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    From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 12 09:07:01 2022
    I need a laptop with a bigger screen and want to move from 14" to 15.6"
    (seems to be a standard size). BUT I don't want a separate numeric keypad
    as this makes the keys smaller so I struggle to see them and puts them in
    odd places so I can't find them.

    It's used to run RDP to my main machine so is really just a remote control
    but I have got to the stage where I need a bigger screen and keyboard :-(

    Any suggestions much appreciated, happy with used/refurbished.

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    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    Here we go it's getting close, now it's just who wants it most.

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  • From SH@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Wed Oct 12 10:16:00 2022
    On 12/10/2022 10:07, Jeff Gaines wrote:

    I need a laptop with a bigger screen and want to move from 14" to 15.6" (seems to be a standard size). BUT I don't want a separate numeric
    keypad as this makes the keys smaller so I struggle to see them and puts
    them in odd places so I can't find them.

    It's used to run RDP to my main machine so is really just a remote
    control but I have got to the stage where I need a bigger screen and
    keyboard :-(

    Any suggestions much appreciated, happy with used/refurbished.



    I have a toshiba Satellite L500 19x for sale, any interest?

    Its a T4300 processor, 4GB ram, originally came with a 5500 GB HDD which
    has since been replaced with a 120GB SSD.. It has a 15.6 inch HBT screen

    Had windows 7 on it, but could easily be swapped for linux.

    It does have a numeric keypad on it though, but this is a fairly big
    laptop so the numeric keypad may not be such an issue?

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  • From Abandoned_Trolley@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Wed Oct 12 16:56:40 2022
    On 12/10/2022 10:07, Jeff Gaines wrote:

    I need a laptop with a bigger screen and want to move from 14" to 15.6" (seems to be a standard size). BUT I don't want a separate numeric
    keypad as this makes the keys smaller so I struggle to see them and puts
    them in odd places so I can't find them.

    It's used to run RDP to my main machine so is really just a remote
    control but I have got to the stage where I need a bigger screen and
    keyboard :-(

    Any suggestions much appreciated, happy with used/refurbished.




    You dont need a numeric keypad to make the keys smaller.

    I recently parted company with a HP laptop which had a 17 inch screen,
    and keys which were too small - theres just acres of blank space, some
    of which is filled with the stupid mouse pad thingy :-\


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  • From Chris@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Wed Oct 12 18:41:56 2022
    Jeff Gaines <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

    I need a laptop with a bigger screen and want to move from 14" to 15.6" (seems to be a standard size). BUT I don't want a separate numeric keypad
    as this makes the keys smaller so I struggle to see them and puts them in
    odd places so I can't find them.

    It's used to run RDP to my main machine so is really just a remote control but I have got to the stage where I need a bigger screen and keyboard :-(

    Any suggestions much appreciated, happy with used/refurbished.

    Budget?

    16" Macbook Pros are great machines.

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to Gaines on Thu Oct 13 14:29:27 2022
    On 12/10/2022 in message <xn0no0oo02g6xj6000@news.individual.net> Jeff
    Gaines wrote:

    Any suggestions much appreciated, happy with used/refurbished.

    Many thanks for the replies :-)

    I have gone for a used Dell M6800 (from Morgan Computers) as the extra
    size gives me a keyboard of the size I am used to ignoring the number pad.

    As a bonus it will keep my trousers pressed and both my knees and
    testicles warm!

    Thanks again.

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    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    Remember, the Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe.

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  • From Vir Campestris@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Sun Oct 16 21:43:45 2022
    On 13/10/2022 15:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    As a bonus it will keep my trousers pressed and both my knees and
    testicles warm!

    If you have trouble starting a family get a desktop.

    Andy

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  • From Abandoned_Trolley@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Mon Oct 17 09:12:29 2022
    On 17/10/2022 08:34, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    On 16/10/2022 in message <tihqe1$37j3o$5@dont-email.me> Vir Campestris
    wrote:

    On 13/10/2022 15:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    As a bonus it will keep my trousers pressed and both my knees and
    testicles warm!

    If you have trouble starting a family get a desktop.

    Andy

    Thanks but I think Rod Stewart already holds the record for oldest
    father in history :-)




    but my grandfather was born in 1856 ?


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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 17 07:34:46 2022
    On 16/10/2022 in message <tihqe1$37j3o$5@dont-email.me> Vir Campestris
    wrote:

    On 13/10/2022 15:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    As a bonus it will keep my trousers pressed and both my knees and
    testicles warm!

    If you have trouble starting a family get a desktop.

    Andy

    Thanks but I think Rod Stewart already holds the record for oldest father
    in history :-)

    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not
    expect to sit.

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  • From Pancho@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Mon Oct 17 10:31:52 2022
    On 17/10/2022 08:34, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    On 16/10/2022 in message <tihqe1$37j3o$5@dont-email.me> Vir Campestris
    wrote:

    On 13/10/2022 15:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    As a bonus it will keep my trousers pressed and both my knees and
    testicles warm!

    If you have trouble starting a family get a desktop.

    Andy

    Thanks but I think Rod Stewart already holds the record for oldest
    father in history :-)


    Anthony Quinn?

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  • From Chris@21:1/5 to Pancho on Mon Oct 17 11:35:00 2022
    Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> wrote:
    On 17/10/2022 08:34, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    On 16/10/2022 in message <tihqe1$37j3o$5@dont-email.me> Vir Campestris
    wrote:

    On 13/10/2022 15:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    As a bonus it will keep my trousers pressed and both my knees and
    testicles warm!

    If you have trouble starting a family get a desktop.

    Andy

    Thanks but I think Rod Stewart already holds the record for oldest
    father in history :-)


    Anthony Quinn?

    Charlie Chaplin?

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