Are the keyboard keys smooth or have a rubber type grip? Can I turn off the mouse pad and use a separate wireless mouse? thank you.
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Keyboard keys are smooth but not shiny. In other words, they have a matte finish. You can use either the touch pad on this computer, or you can use a wireless mouse. Just plug in the little receiver on the side of the computer and you will be good to go.
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I use a Logitech Optical Mouse, a USB connection, and have no complaints. What the difference is with a "unifying" mouse/keyboard is unknown to me.
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Takes a bit of getting use to, the touch pad and left/right click buttons are all one....other then getting use to it, there was no problem. I generally attach a wireless mouse and use it on my laptop anyway.
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yes it works fine if u just have the mouse and not the keyboard or vice versa. i haven't had any issues yet. so far so good.
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yes, the mouse is silent and smooth. I use it to edit intricate wav files in a digital editing software program and it goes where i want it to go, when and how i want it to go. I'm very picky about this stuff. I highly recomend this combination keyboard and mouse.
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You can disconnect the mouse and purchase a mouse of your choice. As I did. Not sure about the keyboard because I liked the keyboard that came with it. It looks to me as if can be exchanged as well. I like the smaller keyboard, and it has the functions I need. I just wanted a smaller, prettier, more feminine mouse. Hope this helps.
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Yes, the trackpad can be disabled very easily...in fact, this is exactly what I did with mine after I hooked up my wireless mouse through one of the USB ports(got tired of accidentally clicking/activating the pad while typing). Still before doing this, I'd recommend updating all the drivers/software for the trackpad as well as tweaking the settings because the performance can be improved dramatically...out of the box it had some issues.
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Since I am a confirmed mouser, I do not use the touchpad. M. Goldman is correct the touchpad is touchy. I find it helps to disable the touchpad by holding down the Fn key and hitting the F7 to disable the touchpad. If not I find myself sometimes hitting the touchpad when I hit the space bar. This can cause some confusion until you realize what is going on.
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I use a mouse also, plugs in by USB I just never touch the touch pad. My mouse is a Microsoft wireless 4000You can add external mouse and keyboard with USB. BTW, this is a great computer for the price. Sleek, modern, duel Core AMD Radeon. E2 HD LED LCD widescreen. Only 4 GB memory though and 500GBHDD. I don't know if there is any way to disable pad, but why would you need to with a mouse? Best of luck. I hope I helped.
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Hi. I bought a Samsung 10" tablet and the Logitech wireless mouse. It's been trouble-free so far. Knightsix
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Yes. The only complaint I have--not related to the wireless mouse--is the cursor keeps freezing. If you double-tap the built-in keypad, then it usually unfreezes but, occasionally, you just have to wait. This could be due to my security software (Norton) doing stuff in the background.
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I use a wireless mouse. There is a slight sound, but I wouldn't call it scratchy. It's hardly noticeable at all.
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I find it frustrating for simple desktop use. It will sometimes click things when you don't want it to. It's not precise or very accurate. It sometimes goes off on its tangent i.e it'll drift to the edge for no reason. It's terrible really. Use a mouse it'll cut down on the frustration level immensely. However I will add that as of now the trackpad is officially the only problem I have with it. Fanstastic computer otherwise.
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I use a regular corded keyboard and a wireless mouse. Most of the key bindings will be on the keyboard. Other than the shooting, and aiming clickers on the mouse.
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I can use wireless mouse. For keyboard, I use the keyboard within the laptop, it is working. I have not used a wireless keyboard so far. Hope this helps. Any other question, please let me know.
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The keyboard and mouse is not the best thing in the world. The sensitivity of the mouse is decent. The keyboard will be a bit uncomfortable to type with.
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The FN key is for the blue highlighted symbols on the keyboard. And yes you could probably get a wireless mouse for it. Otherwise you just use your finger on the screen or stylus.