Re: Jaws and NetBooks

  • From: "Sabaruddin Isa" <golden789@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:51:11 -0800

I'm also in the market looking for netbooks.
Has anyone had the chance to see both of these netbooks, Acer and Asus?
mind sharing your valuable info please.

On 12/26/08, E.J. Zufelt <everett@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good morning Ron,
>
> I purchased an ASUS eee pc 900ha about a week ago.  I am running Windows XP
> and JAWS 10.
>
> Overall I like the performance, it isn't as quick as my other computers, but
> I was not expecting that.  The small loss of performance is worth the size
> and price.
>
> I have noticed no reall problems with JAWS myself.  The only keyboard issue
> that I have had to learn is that the questionmark / forward slash key is to
> the left of the Z key instead of to the right of the period / greater than
> key.  That being said I have been using a laptop with a 10.6 inch screen and
> relatively small keyboard for a year and a half, so it wasn't too much of an
> adjustment to move to the 8.9 inch screen / keyboard on the eee pc.  (Note:
> I gave screen sizes to give an approximation of the relative size of the two
> keyboards.)
>
> I only have the netbook as a backup system but overall I like it and it
> plays audio and video very well.
>
> HTH,
> Everett
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron McEwan" <ron.mcewan@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 10:54 AM
> Subject: Jaws and NetBooks
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am seriously considering purchasing a Asus NetBook.
>>
>> I have some questions first.
>>
>> Does anyone have An Asus Netbook running with Jaws?
>> How is the keyboard mapping?
>> How do you like the performance of the machine?
>> Do you have any other comments?
>>
>>
>> In The Journey,
>>
>> ron
>>
>>
>
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