[access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited

  • From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <hotscot72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:19:09 +0100

Phil, I have the Aspire5920G laptop, and I to was wondering how much of the Acer stuff is really needed for us blindys?, 



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Billy
----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Stephenson" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:35 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited



Hi Chris & All,

I'm finding this thread ver interesting having just bought an Acer laptop
wit Vista home premium which I have to say in hindsight I think was an idea.
Anyway my questions if I were to get a downgrade to XP how much issue would 
it cause doing an install in losing the Acer stuff that's on my laptop?
Also having just loaded my last install of Office 2003 would I be able to
uninstall Office to allow me to install it again or would I have to get a
brand new copy?

Your comments gratefully appreciated,

Cheers,

Phil


-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Chris Hallsworth
Sent: 10 September 2008 21:25
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited
I very much doubt it. Some companies, like Dell and Acer, are offering XP as 
downgradable disks however, but I doubt you can buy machines with XP
preinstalled now.

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----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:16 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited



Hi

Can you still get xp pc's cheaply?


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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew Ireland
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 8:56 PM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited

Hi Steve,

I can sort of agree, but the Screen Reader hasn't been in
development for
all that long, and I would think better things are to come
in the next
version of the Mac Operating System.  Also, the Mac is very
stable, not
something we can say about Windows!

I stil use XP Pro on my Windows Box, and I am happy enough
with it.

All the best

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On 09 September 2008 19:48: Steve Nutt wrote:


Hi Andrew,

The Mac ain't much good either.  Nice for basic stuff like

word

processing, not so nice on the web, and the screen reader

isn't so

configurable.  XP Rules!

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On

Behalf Of Andrew Ireland
Sent: Tuesday 9 September 2008 19:46
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited

I agree about Vista, it isn't my idea of a good operating

system.

That's why I purchased a Mac!  <Smile>.

All the best



Hi George,

If you change to the classic start menu though, you lose

one of the

few lovely advantages of Vista.  You can go to the run

menu, and just

type anything and it will find the nearest program.  So

you could

type "word" and you will be right on Word.  If you change

that to

classic, you lose it.  One of the few things I like about

Vista.

Other than that, I think Vista is Microsoft's idea of a

practical

joke.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On

Behalf Of George Bell Sent: Tuesday 9 September 2008

15:40

To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited

Hi Adrien,

There is a learning curve with Vista, but it won't

usually

give you the screaming ab-dabs. If nothing else, you can

at

least change to the Classic Start menu.

Office 2007 is the nasty one.  For example in Word, while

a

lot of keyboard shortcuts have been retained, the whole
structure has changed and things have been moved all over
the place.

George.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adrien

Collins

Sent: 09 September 2008 15:15
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited

Hi George

It sounds like one of the equium range. Thanks for

letting

me know.

Is vista easy to use and is there a tutorial on it?


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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Bell
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 4:03 PM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited

I was in a hurry, so didn't note the model number, but I

had

a brief glimpse of a Toshiba in PC World, Northampton at

the

weekend, where the keyboard included a number pad. As I
recall price was around £500 - £600.

George.

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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adrien

Collins

Sent: 09 September 2008 14:51
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited

Hi Steve

No problem, I'll take a look at that site, obviously I

have

to shop around. I have only used toshiba laptops, most of
them start at 2 gb ram which is pretty good. I don't know
the other makes, toshiba prices are reasonable too.


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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:46 AM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptops revisited

Hi Adrien,

I can't answer your Toshiba questions, I never buy them,

I

don't like them.
They have non-standard drivers.  That's just my opinion.

A good source for laptop stuff though is
http://www.laptopshop.co.uk.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Adrien Collins
Sent: Monday 8 September 2008 22:17
To: 'access uk'
Subject: [access-uk] Laptops revisited

Hi

I know there have been a whole load of messages recently
about laptops and I'm sorry to ask you guys to go over it
again but my questions are more specific.

I am interested in the toshiba equium 210, does any body

use

this laptop? What is it like?
I am also seriously looking at the toshiba satellite

300d,

this has 2 gb ram and if I order it I will upgrade to 3

gb

of ram, is 2 gb sufficient to run vista and hal and all

my

other programs? Would I be better with the 3 gb?

Lastly, being in France, not many companies over here

will

supply me with a laptop with english keyboard or windows.
Therefore I have to purchase from the UK. I know of
play.com, laptops direct and pcworld, would you guys be

able

to recommend some other companies to me please.

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