And the week just keeps getting better...well no, not really

[alfreda89]

Turns out that Microsoft don' know nuthin about being able to downgrade your operating system.

Toshiba does -- but if you machine turns out to have Windows 8 standard on it, and not Windows 8 Pro, you're not allowed to downgrade your machine. You must pay for the upgrade first, or you must pay for Windows 7. Why was this "guarantee" part of the software agreement I had to click through to originally boot the machine? Why do I not have the WIN 8 Pro I thought I bought?

Mysteries of the universe.

There are 45 drivers listed for the S955 laptop. Nowhere do I see that they will work with WIN 7 on this machine.

I'm guessing that I continue to be #$%^#@ over on this purchase.

Oh -- the nice young woman at Costco Concierge says that the keys wearing off is a manufacturer's defect, and I can send my machine back into have the keyboard replaced.

Yeah -- like I'm going to risk having a computer that works, however poorly, re-enter the factory and have the keys pried off because of the key alphanumerics wearing off in four months? And will we do this again in another four months?

I got news for them -- I'm getting glow in the dark keyboard stickers. WIN!

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[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

OH, BLESS YOU. I have been going nutty because when I bought my laptop I got distracted in mid-order, clicked the wrong thing, and did not get the one with the backlit keyboard. I can't type passwords after dark because I can't see the keys.

Just ordered two sheets of glow-in-the-dark keys from ebay. $4.95 each. Free shipping.

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

...btw I murder keyboards, and the Dell Vostro has been pounded the crap out of for a year and the keys haven't even started to fade. It's an office machine and lasts like one.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Yes, I need to investigate so-called office machines next time -- I was warned that Dell has the best, but customer service has dropped off a lot.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Excellent, that's a great price! I bought two types from Amazon, one white on black, one bright yellow on black. Just got them today -- will apply carefully with tweezers over the next day or two. (This will be the third set for the Microsoft swoop keyboard, but first reflective ones.)

My sister has them on her laptop, and says people come into her office and notice the soft glow. Not bright, but they get the job done!

[sheilagh.livejournal.com]

did you order the Toshiba online, or go in person? have receipt?