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Spanish-Language laptop sold in U.S. stores for first time

Fox News | March 24, 2011

Anyone who’s ever used an English-language laptop to type in Spanish knows it can be a big drag. Clicking the ALT key for accents, hunting down punctuation, figuring out how to regain your ‘at’ symbol—it can be enough to make you ignore grammatical niceties altogether. (Sorry, Abuelita!) But until recently, those in the U.S. had little choice; it was either awkwardly make do with a U.S.-bought laptop reset to Spanish or import a Spanish-language one from abroad.

But now, budding Cervantes may be getting another option. BrandsMart USA, a big box retailer with locations in Florida and Georgia, has begun offering a Spanish-equipped laptop at stores and through its website. According to Dell, this is the first time a core-Spanish laptop has been sold in the United States.

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