I would say you want at least 4 GB of RAM and if you get an intel processor you should not consider anything less than an I3 processor and an I5 would be good. I'm not the best to advise you on where to go to get windows 7 as I've not researched the situation for about 3 months. Usually Windows 8 would have replaced windows 7 pretty much entirely by now but I know some manufacturers are offering windows 7 as an options because many people dont like the look of windows 8 or they have some peripheral devices which will not work with windows 8. Hopefully someone else on here will know more about this so they can help imediately. Cheers Graham -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amie Slavin Sent: 28 December 2013 11:10 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: New laptop advice request Brilliant Graham, thanks very much. Very helpful. Only remaining question would be around necessary memory, or is that implicit in the ultrabook recommend? Oh, and where should I be looking in terms of a potentially useful vendor? I'm a fan of Sony so should I maybe go straight to them, or other manufacturers, rather than a general retailer? Thanks again for your help. A x -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Graham Page Sent: 28 December 2013 09:50 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: New laptop advice request Hi Amie. I've not seen much in the way of replies to this so here goes. Many modern laptops are quite powerful. Many will I am sure suit your needs. the more urgent issue to consider though is the operating system. Windows 8.1 is the latest version but one criticism of this which I think most agree with is that Windows 8.1 tries to merge the needs of those with touch screens with those who use a more traditional style desktop environment. There is a lot that can be done to make the environment easier but yu may want to consider getting a machine with windows 7 if you want to avoid a bit of a learning curve. Many suppliers can still arrange this but you won't get much joy out of high street vendors such as PC World. You would probably be aiming for a class of laptops known these days as Ultrabooks. I'm not sure which would be best though I have heard it said that toshiba machines are not as robust as they used to be. I'd start myself considering samsung, asus, HP or Sony but I am sure others can advise you better than me on these specifics. Regards Graham -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amie Slavin Sent: 23 December 2013 13:32 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] New laptop advice request Hi list Thinking it's time to replace my laptop before it conks out on me. I'd be grateful for advice re exactly what to get, and ideally from where. I like Toshebas but am not sure it's sensible to just rush for another without asking you lot first. I like the screen, and therefore the machine, to be as small as possible. I've been running JAWS 10 but will look at upgrading with the new laptop, so what models might suit me, in terms of memory etc? Thanks very much for any and all advice. 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