I bought a Toshiba Satellite with keypad and hate it.
Posted By: me on 2007-04-01
In Reply to: Notebook/Laptops with calculator key pad? - Which ones have them?
I use an external keyboard 99% of the time, but when I need to work in a mobile situation I don't always have room for an external keyboard. Having the keypad throws off the position of some of the keys just enough that I'm having to delete a lot because I'm hitting wrong keys because of key placement.
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Any new Toshiba Satellite with XP. Mine is a
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I have a Toshiba and hate it. I have a keyboard
that also has the number pad on the side and the keys are enough out of position that the times I have used the keyboard I backspace half of what I type.
I use an external keyboard the majority of the time.
Love psych notes. HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE,
HATE ER notes.
#2 on keypad is pause.....
just learning myself!
Thx, but it's the keyboard I'm looking for, not a keypad.
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I can control dictation by the keypad but
when I step on my pedal it does not work. I've never had to program my foot pedal before, but can't think of any other reason why it is not working. Thanks for responding!
My number keypad stopped working
Number lock is on, but it backspaces every time I hit a number. The numbers on the regular keyboard work. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.
My old Dell does, it is part of the regular keypad - sm
though. You have to hit a certain key to be able to use it with the screen calculator; the Fn key and something else probably. My keys for the calculator are 7=7, 8=8, 9=9, 4=U, 5=I, 6=O, 1=J, 2=K, 3=L, 0=M, /=/, +=;, -=P, *=0 keys. All you have to do is look at the keypad and look for the calculator layout.
Would definitely not go satellite. Most use DSL or cable, some with reimburse partial $$, satellite
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Transcend, although they said my satellite was too slow, they do allow satellite with some accts. nm
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I have a Toshiba
and I like it very much. I have the Core Duo processor and it has not failed me yet when it comes to working with so many different windows and programs open. I have the Windows XP Media Edition on mine.
I have had mine since October when my primary PC crashed and had to go into be fixed. My brother-in-law has a Dell and he also likes his very much.
toshiba
do you know if they are in US? I hate to deal with India.
i like my toshiba!
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toshiba
I've never owned an Acer, but last year I bought a Toshiba laptop and it's great.. no issues whatsoever, all the bells and whistles, nice keyboard as far as laptops go...
This is a bit late.. I wasn't online yesterday.. have you already made your decision?
I have had 2 Toshiba Satellites.
My Satellites have been great, but bear in mind I use my computer exclusively for MT'ing, surfing the Net and e-mail. If your son is doing lots of downloading of music or games, or doing other more sophisticated stuff, you probably need to check how that affects the specs he needs.
I have had a Dell, HP, and a Toshiba. The
HP has been the best, but brand isn't that important. I wouldn't get a Gateway and I wouldn't get a Celeron processor. My Dell didn't have the speed that the HP you linked does and I was able to work fine, but I would definitely agree to get faster. I download and then work off-line. If you worked on-line you would definitely want/need faster.
I am using a Toshiba Satellite and it has a lot more RAM, a much faster processor, and a 17'' screen and I paid less than the HP you linked.
I have a Dell, HP, and a Toshiba. The
Dell is a piece of *rap. I've had to replace every major piece, fortunately the majority was when it was still under warranty. I've had an HP for 5 or 6 years and other than a hard drive crashing it has been a very good computer. My Toshiba is the newest, just a year old, and I don't like it near as much as my HP and I'm probably going to switch back to my HP as my main computer.
I don't know about Acer laptops, but we had a desktop and we had so many problems with it, we got an HP computer under the lemon law in exchange for the Acer.
I would recommend getting an extended warranty on whatever you get. Check to see if you can get your computer serviced locally if it is still under warranty or if you need to ship it off somewhere. Dell's customer service is in India, don't know about other companies. When I dealt with HP they were not offshore and I haven't had to deal with Toshiba yet.
i opted for toshiba
after much study on various aspects of this, largely because of Consumer Reports recommendations and reviews by users. I also found what i was looking for in that brand in a bundle at the right price. I understand Toshiba support is very good. I've heard a lot of stuff about Dell's service and didn't consider them. I'm not worrying about getting extended warranties. I wanted to get the AMD chipset as it is said to extend battery life and be better...and at least 1 gig of memory (essential for Vista as i understand tho 2 would be better). Make sure it has plenty of USB ports for your footpedal, keyboard, mouse, etc. and express card/media card reader. I wanted the dual-core as it is supposed to give the processor a boost and keep the machine cooler. Most people will never need more than 80-100 gb hard drive. I'm very happy with mine so far, which i got on line from Circuit City.
Acer or Toshiba?
Hi. Bought 2 computers tonight. Which one do I keep? They are both approximately the same price -- Acer is $50 cheaper. I just want to know pros and cons of the brands. Thanks for any advice.
Get a TOSHIBA!!! They're great!
