[access-uk] Re: Buying new laptop help please
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:00:54 -0000
Hi Catherine
I'll try to answer a few of your questions.
You can still get machines running XP, but the majority of High Street
shops only appear to offer Vista. I've got both running on a desktop
and laptop respectively, and while there are a few things I'm not so
keen on with Vista, it certainly does the job and is perfectly
accessible with screen readers.
I've got an Epson Perfection 1240U scanner and Samsung ML2150 printer,
and both run perfectly under Vista, and are probably classed as
"ancient" by today's climate. They've both served me so well for years
that I haven't wanted to upgrade either.
JAWS Standard will work on Vista Basic and Vista Home Premium, as well
as XP Home. JAWS Professional is required to run on Vista Business,
Ultimate or Premium, and XP Professional. I'd have to check the upgrade
price from JAWS Standard to JAWS Professional for you as I can't
remember it offhand.
You can run MS Office under Vista too. I've got 2003 Professional, and
it's fine.
As regards make and model of laptop purchase, I would simply recommend
keeping away from the very bottom of the range, simply because graphics
tend to be integrated, and RAM is less. I've had my HP laptop with
Vista Home Premium for almost 18 months, and I'm still very pleased with
it, even if it is big and has a numeric keypad. I bought it from Comet,
but just because it was the spec I wanted at the time and Comet happened
to be the place! I'm sure everyone will have a good website or place to
recommend.
Good luck.
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
Fax: 01604 798090
Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of catherine turner
Sent: 20 December 2008 17:52
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Buying new laptop help please
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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