Re: LAPTOPS
- From: "Crystal French" <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:21:33 -0600
Hi Steve,
Could you tell me where you found your laptop?
Mine is going to need to be replaced, and I would prefer to find one that is
smaller, and lighter, if possible.
Thanks.
Crystal
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <k8sp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: LAPTOPS
> Jesse,
>
> Laptops vary wildly in keyboard layouts. I would hesitate to make a
specific
> recommendation, because I don't know your needs in terms of performance,
> mobility, display etc.
>
> I will say that my Averatec 3250 is a great value for the money. I chose
it
> because it is somewhat smaller and lighter than the 15-inch 7-pound
variety.
> It is about 11 inches wide, weighs 4.5 pounds. One drawback is that its
> battery is smaller, so the run-time between charges is about 3 hours.
>
> Having said that, it does have some nice advantages. My particular model
has
> built-in 802.11G wireless, a DVD-RW, and 80 gb hard-drive. As a Jaws
user, I
> appreciate the fact that it has an insert key on the keyboard. While I
still
> use the laptop layout because of the need to use jaws key with 8 for
> left-mousing, the insert key is still honored so I can use insert-v for
> verbosity settings which is easier than caps loc-v. The other thing about
> this laptop is that it has a function key which modifies the function of
> various keys. Examples: func/up-arrow is page-up; fund/right arrow is
end;
> func and f3 turns the display off or on. Turning the display off does
prolong
> battery life.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
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