lapzilla/miniPB bonus key

curiousuburbcuriousuburb
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
note that the new lapzilla and MiniTi have an extra key (78 not 77)...



finally a dedicated eject key for those who bitched about mixed function for FnF12



12 function keys PLUS an optical eject key



who says apple isn't offering more features

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 6
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    Well, this way only F7 through F12 are true function keys. F1 through F6 still require the Fn key to be pressed down in order to be used as F keys instead of brightness or volume controls or the number lock.
  • Reply 2 of 6
    trevormtrevorm Posts: 841member
    My Tibooks F12 is really a dedicated Eject button, it has the icon on it and no matter what app I am in it works by simply pressing.



    Is this the same thing?



    [Edit: Oh sill me, I see what you mean, My TiBook has 77 keys. I should think before I reply. ]



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  • Reply 3 of 6
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    did this really bother people?



    i dont use the Fx Keys for anything
  • Reply 4 of 6
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    do you think they had room for another button now that they didn't need to have the spaced to detatch the keyboard?
  • Reply 5 of 6
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    thats exactly it, they dont need the latches or lock anymore....



    personally, I dont like the way they handeled it with odd-sized keys... IMO the esc & eject keys should have taken all the extra space and the 1-12 Fn keys should be the standard width... as of right now they are all oddly sized...
  • Reply 6 of 6
    ransomedransomed Posts: 169member
    after a while, if you use it as your primary computer, you'll get used to it. Then it will no longer matter.
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