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I suppose I shouldn't leave on a cliffhanger, even if it's off-topic. If you have a Dell XPS 13, try the following in any editor: 1. Type the letter "k". 2
by nfoz 9y ago
I suppose I shouldn't leave on a cliffhanger, even if it's off-topic.
If you have a Dell XPS 13, try the following in any editor:
1. Type the letter "k".
2. At virtually the same time, type the letters "o" and "k". Press them at basically the same time except so that the "o" is first before the "k".
You should expect to see "kok", but if you encounter the bug then you'll just have "ko". This problem is for any two keys on the keyboard, if typed in that "A, BA" pattern.
Let me know if you have the bug! If it's not solved in the latest BIOS, then Dell probably needs a kick-in-the-pants from a real XPS13 owner to solve it (even though I tried my best to convince them that it has the same bug as the Latitude 7xxx, which is basically the business-equivalent but with my beloved touchpad buttons).
- floatboth 9y agoSounds kinda like blocking, common in cheap crappy keyboards. https://deskthority.net/wiki/Rollover,_blocking_and_ghosting https://deskthority.net/wiki/Rollover,_blocking_and_ghosting This is usually done for a reason (namely, terrible keyboard hardware).
- heywire 9y agoJust to add a data point, I recently bought a Latitude 7370 (refurbished from eBay), and it does not seem to have this issue (BIOS 1.7.4). And now that I look at this version on Dell's site, it looks like I really need to update! Side note: If you're looking for a laptop like the XPS13, under $500, and don't need as much processing power, check eBay. The refurbisher I purchased from seems to have lots of these, and may take offers. I got one with 3200x1800 QHD+ matte touch screen, m7-6Y75 CPU, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD for $475 shipped in the US. The service tag says it was in use almost exactly one year, and it looks brand new. I've only had it a few weeks, but so far my only complaint is that the battery life could be better (seeing ~4h average).
- heywire 9y agoSo, after updating the bios to the one released Feb 2018 (1.15.3), I can reproduce this issue, but only about once every ten or so attempts. Hopefully I didn't just start a nightmare :) BTW, if I had to guess, BIOS 1.8.3 sounds like it probably introduced the issue: - Resolved internal keyboard double letters issue.
- jhasse 9y agoI have this bug! I've read that in Dell's support forum that there's a firmware fix for it coming in the next months: https://www.dell.com/community/XPS/XPS-13-9370-Keyboard-Skips-Button-Presses/m-p/6063181/highlight/true#M9852 https://www.dell.com/community/XPS/XPS-13-9370-Keyboard-Skip...