Dell I found to be extremely limited, only 1-2 models. Order a XP Toshiba! $899 in Dec got me free shipping, no tax (it was a special), and a good workhorse XP with a DVD/CD multi format RW on a laptop, all the stuff I need without anything I don't.
Right now I have a Dell, HP, and Toshiba laptop
and an HP desk top. The Dell is a piece of junk and I'm fixing to piece it out. I haven't had any problems with the Toshiba but I still prefer my HP and if I were to get a new computer it would be HP.
The cheaper computers of any brand tend to have Celeron processors and they are really a cheap processer and I personally wouldn't buy one, but otherwise there is nothing wrong with the computers, they just don't have all the bells and whistles. If they last 2 years you've gotten your money out of them and they have become practically dinosaurs by then anyway.
I bought a wedge at Michael's for about 59 cents. Bought one for my SM
Lanier station so I could see the display and one for my keyboard.
I hate DocQSribe, I hate DocQScribe, I hate DocQScrbe, I hate DocQScribe, I hate DocQSribe.
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I was leaning towards Toshiba because my tech believes they are the best, but
I bought a Dell as a friend told me they are actually very reliable and cheaper to fix if they break. I don't think you'd go wrong looking in either direction given you. You just decide what you want. I wouldn't settle for less than 1 gig of RAM, 80 mg hard drive, internal wireless plus ethernet or a modem in case wireless is not available (but there are several internet cafes that you can use for a small fee and the wireless would work there). I bought a refurb off e-Bay from a trustworthy seller and have been very pleased. If you go that route, just check their feedback for the good, bad and downright ugly. You can save a lot of money if you hit the right offer. Best to you and yours.
Love cardiology, hate podiatry. Hate discharges, but
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I hate those but I hate trauma notes on children even more sm
I used to work for a large hospital that saw a lot of children for various horrible things.
The very last one I did was a 12yo boy who had hung himself while his mother was at work. She thought he was in school. The doctor cried, I cried (as I usually did) and I just couldn't handle that anymore. That was the longest report I swear. Short in lines but the length was almost an hour. The doc didn't pause the machine, she cried, horrible gut wrenching sobs, and I did too, right along with her.
I don't hate AAMT at all, ks. I don't hate
their book. In fact, I love the BOS2. It is not a regular grammar book at all - there are hundreds of issues in it that are point specific to MTing and medical field. I have dozens of regular grammar books, too, for other purposes, and they are not similar at all. I purchased the BOS2 when out job interviewing for a few months. Every single employer wanted me to have my own company, and they all tested off of it. Several used it in their daily work, and I have found it priceless over all. I think its even on sale now, but $89 is not a lot for a professional tool that we should use if required, or if a newbie. MTs who don't like to buy books are not very wise in the big picture. Its like shooting yourself in the foot.
You might want to look into satellite (sm)
Go to directv.com and there is a link there for DirecWay, I think it's called.
It is more expensive than DSL, but MQ pays up to $50 per month for high-speed and I think they pay up to $75 for installation of same.
DQS VIA SATELlITE POSSIBLE?
Does anyone know if a person can work on DQS other than via high speed cable line? We have a recreational lot and it would be nice to be able to work from there during the summer but there is no cable there, no phone line either, although phone could be installed, but I don't think DQS works off of phone line. Any suggestions?
Satellite
I had that same problem and switched to a satellite company called Wild Blue. Have had no problems since.
satellite
I did buy a satellite. Spent $500 on the dish, more on the service and $60 month on fees and couldn't use it. There is a 10 second lag from the time that you hit the letter on the keyboard to the time that it appears on the screen. Talk about infuriating. They told assured me that it would work fine at the dish company. Then they told me that possibly with the $120 a month business upgrade it MAY take care of that problem (but didn't). Works fine when surfing the web but definitely does NOT work fine for transcription!!
Do you know if DRC can use satellite?
We have high-speed, business-grade satellite which some companies can use but others cannot. That is how we came to be suddenly out of work when we moved.
satellite
Thanks, all!
DirecWay is the only one available where I live. So far, several trans services have said they won't accept satellite because they experiences they've had with it are very unreliable. Some even said they'd prefer dial-up! I live in a single-wide mobile home, so a large dish might not fit on roof along with my TV dish.
I can either pay $600-800 for the equipment & about $60 a month, or $99.99 a month without buying equipment. Don't want to buy due to moving out of area or DSL becoming available...whichever comes first.
satellite
Boy, I know exactly how you feel. I work for a hospital and they are just switching to a new system which requires high speed internet. I live in the middle of no where and cannot get high speed or DSL, so may have to drive back into the office an hour a way unless they can come up with a system that is compatible with satellite as that is all there is out here. :( If you come up with any other options, let me know too. Do you know anything about wave pedal? I also do side work and this is what has been recommended to me by someone, but know nothing about it.
Satellite
I want to know too. What about wireless? Does anybody have that where they have an antenna on their house for wireless?
