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    E420s Keys Swappable?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jjjrmy, Apr 27, 2011.

  1. jjjrmy

    jjjrmy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are the Ctrl and FN key swappable in the Bios and Physically on the E420s?

    I'm about to buy.
    Also, is this a good setup?

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  3. Colonel O'Neill

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    The BIOS swap is in all recent ThinkPads with the stock Lenovo BIOS. No more modding is required. Keys may be able to be swapped as the chiclet keyboard should have the same sized Fn and Ctrl keys.
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Apr 28, 2011
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  4. jjjrmy

    jjjrmy Notebook Enthusiast

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    How's the battery. Like for internet usage and all settings pretty stock?
     
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    That's pretty much anyone's guess at the moment. Not many reviews out, and almost no one has one in their hands yet. It also depends on many settings: maximal performance, or CPU locked to lowest speed? Screen at brightest setting or minimal brightness? The latter option in particular makes a huge difference in battery time.

    Yes, the Fn and Ctrl keys are swappable, because they're the same size and removable on the island-style Thinkpad keyboards used in the Edge and X1x0e series. The key switch option is present in the BIOS of all models.
     
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  6. jjjrmy

    jjjrmy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you, I'll be purchasing mine soon.
    And yes, I haven't been able to find any good reviews.
     
    jjjrmy, Apr 28, 2011
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    There are only a couple of small review, the only one I could think of is the one on thinkpads.com's forum. He also mention the battery life, but I don't remember the number he posted.
     
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    Good memory k2001:

    forum.thinkpads.com • View topic - Edge e420s
     
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  9. jjjrmy

    jjjrmy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Every time I try to order it says "At the moment we can´t get the status of your order. Please try in a few minutes."
     
    jjjrmy, Apr 28, 2011
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    I have my laptop. But now what? How do I swap the keys?
     
    jjjrmy, May 13, 2011
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