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Hate chiclet keyboard on laptop - is it possible to replace with a regular keybo

Bunnygirl2288

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Dec 7, 2012
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Hello,
I have a Dell Inspiron N5050 laptop; ordered it thru QVC; didn't realize it had a Chiclet keyboard, my first experience with one... Been typing for 30 years, but with this laptop it's like I'm crippled - fingers constantly on wrong keys, accidentally hitting 'F' keys, Delete key... I lost count of all the typing I have accidentally wiped out using this horrendous keyboard! It is possible to replace with a 'regular' keyboard for his model, and if so would it be expensive to do? Thanks.
 
No, there is no part for it.

Pretty much all KB on laptop now are chiclet. Even T series Lenovo ThinkPad is going chiclet.

You'll get used to it.