Laptop keyboard problem

felixdahousecat_2

Hello

Bought a Toshiba L20-197 laptop from Currys last week, after using it for a while I noticed it was missing the odd character when typing. I took it back and the shop assistant agreed and swapped it for a Packard Bell EasyNote. This is doing the same thing.

My question is :

Is it just a case of 'wearing the keyboard in', it seems to work ok if you type very slowly and deliberately press each key

or

is there a general problem where they are all made by the same manufacturer.

If there is a general problem, can I prove it, or can it be fixed with a new driver etc.

Thanks

GreenNotM

Unless you are using any of the Windows accessibility options or have a strange typing "action". IMO I think you have just been unlucky - return Easynote as well.

hendersonb

To be honest I wouldn't have taken a Packard bell instead of a tosh laptop in the first place

felixdahousecat_2

Not using accessibility options, and my own very old dell latitude is just fine.

It also goes into 100% CPU usage when there's only 1 IE window open, there's 512mb RAM so I would have thought it could handle that !

Any suggestions for a replacement for ~ £500, only need it to browse the web and occasional letter writing, thought i'd be ok with the tosh or the PB :rolleyes:

albertross_2

It shouldn't be slow..

Is it patched with windowsupdate/antivirussed/antispywared?

http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm

felixdahousecat_2

Thanks !!

Found viruses and freed up over 1gb of rubbish

paul

albertross_2

have you installed some antivirus/antispyware software and run windowsupdate, to stop it happening again?