[access-uk] Re: Laptops
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:49:13 -0000
Hi Andy
It depends on what you want to pay and whether you want something
lightweight to carry around, or lugable.
Personally - and I've said this several times since I've had it - I like my
HP laptop that I've had for six months. It isn't the lightest contraption
in the world, but it has a 320GB hard drive, 2GB RAM, 256MB graphics (not
shared), built-in Bluetooth, webcam, wireless networking, HD/Blue-Ray
compatible drive, three USB, one firewire, ethernet, Vista Home Premium ...
all the normal things nowadays really. My favourite feature is the almost
full-size keyboard with numeric keypad which I find very useful to be
honest. There are also two headphone sockets and a microphone socket on the
front. The only thing it doesn't have is a line-in but I use my other
machine for stuff like that if need be.
I'm sure others will recommend machines they use, or have used, so I guess
you'll have plenty to choose from.
As for where to buy, it depends if you like getting stuff off the Internet
or in the High Street. I don't have a preference really. I got my HP from
Comet where I ordered it over the phone, but that was because I liked the
spec of the machine more than where it actually came from.
Happy hunting.
Jackie
Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
Skype Name: Cairnsplace
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:32 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Laptops
Hi all
Well, I've been considering a laptop for a while now, and given all the PC
probs I've been having lately, now might be the time to take the plunge,
and
I'll at least have a working machine if this one dies or needs serious
surgery <smile>
So, here's the big question! What from experience would people recommend,
as
a place to buy, a make of laptop, preferences for laptops over notebooks
and
so on. My screen reader will still be JFW, and I guess I might as well go
with Vista too! But I really do need advice with this; I just looked at
Sight&Sound [just for a laugh really as I knew the prices would be over
the
top] and they have laptops for £1100! And although that comes with Vista,
it
doesn't come with JAWS! How can they justify that kind of pricing I
wonder;
if they were more reasonable, I might buy from them again, but that said
my
first experience wasn't great with the preinstalled software, but that's a
long time ago now. It really would be great to have a competitive retailer
that understands the screen reader market, but anyway, back to my point,
what do others recommend please -
Andy
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