[access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:11:43 +0100
Hi Dean,
Why do you even need a CD/DVD drive gbuilt in any more? Who uses CDs
regularly? If I want to install something, I copy the image to a hard disk
on my server machine, and install it over the network. Daisy books I keep
on the network and copy them when I want them. CDs I rip. So you don't
really need them built in. No Internet or network access? Then copy your
CD to a pen drive or SD card.
Finally, the MSI Wind comes as standard with an 80GB hard disk and 1GB of
RAM upgradable to 2. The hard disk is standard, not solid state, and could
I would think, be easily upgraded.
So all them arguments go out the window <Smile>.
Watch this space, they will get smaller and cheaper, and the processors will
get more beefy.
All the best
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dean Wilcox
Sent: Tuesday 26 August 2008 20:11
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs
Full size laptops can have much more powerful
processors which makes a big difference. I think
it is probably easier to fit a large capacity
hard drive in and slip in an extra gig of
RAM. Its also worth remembering the bigger
screen, larger keyboard and the useful inclusion of a CD/DVD drive.
At 19:31 26/08/2008, you wrote:
>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! -
>||| >>>>>
>||| >>>>>Andy
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