[bcab] Re: Samsung NC 10 netbook

Hi,

I have the Office CD files on a memory stick as I can never be bothered to put 
the CD in when I need to.  I also copy the files to the c: drive, as if the 
disk is needed again, then it finds it automatically.

This is an E-Open licensed version that you can download from Microsoft, but I 
have done the same with the CD version.

Thanks.
Andrew.

-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Jackie Cairns
Sent: 30 November 2008 17:26
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Samsung NC 10 netbook

Hi Graham

Yes, but could you copy the executable Office files to a memory stick or 
external drive?  I wonder if Microsoft would be a bit too cute to let you do 
that.

Jackie Cairns
Braille Support Adviser
Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sight and Sound Technology
Welton House North Wing
Summerhouse Road
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6WD
Tel: 01604 798024
Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Graham Page
Sent: 30 November 2008 17:18
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Samsung NC 10 netbook

coppy the contents of a cd to a memory stick or get a USB drive such as an
external DVD writer.

Cheers

Graham
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 5:10 PM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Samsung NC 10 netbook


> Hi Steve
>
> Yes, I'm inclined to agree with you.
>
> This might sound a stupid question, but if these Netbooks don't come with
> CD/DVD drives, how would you install a program such as Office, or anything
> else that is on CD for that matter?
>
> Jackie Cairns
> Braille Support Adviser
> Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sight and Sound Technology
> Welton House North Wing
> Summerhouse Road
> Moulton Park
> Northampton
> NN3 6WD
> Tel: 01604 798024
> Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Steve Nutt
> Sent: 30 November 2008 16:19
> To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bcab] Re: Samsung NC 10 netbook
>
> Hi Jackie,
>
> They come with XP usually.  My feeling is that this should remain so.
> Vista
> is a bit of a hog, and many Netbooks won't like it.  I am quite pleased
> about this, as I am convinced that XP is still the more stable of the
> Windows platforms.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Jackie Cairns
> Sent: Sunday 30 November 2008 11:10
> To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bcab] Re: Samsung NC 10 netbook
>
> Hi Graham and everyone
>
> I've been following this thread very closely as I am in the market for
> buying a Netbook, and want to thank all those who have contributed so
> helpfully and with so much useful detail.  Essentially, I want something
> really lightweight to carry around, with wireless connectivity, a nice
> keyboard, reasonable hard drive, and the ability to run most programs such
> as JAWS and MS Office 2003.
>
> It's been most interesting, thanks everybody.  One quick question though
> please?  Are these Netbooks coming with XP by default as opposed to
> laptops
> that seem to be loaded with Vista now?  It isn't too much of a big deal
> whichever the platform happens to be, except that I would prefer more RAM
> if
> it were Vista.  What is the feeling among you who use these machines on
> that
> score?
>
> Jackie Cairns
> Braille Support Adviser
> Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sight and Sound Technology
> Welton House North Wing
> Summerhouse Road
> Moulton Park
> Northampton
> NN3 6WD
> Tel: 01604 798024
> Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Graham Page
> Sent: 30 November 2008 04:10
> To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bcab] Samsung NC 10 netbook
>
> Hi all.
>
> I have mentioned this netbook before and read quite a few reviews and
> comments here and there.  A google search for Samsung NC10 review will
> bring
> up plenty.  Essentially the common view is generally that the Samsung NC10
> is the top dog at the moment.  It was £299 though I believe that PC World
> sell it for £320 now.
>
> I never got to really look at one in PC World but today I got chance to
> set
> one up from scratch and do some work on another to get them both up to the
> same spec.  Essentially they were well behaved machines that worked well
> with JAWS and should work well with other screenreaders.  They use the
> Intel
> GMA950 chipset I think.
>
> Reviews say they look more like a professional ultraportable than the MSI
> Wind, Advent 4211 etc. and I would agree with this.  They are certainly a
> bit less curvy.  The keyboard feels good to use and is generally well laid
> out but you gain a page up and a page down key to either side of the up
> arrow key but as a result the right shift key is rather small and feels
> too
> far over to the right.  The Control key is on the left however and the
> keyboard is perfectly comfortable to use.  You can turn off the mouse pad
> with FN key f10 which is good to know.
>
> In some reports, it has been suggested that the hinge could be a little
> weak.  It felt reasonable to me and not all reviewers say the hinge is
> week
> though if you move the display sharply during use the screen can flex
> causing a ripple effect to appear.  Ports stick out very slightly from the
> case as plastic moulding sticks out a fraction to hold them.  The battery
> sticks out a centimetre perhaps from the bottom of the machine.  It is a
> little more back heavy than the MSI Wind but not much.
>
> The basic building blocks and spec in terms of connectivity are the same
> as
> the MSI Wind and indeed many of the other netbooks using the Atom 270
> chips.
> You do get a considerably better built in mike in the Samsung NC10 though
> which could be useful if you need to make a quick skype call somewhere.
>
> The NC10 does come with quite a lot of software including a recovery tool
> that keeps popping up until you run it.  It puts an image of your windows
> setup into the D drive which is a partition of the hard disk.  The hard
> disk
> is in fact split in half giving about 70 gig each I believe.  This
> recovery
> program reboots and asks a couple of questions before starting the
> recovery
> so if you want to do the recovery you will need sighted assistance.
> Otherwise you could just uninstall it but things could be problematic if
> your hard disk dies.
>
> I have now come across Mcafee Internet Security on 2 PCs running Vista and
> 3
> running Windows XP in the last couple of weeks.  On the NC10 you get the
> software half installed.  You need to install it fully if you really must
> use this software.  I have seen few programs that seem to slow even the
> fastest PCs down so much.  Removing Mcafee is best done by clicking the
> remind me later button that comes up in the Mcafee window.  This is spoken
> when you tab to it y Narator but not JAWS.  Go to add/remove programs and
> remove Mcafee security as soon as possible.  Use separate fire walls,
> spyware protection and antivirus programs or give the beta of Nod32 a go.
>
> Over all, if I were buying a netbook today I would go for the NC10 at the
> moment.
>
> Regards
>
> Graham
>
> Graham Page
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