Did yours come with a users guide? There's all these quirks and this is my first Dell. I just figured out how to use the scroll bar on the touch pad
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I've been buying PC's since before the Web was. This is the worst and most frustrating purchase I've ever made. As far as the touch pad goes, I finally figured out how to disable it. Unfortunately, I have to re-disable it every time I boot it up.
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Have you used Windows 8, always, on your HP's? I am FAR from being computer-savvy and I called Dell Tech Support and they had me up and running in NO TIME at all, and I was very pleased! It was very new to me, as well. I'm an older woman, so again, not a techno-person at all and I was running this computer like a pro in no time. So it's definitely easy to use. I LOVE MINE! :)
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I'm sorry--I can't help here because I bought the Dell for someone in our family. So I do not know the inner workings of the Dell I am a MAC person.
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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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Don't bother buying. Touch screen will give up on you right after warranty expires. Mine did, cost more to send and repair than the whole thing when first bought it. Keyboard quality is less than expected for a product priced this high. Try Dell or something else. Dell has superb CS and Tech Support, even go all the way to your place to fix issues.
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Mines super light and nice to type. There must be something wrong with yours. The mouse pad is ultra-sensitive, it takes getting some time use to it, just make sure you don't rest your palms on it while typing. I made the mistake when first installing to just type A instead of Abraham, so now I get something like C:/A/Documents, because I accidentally press the mouse pad. Also do you get a small spin followed by a click around the mouse pad? I'm not sure if it's the dvd drive or the SD slot. Even though there's no memory card or cd inserted I hear a small spin then a click. It's not very loud but I was wondering if this is normal.
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Hey justin, yeah the scrolling is sensitive, its kind of hard to control. But the software thats used with the mouse lets you tweak and adjust, like -double tap(front or back of touch area) to zoom in or out.-switch between apps-go to start screen(win 8, no clue what it does in Win7).I recently switched to double tap to zoom much easier for me then the touch scroll.Also double tap to zoom is a little slower.
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No and I'm on my second. If you push on the scroll wheel, that might make it behave strangely. Or maybe it is your OS?
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Check to see if they've resolved the issues with the track pad. It was awful, did bizarre things on its own, and when I talked with tech support, they said they've known about these problems for months but don't have a fix! But they were still selling it.
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UPDATE TO THIS ISSUE: I went to Acer's Store (it's on your desktop unless you've deleted it), clicked on Tech Support and then Email Support. If you complete the form there and write a brief message, the site will come up with suggestions on the erratic cursor. I forget how it was labeled but it shows in a different window just how to adjust the sensitiviity settings to eliminate the issue most of us are experiencing! Try it, I think you'll be happy with the results.
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My opinion is somewhere in between. it is about 2 inches shorter than my full size ( standard Dell ) and a bit bigger than my tablet. I took a picture of the 3 side by side, but don't see where I can upload to show you.
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No, using the scrolling aspect does not impart any feedback beyond seeing the result onscreen. And it only scrolls, no other Windows 8 touch function, such as edge functions.
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.. and it's shipping now!BTW, the touchpad is a Synaptics and you can go up on their website, download the generic XP driver and end up with a touchpad which has both a scrolling feature and a tap-to-click feature.Got mine earlier from a different vendor and enhoying it quite a bit.
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Quick answer : NO....I don't like that Asus keyboard so I use old Dell's one...I also DO NOT like that button to turn unit on - wonder if other buyers don't have a problem with pushing in ? (click it in ?)...Unit IMHO is worth to be really recommended - I like it ...regards
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Trackpoint won't work for scrolling. I just connected it to MBP and while typing and moving mouse around works - scrolling doesn't and it doesn't look like there is an easy way to configure it.
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For me the touchpad is smooth and responds nicely. I do pair mine though with a wireless mouse often or I'll use a stylus. Hope this helps! It is a great ultrabook!
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I have been going crazy w/my new netbook and it's touchpad.It was just zooming in and out all over the place ! I contactedsupport and got a few suggestions, which didn't work. I lookedat options under the mouse settings.. However, I didn't come across the "pinch".. when I just took a chance and googledmy problem, I saw the first post was the exact problem I am having, and then saw your response under. I immediately found the pinch option and disabled it. Now I'm hoping to find out if that was the solution... Thank you for the suggestion.