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Possible "Rugged" or "Child Friendly" Laptop Keyboard Option
February 21, 2011
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Would it be possbile to offer a laptop keyboard option that has non-removable/spill-proof keys? I'm sure there are many parents who have had their child's (or their) laptop destroyed by a younger sibling.
I'm not looking for a children's laptop that has Net Nanny, special children's software etc.. Just a simple option when configuring a machine to choose a more rugged keyboard.
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Feb 22, 2011 Comment Link
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Posted By: william_le
Nonprophet, thanks for the idea. We may not exactly have a rugged keyboard option, but we do have a semi-rugged and fully-rugged option package (which includes spill-proof keys) that users can select from our Latitude line. E.g.:semi-rugged
http://www.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/notebooks/latitude-e6410-atg/pd.aspx?refid=latitude-e6410-atg&s=biz&cs=555
fully-rugged
http://www.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/notebooks/laptop-latitude-xfr-e6400/pd.aspx?refid=laptop-latitude-xfr-e6400&s=biz&cs=555
Feb 22, 2011 Comment Link
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Posted By: retail_guy2009
There is a lot more your kid can do them mess up a keyboardToshbia has a model
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Celeron%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+13.3%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Gray/1284849.p?id=1218246665112&skuId=1284849&st=kid%20laptop&cp=1&lp=10
and you can always uninstall the software. (You might as well do a clean install and get rid of all that bloat Dell installs on their machines)