Andy, As long as it's a version that supports Vista then it should do, subject to the usual caveats about any installation problems or quirks that you might experience. Edward -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins Sent: 17 February 2008 11:25 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec Edward - So, if I install JFW on a Vista laptop, will it work strait away, without any tweeking? - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Green" <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:02 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec | You don't need to do that any more, though you can make Vista look like | previous versions of Windows if you want to. | | Edward | | -----Original Message----- | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of | Andy Collins | Sent: 16 February 2008 23:57 | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec | | Edward, yes, rather like were needed to get JFW to work in the classic view | | way with XP - | | Andy | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Edward Green" <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:39 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec | | || Andy, || || Do you mean display settings for Vista that you should change to get JAWS | to || perform optimally? || || If so, I'm not sure. I think this is less of an issue than it was, though || there may be some in the help file. || || Edward || || -----Original Message----- || From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf | Of || Andy Collins || Sent: 16 February 2008 23:35 || To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec || || Thanks Edward - Is there a list of settings for JFW with Vista that I can || grab from somewhere? - || || Andy || ----- Original Message ----- || From: "Edward Green" <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> || To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:16 PM || Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec || || ||| Andy, ||| ||| You'll be ok with standard for Home premium, ||| ||| Edward ||| ||| -----Original Message----- ||| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf || Of ||| Andy Collins ||| Sent: 16 February 2008 23:10 ||| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ||| Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec ||| ||| Edward - does home basic and home premium require the same version of | JFW, ||| or does premium need JFW pro?- ||| ||| Andy ||| ----- Original Message ----- ||| From: "Edward Green" <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ||| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ||| Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:02 PM ||| Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec ||| ||| |||| Hi Andy, |||| |||| If possible, I'd go for Vista Home Premium as opposed to Home Basic. I ||| know |||| that it's possible to upgrade to different versions of Vista if you buy ||| any |||| DVD, but don't know if this is possible on a laptop with it | preinstalled. |||| |||| Edward |||| |||| -----Original Message----- |||| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf ||| Of |||| Andy Collins |||| Sent: 16 February 2008 16:36 |||| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx |||| Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec |||| |||| Thanks Caroline, I'm still researching, and had hoped that some listers |||| would report on what they are using, and how they find it - |||| |||| Andy |||| ----- Original Message ----- |||| From: "Caroline Ford" <caroline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |||| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> |||| Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:33 PM |||| Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec |||| |||| ||||| Andy, ||||| ||||| I think, if you could get a laptop with 2 GB of RAM, it would work || better ||||| with Vista than 1 GB. 1 GB is fine for XP, but Vista is more of a || memory ||||| hog, so 2 GB would produce a more responsive system. ||||| ||||| Caroline. ||||| ||||| -----Original Message----- ||||| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf ||||| Of George Bell ||||| Sent: 15 February 2008 22:04 ||||| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ||||| Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec ||||| ||||| ||||| I've looked at the E-buyer website and as you have quoted ||||| below, it says: ||||| ||||| "DDR2-667 SDRAM 1024MB Up to 2 GB" ||||| ||||| In other words, 1024 megabytes of memory (which is in simple ||||| words a Gigabyte) and then says "Up to 2 GB". ||||| ||||| However, I'm a shade worried about this model, as it does ||||| not appear on Fujitsus's UK web pages, although does ||||| Internationally, for example New Zealand at the following ||||| URL. ||||| ||||| http://www.fujitsu.com/nz/services/technology/pc/esprimo/v55 ||||| 35/specs.html ||||| ||||| George. ||||| ||||| -----Original Message----- ||||| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ||||| [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins ||||| Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:32 PM ||||| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ||||| Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec ||||| ||||| James - thanks for your prompt response, can you help me ||||| understand what it ||||| is saying about memory? ||||| ||||| It states: ||||| ||||| Memory: DIMM slots (667 MHz support) 2 2, DDR2-667 SDRAM ||||| 1024MB Up to 2 GB ||||| ||||| I can't figure out if it says it comes with 1024 mb of ||||| memory, or implies it ||||| has 2GB of memory ||||| ||||| Thanks - ||||| ||||| Andy ||||| ||||| ----- Original Message ----- ||||| From: "James Scholes" <jamesscholes@xxxxxxx> ||||| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ||||| Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:20 PM ||||| Subject: [access-uk] Re: comments please on Laptop spec ||||| ||||| |||||| Very nice specs. Will only work with Jaws 8.0.2173, Jaws ||||| 9.0 will work ||||| best |||||| with it though. |||||| |||||| -------------------------------------------------- |||||| From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |||||| Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:17 PM |||||| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> |||||| Subject: [access-uk] comments please on Laptop spec |||||| |||||| > Hi all - |||||| > |||||| > found this Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo Mobile V5535 Laptop ||||| Intel Celeron 540 |||||| > 1.86GHz 1024MB 120GB 15.4" DVD-RW WLAN Vista Home Basic ||||| - on Ebuyer |||||| > |||||| > There stuff in the spec that I don't understand, and ||||| would appreciate |||||| > feedback as to it's spec, and abbility to work well with ||||| JAWS |||||| > |||||| > |||||| > Overview |||||| > |||||| > Processor: Intel® Celeron® M Processor 540 (1.86 GHz), ||||| Front side bus |||||| > (FSB) |||||| > 533 MHz 533 MHz |||||| > Memory: DIMM slots (667 MHz support) 2 2, DDR2-667 SDRAM ||||| 1024MB Up to 2 ||||| GB |||||| > BIOS: BIOS Flash EPROM Phoenix First BIOS Phoenix First ||||| BIOS |||||| > Hard disk drives (internal) *: S.M.A.R.T. 120GB S-ATA ||||| 150 (5400 rpm), ||||| 120 |||||| > * |||||| > 1 Gbyte equals one billion bytes, when referring to hard ||||| disk drive, |||||| > capacity; |||||| > accessible capacity may vary, also depending on used ||||| software and tool. |||||| > Fixed drives: Super Multi DVD writer (incl DVD RAM, 8x ||||| double layer |||||| > support) |||||| > Display: 15.4-inch TFT WXGA / 1280 x 800 pixel non-glare ||||| display, (glare |||||| > optional), Max. resolution for external displays Up to ||||| 1920 x 1440 / ||||| true |||||| > color |||||| > / 60 Hz Up to 1920 x 1440 / true color/ 60 Hz |||||| > Graphics: SiS Mirage 3+ Graphics, 64-256 MB shared ||||| memory |||||| > Interfaces: Express card 34/54 1, USB 2.0 3, VGA 1, ||||| Modem RJ-11 ||||| optional, |||||| > LAN RJ-45 1, Audio-in (line-in / microphone) 1, ||||| Audio-out (line-out / |||||| > headphone) |||||| > 1, DC-in 1, Kensington Lock 1 |||||| > Chipset: Northbridge SIS M672 SIS M672, Southbridge SiS ||||| 968 SiS 968 |||||| > Modem on board: 56K V.90 modem MDC1.5 optional |||||| > LAN on board: built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet ||||| LAN (SiS196) |||||| > Wireless Technologies (WLAN): Import and usage according ||||| to |||||| > country-specific |||||| > regulations. |||||| > Audio: Stereo speakers, Sound chip Realtek ALC268, ||||| Internal microphone |||||| > Keyboard and pointing device: Keyboard 87 keys, 19mm ||||| pitch, 2.5mm key |||||| > stroke, 87 keys, 19mm pitch, 2.5mm key stroke, Touchpad ||||| with two mouse |||||| > buttons with |||||| > two mouse buttons, Status LED |||||| > Supported Standard: WMI / CIM / WBEM, PXE, BootP |||||| > Security: Physical security: Kensington Lock support, ||||| System Security: |||||| > Norton Internet Security Symantec, User Security: User ||||| and supervisor ||||| BIOS |||||| > password, |||||| > * for made4you customizing projects only |||||| > Power supply: 1st Li-Ion battery 4 cell, 2000 mAH (29.6 ||||| Wh), First ||||| battery |||||| > * |||||| > (Mobile Mark 2002) [up to] 1h 20 min, Up to 2h 30 min ||||| with accessory, 1h |||||| > 20 |||||| > min, Up to 2h 30 min with accessory, battery, AC adapter ||||| 20V/65W ||||| Adapter, |||||| > Rated voltage (AC input) 100 - 240 V, Rated frequency 50 ||||| - 60 Hz, DC |||||| > output |||||| > 20 |||||| > V, 3.25 A, * Battery life may vary depending on product ||||| model, |||||| > configuration, applications, power management settings ||||| and features |||||| > utilized. 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