i had a keyboard problem with a dell mini 9, but it wasn't really about it being cramped: to use important keys like "\", "|", "-", "[" and "]", one had to press the fn key plus another.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/symmetricalism/3429329317/sizes...

luckily there was an international version of the same keyboard being used on other mini 9s, so i was able to order it from dell and install it on mine.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/symmetricalism/3465687431/in/se...