Having a full keyboard is important. Though I really never used the number pad on the right, The 15" Dell my wife has, has a full number keypad on the right. The only thing that takes a bit of getting used to is the arrow keys and the Home, End Page Up and Down. They are different on many keyboards though.

She did go crazy trying to use the touchpad. She's been using computers since the 80s and this touchpad drove her nuts. We just bought a Logitech Wireless. Works great and the usb plug is less than a half inch. We tried the mouse on our desktop and it works at 24 feet, so we got one so we could bring it to the table when we eat to use the PC when we watch things on our Flatscreen. No more getting up if the phone rings. We don't have cable so we use only the Internet for all our Movies and TV shows. Works well, better than most DVDs.

So I guess not many people go for the 14" Laptops. I know that looking at them in person, they do seem a bit small. I still like the size of her Dell 15". It's wide and I can read the screen with ease. Our Desktop is always set to HD, for Entertainmaent and all the type is too small for me to read.

Wayne,

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