GT60 / GT70 bad keyboards thread

[trohricht]

It's official. My GT60 has a flaky keyboard. Letters are sometimes skipped, and the "s" key is particularly bad in this regard. Even worse is the fact the "s" will sometimes randomly start repeating endlessly ... sometimes a couple seconds after typing an "s" and sometimes for no reason at all.

I'm bringing this unit in for over-the-counter replacement with my retailer just as soon as they get some units in stock.

Has anybody else had to exchange this laptop for keyboard-related reasons, and if so, was the replacement unit fine?

[Heihachi_1337]

It's official. My GT60 has a flaky keyboard. Letters are sometimes skipped, and the "s" key is particularly bad in this regard. Even worse is the fact the "s" will sometimes randomly start repeating endlessly ... sometimes a couple seconds after typing an "s" and sometimes for no reason at all.

I'm bringing this unit in for over-the-counter replacement with my retailer just as soon as they get some units in stock.

Has anybody else had to exchange this laptop for keyboard-related reasons, and if so, was the replacement unit fine?

Issues with these laptops are few and very far between.

This is likely a defective keyboard issue and I can guarantee that the next one you get from your retailer won't have the same issues.

I don't think there was a need to create a thread about this as you could have gotten your answers in the official owner's lounge very easily.

[trohricht]

I am now typing this on the replacement GT60 I picked up a couple days ago. So far, the keyboard seems to work fine, as does the rest of the system.

I didn't create this dedicated thread for the sake of drama, but because I have read a few other accounts on various forums about flaky keyboards on these models. Hopefully it remains an isolated problem, and this thread can wither and die with no further traffic ...

[Syrch]

My original release day GT60 had a bad keyboard, had to return for refund and buy one somewhere else.

Since then, on my new GT60, the right side of the space bar has started to miss presses. Not as bad as the first unit, but clearly this is an ongoing issue with these laptops.

[trohricht]

Now that I've spent some quality time with this new laptop, I'm going to say the keyboard isn't really perfect. I find quite a few missed letters when I'm typing, and I really need to hammer on the keys in order for keystrokes to consistently register.

Is this just the way these laptops are, or should I try yet again to get a replacement unit and see if the next one is any better? Any GT60/70 owners do a lot of touch typing?

[js042507]

Now that I've spent some quality time with this new laptop, I'm going to say the keyboard isn't really perfect. I find quite a few missed letters when I'm typing, and I really need to hammer on the keys in order for keystrokes to consistently register.

Is this just the way these laptops are, or should I try yet again to get a replacement unit and see if the next one is any better? Any GT60/70 owners do a lot of touch typing?

You know, many people have reported "faulty" keyboards and everything, but I honestly think it is simply a design flaw. Yes, some probably had seriously bad ones, though I think that this keyboard is just "the way it is". I have seen some keys not register, not too often, but the spacebar is definitely more of a problem. If you press on the very ends the space bar it will register like 2 out of 5 times? Who knows? Some are likely just bad, but most are prpbably just designed this way. Any thoughts?

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[trohricht]

My first one was definitely faulty by any definition of the word.

My current one is frustrating, but probably not actually faulty.

[slaxys]

does anyone know if the keyboard for the GT60/GT70 is the same for the GE60/GE70?

[Syrch]

does anyone know if the keyboard for the GT60/GT70 is the same for the GE60/GE70?

I'm not sure on the specs of the GE series, but if they are using the Steel Series backlit keyboards, then they are likely using the same keyboards.

Design flaw faulty, if it doesn't work in everyday use it's useless. Not being able to use a keyboard is critical. It's a question of, is it worth living with or replacing?

[robmorales61]

Is the keyboard on the GT60 suppose to light up when booting up?