The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    14x keyboard question

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Letdewookiewin, Dec 13, 2011.

  1. Letdewookiewin

    Letdewookiewin Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    13
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Just looking to see if anyone using the m14x for gaming and cant use the combinations of W+E+SB or S+D+SB?
     
    Letdewookiewin, Dec 13, 2011
    #1
  2. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

    Reputations:
    285
    Messages:
    1,477
    Likes Received:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    56
    lol, I can guarantee you that 99% of Alienware M14x's owner are using it for gaming, since it is known and build for gaming, however, an idiot question, what is "combinations of W+E+SB or S+D+SB"?
     
    CGSDR, Dec 13, 2011
    #2
  3. dragonx254

    dragonx254 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    34
    Messages:
    83
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I believe it is the W key, E Key, and space bar.

    Also S key, D key, and space bar.

    First off, I have no idea what game would require the hitting of all three of those keys at the same time at any point. ASDW are movement typically, and spacebar is jump usually, so your button pressing would be jumping diagonally backwards to the right? Or jumping forward while using something (since E is typically to use or something)?

    Either way, I haven't had any issues with any button combinations.
     
    dragonx254, Dec 13, 2011
    #3
  4. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

    Reputations:
    827
    Messages:
    2,278
    Likes Received:
    104
    Trophy Points:
    81
    W+D+SB would be run to the right and jump?

    Not sure what W+E+SB would be though
     
    ejohnson, Dec 13, 2011
    #4
  5. Croatoan

    Croatoan Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    187
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Not specifically that issue but had dell out twice to sort out my spacebar as sat too low on left hand side. Couldnt use space for jumping consistently.
     
    Croatoan, Dec 13, 2011
    #5
  6. Fallout4

    Fallout4 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    174
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    The Alienware M14x has a W, E, S, D, and even a B key on its keyboard, yes.

    You're welcome.
     
    Fallout4, Dec 14, 2011
    #6
  7. tmaxx123

    tmaxx123 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    10
    Messages:
    178
    Likes Received:
    8
    Trophy Points:
    31
    lol repped
     
    tmaxx123, Dec 14, 2011
    #7
  8. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

    Reputations:
    285
    Messages:
    1,477
    Likes Received:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Well if you say that, let me ask: Which keyboard that does not contain W, E, S, D, and B?
     
    CGSDR, Dec 14, 2011
    #8
  9. Fallout4

    Fallout4 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    174
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Google "Chinese Keyboard" or "Hindi Keyboard" or "Klingon keyboard"
     
    Fallout4, Dec 14, 2011
    #9
  10. c1ro

    c1ro Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    39
    Messages:
    242
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Asian users use Shift-ctrl or Shift-Alt to toggle between US English and other IMEs. The keyboard is still US layout
     
    c1ro, Dec 15, 2011
    #10
  11. Fallout4

    Fallout4 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    174
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    There are keyboards that have Chinese characters, Arabic characters, Hindi characters instead of the English/Western alphabet.
     
    Fallout4, Dec 15, 2011
    #11
  12. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

    Reputations:
    285
    Messages:
    1,477
    Likes Received:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    56
    So why are you (OP) ask about this question? Because like dragonx254 said, I also never bump into any game that require that kind of keyboard combo.
     
    CGSDR, Dec 15, 2011
    #12
  13. Kantide

    Kantide Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    4
    Messages:
    88
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I have no problem pressing those keys at the same time.
     
    Kantide, Dec 15, 2011
    #13
  14. ConfusedUK

    ConfusedUK Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I guess he's wondering about the 'gaming' matrix on the keyboard, rollover (n-key?), multi key etc.

    Basically, combinations of keystrokes at the same time that will register - not ghost or jam.
     
    ConfusedUK, Dec 15, 2011
    #14
  15. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    7,395
    Messages:
    7,964
    Likes Received:
    25
    Trophy Points:
    206
    Please reference this thread -
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m18x/605590-m18x-keyboard-ghosting.html

    Dell's Bill-B has posted a response on this behavior. His post is here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m18x/605590-m18x-keyboard-ghosting-2.html#post8154398

    Closing thread - feel free to post follow-up in the above linked thread.

    Thanks.
     
    BatBoy, Dec 15, 2011
    #15