Satellite
I have been using satellite for two years now since my company sent the transcriptionists home to work. Many say that if you are working with VPN, satelllite will not work, but this has not been the case for me. The satellite dish has been just fine for me for downloading voice files and file transfers, so I'm not sure why some companies don't allow it.
VPN/Satellite
I have the personal 2-way DW6000. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by what version of software I'm running. To upgrade to the business edition, does it entail getting a different satellite?
satellite
My hospital does not allow satellite at all, and some other ads that I have looked at say the same thing. If there is anyway of getting wireless, you are better off, as then you would be prepared if you change positions. I am still working of dial up until the wirelss company that said he thinks he can get us wireless between the hills and trees can get here to do it. Holding my breath, believe me. Good luck.
Satellite sm
Are there a lot of you out there who use satellite and work at home? How does it work for you and what company allows it? Do you use an FTP site, what is the set up? Just trying to find out what exactly will work with satellite. They say a VPN will not work. Thanks!
Satellite
I have used a satellite system called Wild Blue to work for over a year now. Both jobs I work use VPN, and while it isn't quite as fast as DSL or cable, I have had no problems connecting to VPN. The only thing I notice is about a half second lag time. One job I use an FTP and the other I use transnet. I am able to get my work and return it without any problems. You didn't state whether you were looking for employee status or IC, but one place I know you wouldn't have any problem working with satellite is Peoplesupport Rapid Text (IC). Hope this info helps!
Satellite & VPN
Yes - I have used satellite and VPN for the past 3 years - works fine. It does make upload times a bit slower, but I did finally upgrade- which works pretty well now. The only problem I have is the weather occasionally - otherwise works great. Yes - lots of companies don't want satellite - doesn't work with their system or something, but there are plenty others that don't mind the satellite.
Satellite & VPN
I have satellite with Hughes - used to be Direcway. I had the 6000 receiver, and just uploaded this last month to 7000. It has made quite a difference. I just did a test upload and download - here are the stats:
Without VPN on -
430 / 78 kbps
With VPN on -
477 / 40 kbps
It does vary from day to day and minute to minute though - because on December 20, I had 615 / 75 without VPN.
Hope this helps - I have been able to work using this (thank goodness because I don't have DSL or cable in my area yet), so if you have to use satellite - it can work. If I had the option, I still would go with cable or something just for the reliability - don't have to worry about storms or such coming through to interrupt the signal - or snow piling up on the dish, etc.
I have satellite and really like it.
It is all that is available in my area other than dial-up. I had one company tell me they could not work with satellite, and talked them into letting me try and it works just fine. One of the reasons some say they don't allow satellite is that some satellite systems are not compatible with VPNs. Just ask the satellite company you are considering if their service works w/ VPNs. They will know what you mean.
satellite ISP
I have Wild Blue and it is a lot better than dial up. However, beware that VPN will not work in most cases with any satellite provider. Found this out the hard way. Still have to use dial-up for my only account that is totally online because of this. I am getting ready to purchase a Verizon air card and hopefully can discontinue both the satellite and the dial up servers, so will be paying the same monthly fee. Otherwise, it works great. Hope it works out for you.
satellite ISP
Yes. Matter of fact, another girl that works the same accounts and uses the same services I do, got her Verizon air card today and it is working beautifully for her. I should get mine by Tuesday. I can't wait. She said the account we mainly needed it for is just like being at the hospital itself. As long as you are in a range of a cell phone tower, it should work. I believe Sprint offers one as well, but Verizon has one that you can use on either a desktop or laptop with a USB plug. Hope this helps.
satellite
I have no access to cable or DSL either. I use a satellite. I'm currently working for MedQuist, and the satellite works great. However, with all the pay cuts I will be leaving soon. There are only a few companies compatible with satellite. Precyse has the same typing platform as MQ, which is satellite compatible. I will be starting work for them on 08/06/2007. I've seen it posted that TRS takes some satellite. Keep your fingers crossed for cable or DSL!!
satellite
I recently did a search for reviews for satellite internet. The reviews were horrible. Some people paid out all that money and then their connection was not any faster than dial-up. Also, after you sign the contract and the equipment is installed, there is little that can be done. Apparently the fine print in the contract stated that no guarantees of speed could be made.
satellite
I am wondering about satellite as well, as I only have access to dialup. I only pay tops $24.95 per month for dialup, but would pay $50 or more per month for satellite with Dishnet, after buying their equipment for $199. Most companies require high speed so we folks with only dialup have a harder time to find jobs at home. 
VPN and satellite
I used VPN and satellite(Wild Blue) up until about 2 weeks ago when DSL was finally made available at my boonies home. Other than a longer lag time between screens, it worked well for me.
Satellite
Anyone working from home on satellite? Our in-house transcription departments are getting the boot. Need a job.
Debbie
satellite
Debbie - I worked with satellite until I was able to get DSL. I live in a very rural area. Satellite is way better than dial up, but not all accounts are compatible. I have no idea why, but had to pass up a couple of hospitals due to that. As far as speed, the satellite worked fine for me, but of course, DSL is faster.
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