[access-uk] Re: Netbook thread revisited

  • From: James Scholes <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Eleanor Burke <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:00:06 +0000

Hi Eleanor,
V10 would work great.
On Friday, December 12, 2008 at 07:55 PM (GMT), Eleanor Burke wrote:
Thanks James for that.  It is great news.  Does the person run Version 10.0 
or should I go for a lower version?  Dolphin could not even tell me that.

Eleanor
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Scholes" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Eleanor Burke" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 4:31 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Netbook thread revisited


> Hi Eleanor,
> Supernova runs just fine on the NC10, I know someone who uses it along 
> with a lot of other applications and it works as good as on his laptop and 
> PC.
> On Friday, December 12, 2008 at 12:11 PM (GMT), Eleanor Burke wrote:
> Hi
> I was interested in what Jackie had to say and contacted Dolphin to see if
> Supernova would work on the Samsung NC10 but it has not been tested and 
> they
> don't know!!!!  Has anyone tried it perhaps?  He thought I'd be better off
> with a laptop!!!!

> Eleanor
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> From: "Saqib" <saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 11:23 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Netbook thread revisited


>> Hi Jacky Did you come across the Advent 4213? That one has a simcard slot
>> under the battery and you just insert a Three simcard in and use their
>> broadband. This feature is useful for when out and about. No need to look
>> for a wifi hotspot.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:14 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Netbook thread revisited


>>> Hi All

>>> Apologies for cross-posting for those subscribed to both lists, but this
>>> topic has been covered on Access UK and BCAB recently.

>>> Having been very interested in the thread of Netbooks, I decided to have
>>> a wander round while on a couple of days leave last week, and have now
>>> purchased the Samsung NC10.  I looked at the Advent and Asuss machines,
>>> as well as a similar spec Packard-Bell and the Samsung.  I chose the
>>> latter because I just liked the keyboard that little bit better.  For
>>> those who use a Pac Mate qwerty, the keys on the Samsung are not unlike
>>> it, and I felt comfortable typing on it without feeling too cramped up
>>> for space.

>>> I've now installed JAWS, K1000 and Microsoft Office Professional 2003,
>>> and find it works a treat with these and other programs I have added and
>>> use regularly.  In fact, it's a cracker! I particularly love its
>>> portability, and bought a nice little bag that takes its mains charger
>>> and has room for other items like an external drive or USB pen.

>>> For those interested in wanting to buy one of these machines, the 
>>> Samsung
>>> NC10 comes with 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, WiFi and Bluetooth, Windows 
>>> XP
>>> Home, has three USB ports, ethernet connection, microphone and headphone
>>> sockets, and a battery life purported to be around the 2.5 hour mark.
>>> They come in I believe blue, white and black, the latter being the 
>>> choice
>>> I went for.  They cost around £300.

>>> All the machines I looked at had very similar specifications, with a
>>> slight variation on the estimated battery life.  For me - and this is
>>> very personal to the individual - the Samsung had just that bit nicer
>>> keyboard.

>>> So far, so brill!!

>>> Jackie Cairns
>>> Braille Support Adviser
>>> Email: Jackie.Cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sight and Sound Technology
>>> Welton House North Wing
>>> Summerhouse Road
>>> Moulton Park
>>> Northampton
>>> NN3 6WD
>>> Telephone: 01604 798024
>>> Fax: 01604 798090
>>> Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk
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