[access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs

  • From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:41:53 +0100

Saqid - I thought you were using a netbook? If it's possible to have full 
web browsing and audio streeming, with good processor speeds, a UMPC would 
be very attractive, especially with a Bluetooth fold away keyboard; are they 
more expensive than laptops I wonder -

Andy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saqib" <saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 7:35 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs


|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
| > people
| > still 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! -
| > ||| >>>>>
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