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March 14th, 2008 02:00
XPS 1330 Language/Keyboard Question
I have a tough question regarding language support. I intend to purchase a Dell XPS 1330 laptop. I am presently living in Japan and require a computer to use at grad school with both Japanese and English capabilities. It is easy enough to buy a computer with an English keyboard and download Japanese language support.
But, ideally, I would buy a laptop with a Japanese keyboard and English Vista/Office (my Japanese is not fluent, so a Japanese OS would be a little difficult). Is such a built possible? What options are available for this situation? Again, I could use an English keyboard but it can be rather cumbersome to type in Japanese using the language bar options. (ex. no Yen key, etc)
I have a permanent address in the US but I am residing in Japan so ordering the computer from either country is possible. Could a build like this be made in either Dell US or Dell Japan?
Thanks for your time and comments!:smileyvery-happy:
But, ideally, I would buy a laptop with a Japanese keyboard and English Vista/Office (my Japanese is not fluent, so a Japanese OS would be a little difficult). Is such a built possible? What options are available for this situation? Again, I could use an English keyboard but it can be rather cumbersome to type in Japanese using the language bar options. (ex. no Yen key, etc)
I have a permanent address in the US but I am residing in Japan so ordering the computer from either country is possible. Could a build like this be made in either Dell US or Dell Japan?
Thanks for your time and comments!:smileyvery-happy:
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precis
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March 14th, 2008 10:00
As far as I noticed you get the keyboard that is most common in the country.
I'm currently living in Germany and wanted a Swedish keyboard. I mailed 3 times to Dell Germany if I could get an XPS with a swedish keyboard, but did not get any reply.
When I called Dell Sweden I was asked if I would use it in Sweden, because otherwise they would not sell me one. So you must live (or at least have an address) and order in the country with your desired keyboard language design.
About the OS: ask any japanese if it possible to change it to English. Otherwise: as you happen to be a student, find out if Microsoft Alliance is available at your university, so you can download an English version for free.
Danthegreat1
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March 14th, 2008 13:00
It depends if you just want the keyboard layout or language change.
If you just want a keyboard layout you can get any version of Vista, I'm pretty sure of.
However! If you want to get all of the languages, you'll need to purchase ultimate.