Thanks Chris, will do - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:16 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops | Hi, look at the HP Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC. It comes with Vista | Home Premium, and comes with the usual stuff. Memory is 2 GB, can't | quite remember the processor except it's a duo core. I got it from | Curries. Hope that helps, and happy shopping. | | Andy Collins wrote: | > 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 | > | > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > ** and in the Subject line type | > ** unsubscribe | > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | > ** immediately-following link:- | > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | > ** or send a message, to | > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | > | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free. | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq