I think the reason for people still going for laptops is because they can handle more rigorous usage. I personally wouldn't want to use a Ultra Laptop for no more than 2 hours at a time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 7:31 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs
Hi Steve - This sounds a good way to go for portability then, why are peoplestill going for laptops I wonder? - Andy----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:33 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs | Hi Andy, | | Yes, it does. | | All the best | | Steve | | -----Original Message----- | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of | Andy Collins | Sent: Tuesday 26 August 2008 18:14 | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs | | Steve - Does JFW work then on these UMPCs? - | | Andy| ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:41 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs | | || Hi Andy, || || I've no idea, I don't use it. || || All the best || || Steve || || -----Original Message-----|| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf| Of || Andy Collins || Sent: Tuesday 26 August 2008 10:21 || To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs |||| Steve - Is there a steep learning curve with Linnux? Is it very different| to || || Windows? - || || Andy|| ----- Original Message ----- || From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>|| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 7:39 AM || Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs || || ||| Hi, ||| ||| Linnux has a dedicated screen reader called Speakup. If you download the ||| Ubuntu distribution, it can even speak the installation process. ||| ||| All the best ||| ||| Steve ||| ||| -----Original Message-----||| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf|| Of ||| Saqib ||| Sent: Monday 25 August 2008 20:49 ||| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ||| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs ||| ||| Hi Steve what speech program can you use with Linux. I was told that | Linux ||| doesn't support the current market of speech programs.||| ----- Original Message ----- ||| From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>||| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ||| Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 8:23 PM ||| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs ||| ||| ||| > Hi Barry, ||| > ||| > XP Home or Linux. Both of which will of course, talk. ||| > ||| > All the best ||| > ||| > Steve ||| > ||| > -----Original Message----- ||| > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On | Behalf ||| > Of ||| > Barry G ||| > Sent: Monday 25 August 2008 17:30 ||| > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ||| > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs ||| >||| > Do you know what operating system it's using, and will it run a screen||| > reader? ||| > ||| > All the best, ||| > Barry G||| > ----- Original Message ----- ||| > From: "Dean Wilcox" <wilcoxdean@xxxxxxxxxxx>||| > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ||| > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 5:25 PM ||| > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs ||| > ||| >||| >>I am surprised the Asus EEE mobile PC isn't getting more of a mention.||| >>Its ||| > ||| >>a mobile PC like we're discussing here but the hard drive is flash || based. ||| >>It only has a 4 or 8 GB drive depending on model but you can use SD || cards ||| >>to boost this. This makes it quieter and the battery life is over 3 ||| >>hours, ||| > ||| >>I'm sure I heard 3.5. ||| >> ||| >> At 16:48 25/08/2008, you wrote: ||| >>>Hi Steve, ||| >>> ||| >>>"I have just ordered the MSI Wind, primarily because it has a slightly ||| >>>more gutsy processor than the Advent on it..." ||| >>>||| >>>Hmmm, from what I read the MSI Wind and the Advent are the same. The||| >>>reviews say that the Advent is the MSI Wind only repackaged under a ||| >>>different brand name for UK market and sold by PC World. It worth||| >>>mentioning that the new EEEPC is using the Atom Intel processer too.||| >>> ||| >>>Cheers, ||| >>>Amro ||| >>> ||| >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ||| >>>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ||| >>>Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 2:31 PM ||| >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs ||| >>> ||| >>> ||| >>>>Hi Saqib, ||| >>>> ||| >>>>I have just ordered the MSI Wind, primarily because it has a slightly ||| >>>>more||| >>>>gutsy processor than the Advent on it. Also, I read in reviews that|| the ||| >>>>fan ||| >>>>on the Advent is a bit noisy. Is this true? ||| >>>> ||| >>>>All the best ||| >>>> ||| >>>>Steve ||| >>>> ||| >>>>-----Original Message----- ||| >>>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On || Behalf ||| >>>>Of ||| >>>>Saqib ||| >>>>Sent: Monday 25 August 2008 12:56 ||| >>>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ||| >>>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs ||| >>>> ||| >>>>Hi Andy I have the Advent 4211 10 inch mini laptop. It has XP HOme | and ||| >>>>1GB ||| >>>>RAM and 80 GB hard disk space. Battery life will be around 1 hour and || 40 ||| >>>>mins roughly. It has 3 USB ports and the fan vents are on the left || side. ||| >>>>I ||| >>>>run System Access which is my preferred screen reader and I think | Jaws ||| >>>>will||| >>>>run nicely on the machine. I will run a demo on the machine later to|| see ||| >>>>if||| >>>>Jaws does run properly. This laptop is for £279.99 from PC World and||| >>>>Currys. ||| >>>> ||| >>>>I'll let you know how the Jaws experiment went. ||| >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" ||| >>>><andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ||| >>>>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ||| >>>>Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 12:46 PM ||| >>>>Subject: [access-uk] Ultra Mobile PCs ||| >>>> ||| >>>> ||| >>>>>Hi all - ||| >>>>> ||| >>>>>Will JFW run under the OS on UMPCs? I don't know anything about || UMPCs, ||| >>>>>but||| >>>>>they look to be a more handy alternative to a laptop? I don't know||| >>>>>what ||| >>>>>OS ||| >>>>>systems UMPCs use, so I'd be interested if anybody has any | experience ||| >>>>>of||| >>>>>using one, what kind of features they offer etc, but this of course|| is ||| >>>>>only ||| >>>>>relevant if JFW runs ok! - ||| >>>>> ||| >>>>>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 ||| >>>>> ||| >>>>> ||| >>>>>No virus found in this incoming message. ||| >>>>>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com ||| >>>>>Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.7/1632 - Release Date: ||| >>>>>25/08/2008 ||| >>>> ||| >>>>>07:05 ||| >>>>> ||| >>>>> ||| >>>> ||| >>>>** 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 ||| >>>> ||| >>> ||| >>>** 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 ||| >>> ||| >>> ||| >>> ||| >>>-- ||| >>>No virus found in this incoming message. ||| >>>Checked by AVG. 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