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mbpark · 03-20-2011, 06:43 PM

If you're having issues like that with a keyboard on a laptop, do two things:

1. Take $10 and go to your local Wal-Mart and get a USB keyboard.
2. Take said USB keyboard, go to eBay, type in your computer name and keyboard, and buy one. It'll be much cheaper than anywhere else. If you need a small screwdriver set, buy one there too. Spend the $5, since Radio Shack charges $15 for the same thing.

I've had very good luck with finding keyboard for obscure Dell and IBM models there. Takes about 5 minutes to get everything you need.

If you want to buy RAM, go for Kingston. I use their server RAM in a 2-server DB cluster that is the base for three very busy hospital emergency departments. No failures yet, and we really stress those servers. I also use their RAM in our Laboratory Information System (Meditech), which is one of the most cantankerous and hardware-stressing environments you can find. Again, no failures.

03-20-2011, 06:43 PM	#19
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Keyboard If you're having issues like that with a keyboard on a laptop, do two things: 1. Take $10 and go to your local Wal-Mart and get a USB keyboard. 2. Take said USB keyboard, go to eBay, type in your computer name and keyboard, and buy one. It'll be much cheaper than anywhere else. If you need a small screwdriver set, buy one there too. Spend the $5, since Radio Shack charges $15 for the same thing. I've had very good luck with finding keyboard for obscure Dell and IBM models there. Takes about 5 minutes to get everything you need. If you want to buy RAM, go for Kingston. I use their server RAM in a 2-server DB cluster that is the base for three very busy hospital emergency departments. No failures yet, and we really stress those servers. I also use their RAM in our Laboratory Information System (Meditech), which is one of the most cantankerous and hardware-stressing environments you can find. Again, no failures.