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The problem principally lies with the Z key, which instead of sitting beneath the A and S keys has been bumped along the row so that it sits beneath S and D, making touch typing a pain.

The problem was first highlighted by Jake Gordon after purchasing a new Vostro 1310. Gordon quickly proceeded to post up his findings on his Flickr blog, noting: "the keys are all there ... it's just that the left shift is too big, forcing everything over too far. The Z has to be between the A and

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S... look on ANY other keyboard and that's where it sits. This is not a US/UK layout issue, just a general monumental flaw."

After contacting Dell, the company issued the following statement: "A limited number of Dell Vostro 1310 and 1510 laptops in Europe have been sent out with the wrong keyboard layout. We are working diligently to offer a solution to impacted customers and correct the error before any additional units are shipped."

"We will be contacting impacted customers directly to both apologise and instruct them on next steps. This issue is under investigation, and we will come back with more detailed information as soon as possible."

Image courtesy of Jake Gordon.

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