[access-uk] Buying new laptop help please
- From: catherine turner <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:51:58 +0000
Hi,
My laptop has been struck down with some mysterious corruption or
who knows what problem for the second time in less than a year
and so I've decided it's time to buy a new one. I wonder if
people could help me with a few questions. I'm on my Braillenote
with dialup at the moment so can't do much research, but I can
use e-mail.
Firstly, is it still possible to buy anything with Windows XP on
it and is there any logical reason why I would want to? Are
there hardware compatibility issues with Vista? I have an Epson
Perfection 1650 scanner and an HP Deskjet 460 printer and would
really rather not have to buy new ones. I assume only JAWS Pro
will work on Vista? I'm pretty sure I have JAWS pro and not the
other one but how can I find out? It doesn't say in braille on
the CD case--will it say in print? And if it's not the
professional edition how much is buying the professional edition
going to set me back? Can MS Office 2003 be installed on Vista?
I also use Replay AV recording software. If anyone here uses it
do you know if they have a version for Vista?
Does anyone recommend any particular makes or models? And if so
why?
Regarding shops, I know people hate PC world and I certainly
don't rate them myself. But I need to get a new laptop ASAP and
there's a PC World in my town with long opening hours. If I know
exactly what I want to buy before I go in there is there any
reason to avoid PC World? Do people recommend any other
particular shops which have stores nationwide (if you're feeling
particularly kind you could tell me whether they have a shop near
Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich or Norwich).
anything people think I need to think about I haven't already
mentioned? I plan to use the computer for average
wordprocessing, spreadsheets, browsing, k1000 and a bit of stream
capturing and sound editing.
Thanks for any help you can give,
Catherine
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