batteries in the keyboard and even shut off/turn on the keyboard utility on your PDA with the stock driver. Mostly it works great, with this slight foible. Well worth it. I love my Palm after all these years. I've yet to find a more useful tool.. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Mine came with keyboard and mouse. The keyboard I find exceptionally smooth, the mouse is mediocre.
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I always use a mouse. The trackpad is active and it is not a bother. To answer your question, I don't know. I found the Acer tech support to be pretty good.
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Mine is a touchscreen! I read that review too. It must have been sorted improperly. I love the touchscreen interface, tho it does take some getting used to and I still prefer the mouse most of the time. But it really is handy
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yes, very good. i have no problems w/ this laptop. only problem i had was the touchpad. since i bought an optical mouse its works like a charm.
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I just downloaded the software but didn't install it.Ordered the touchpad,I will be using it for a desktop which I would hope doesn't make a difference. Already have a Logitech wireless mouse which works well with the desktop,didn't have to install anything for that. Thanks for the info Ata.
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Yes, there's a touchpad with the two standard right and left click buttons - pretty standard equipment. Nothing exotic like a third button or a small speed mouse in the middle of the keyboard like what used to be fairly standard on laptops in the 90's. The touch pad and buttons work pretty well, but the OS is really geared toward touch screen, so you'll end up using that a lot unless you really know the windows commands and where all the menus are hidden in Windows 8.
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I am having problems with my touchpad as well. Hopefully someone has some answers. :(
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It has more like a mouse bar directly below the touchpad. You tap in the corners of the bar. To be honest, this is an AWESOME computer, but the touchpad is the weakpoint of the machine in my opinion. I would purchase again because I use it as my home computer and always have access to a wireless mouse. If you will always have access to a wireless mouse, no worries.
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Hello, I have used HP and Dell in the past. I use wireless keyboard and mouse at home while connected to a 2nd monitor, that way I can choose the best fit for me. When traveling I take only my laptop. The mouse pad is able to be set to individual preferences. The keyboard is comfortable for my larger hands which slows me down a bit but otherwise it is adequate. This computer can be set for touch transfer from other devices and is very fast in downloads and general processing. For the price, the quality is great and so far very dependable. Windows 8 was a bit of a learning curve but now it makes me even faster shifting between applications. Hope this is helpful.
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Has anyone had problems with the keyboard "sticking" on the last letter you typed? (Like thisssssssss)? It also will not do an upper case I--this just started today. Am wondering if I need to return this.
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Touch pad is ok but I always use a mouse any way so it's not been a problem for me - overall I love the laptop and happy I bought it
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JOHN L: I don't have a definitive answer for you. Haven't tried. Haven't even thought about it. For the record: Didn't care for it. It's chief virtue in my view is its footprint: occupies small real estate on the desktop. Takes a while to get accustomed to the small size. Have switched back to full size keyboard which I find much more to my liking.
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I'm not a touchpad fan so I have a wireless mouse. However, when I do use it, it is calibrated quite well. I never feel that it is too sensitive. The keyboard is great. It's very comfortable.
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After reviewing an HP G72 on here it would seem to have the same keyboard. I'd give it a try. Were not exactly talking about and expensive item, eh?
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It works great for me, but I hunt & peck, so I'm definitely not a typist! The keys and especially the finger pad seem quite sensitive; about my only objection is occasionally when I hit the "e" key the edge of the "r" key seems to hook my finger-I have no such problem with other keys, nor with my keyboard at work?