The golden rule (at least it used to be) was that if Windows had the
word "Home" in its version name, you could use Standard JAWS. (Or in
fact the Pro version of JAWS if you wanted to.)
Versions of Windows without "Home" in the name, required JAWS
Professional.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Carol Pearson
Sent: 11 August 2012 13:50
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: NOVATECH COMPUTERS
Yeah, but on what computers do you need the Professional version of
Jaws?
Carol P
----- Original Message -----
From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 1:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: NOVATECH COMPUTERS
There has never been a price difference between 32 and 64 bit
versions of
JAWS. The price difference is between standard and professional.
Iain
-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Pearson
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 12:38 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: NOVATECH COMPUTERS
So where is the price difference? There used to be one.
Carol P
----- Original Message -----
From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 12:06 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: NOVATECH COMPUTERS
There has never been a price differential between 32 and 64 bit
versions
of JAWS.
Iain
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Toner
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:51 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: NOVATECH COMPUTERS
Hi Steve,
It does see the 4GB just complains not all of it is usable.
It's nice though that today 64Bit is pretty much common place. Are
JFW
still making a distinction between 32/64 in pricings? Whoever's
considering buying a new machine and is thinking of Windows may
need to
consider this.
Regards,
Barry.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
Of Steve Nutt
Sent: 11 August 2012 11:37
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: NOVATECH COMPUTERS
Hi Barry,
Yep, I'd say that's about right.
All the best
Steve
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
Of
Barry Toner
Sent: 11 August 2012 11:34
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: NOVATECH COMPUTERS
Hi,
Sorry to be picky but they normally dont' see anything usable above
3.75GB.
Regards,
Barry.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
Of
Steve Nutt
Sent: 11 August 2012 11:32
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: NOVATECH COMPUTERS
Hi Mo,
Sorry, but 32 bit versions of Windows do not address memory above
4GB.
All the best
Steve
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
Of
Mobeen Iqbal
Sent: 10 August 2012 17:15
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: NOVATECH COMPUTERS
Hi Carol. Here are my views on your questions.
In terms of speed, you may have had computers either that are old
running windows XP that have been upgraded to windows vista/7, or a
computer running windows Vista. There may not necessarily be
anything
wrong with your computer, its probably the operating system. Often,
a
memory upgrade or upgrading to a solid state drive can very
dramatically
improve performance with huge cost savings. I recently upgraded a
friends computer running a quad core processor from 5 years ago,
and
windows boots within 20 seconds and that's windows7 ultimate, the
most
resource hungry version of windows 7! Windows 8 should run fine on
any
windows7 certified PC. an intel Dual core with 4GB of ram minimum
should
be perfectly sufficient, with AMD i'd recommend going for a quad
core
CPU for maximum performance. My field is computer hardware, so i'd
be
more than happy to help you out in sourcing a computer, or
performing an
upgrade for you. Obviously i can not directly advertise these
services
on this list. I do not use Novatech. I have used them in the past
but
find ebuyer.com much better value and they have much more choice.
Then
there's the custom build option. A PC tailered to your specific
requirements could cost you as little as £200 and still keep you in
excellent stead for years to come. Personally, all my computers for
my
self and for clients are running 32bit versions of windows7. Again,
people will argue that you need 64bit for computers with more than
4GB
of ram. this isn't always the case. manufacturers provide support
for
ram up to 16GB for windows7 32bit. again, this was the case on a
friend's laptop. The laptop was upgraded from 4GB to 8GB and is
running
a lot faster running windows7 32bit ultimate edition and yes,
windows
sees and utilises all 8 GB of ram.
Freedom Scientific do charge more i think for what they call the
professional version of jaws. That's for certain editions of
windows i
think its for windows7 ultimate, professional and
enterprize/business.
Standard is for home premium and basic i think. I would stick to
windows7. Windows8 has a horrible interface and has been slated as
the
next windows vista by a lot of people. When i watched a video by GW
micro, they were describing it and it sounds awful. The settings
menus
are convoluted and you have to enter multiple menus to get to where
you
want to go to the point where you forget where you've been. I
certainly
won't be installing it.
As for windows7 editions, there's not much between them all.
Windows7
ultimate as the name suggests is the ultimate edition with all
bells and
wistles. The enterprize/business editions are geared obviously
towards
enterprize/business functionality so provide support for use cases
where
you're connecting to domains/servers across a corpret network.
Windows7
home premium is more likely the version you'll find on your PC.
this is
geared more towards home users and provides a nice balance between
functionality and features. Again, i'd recommend sticking to 32bit.
While most applications may support 64bit, some drivers and anti
virus
products as well as applications do not work well on 64bit versions
of
windows. Clients have specifically asked me to downgrade to 32bit
because for example their scanner drivers do not work on 64bit, but
work
fine on 32bit. for example, if you have a scanner that worked fine
on
XP, on a 32bit version of windows7 you could use it because XP
emulation
can be used in realtime to make the driver think you're running
windows
XP when you're really running windows7. on a 64bit install, this
becomes
a lot harder because the original driver is 32bit, not 64bit. Sorry
if
i've confused you!
If i can help in any other way please don't hesitate to get in
touch.
I'd be more than happy to give you a ring or converse with you off
list
to find you the best deal.
all the best,
Mo.
On 10/08/2012 14:24, Carol Pearson wrote:
Hi all,
Whilst seriously considering Apple, I'm also looking at Novatech
for
my next computer.
I realise it may not be a great time to buy, with Windows 8 still
in
Beta, so I'd like advice on the kind of spec I should be looking
for
in order to take full advantatage of Windows 8, bearing in mind
that
I'm sick and tired of slow, slow, very slow, stop speed!
In addition, please could people confirm whether Jaws Standard
works
on any flavour of Windows, or must I still upgrade Jaws for some
versions of Windows?
Finally, if I start at Windows 7, what's the difference between
the
various versions?
Thanks for any input.
Carol P
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