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Advice regarding a particular laptop function

Hello everybody,

I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 which has a set of quick buttons (I believe they're called media control buttons) above the keyboard which allow me to stop and start audio. I'd like to buy another laptop with a similar sort of thing (as I do a bit of audio typing so it's really handy) but I can't seem to find any laptops with this function other than the 1525. I don't need anything jazzy and money is an issue so the cheaper the better!

Any thoughts and suggestions would be much appreciated.

Cheers :)
Never argue with an idiot; they'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Comments

  • mrscruffy
    mrscruffy Posts: 221 Forumite
    You can probably just set-up windows to perform the same action when you press "F7".
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Why do you need a new laptop?

    If you're short on HDD space, upgrade the HDD. If you're low on memory, add more memory. If something is failing on the laptop, fix it rather than buying a new one....?
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