[gui-talk] Netbook Recommendations Wanted

[Chris Hallsworth]

Just for information, netbooks will be shipping with Windows 7 as of this 
Thursday (October 22).

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From: "Nimer" <nimerjaber1 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:27 AM
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Netbook Recommendations Wanted

> Hello,
>
> Netbooks generally come with windows XP although some come with Linux. 
> Please make sure you get one running Windows XP as Linux won't run JAWS, 
> although in my opinion Linux beats windows a thousand times over! You 
> don't have much choice in processor, as they come with the atom. If you 
> can afford it, get two gigs of ram and not one, although one works fine. 
> I'd go for a ten inch screen, as that will make the keyboard a little more 
> comfortable as well. They can all run JAWS, as long as you get one with 
> the atom processor. You want to go for a regular hard drive and not a 
> solid-state drive as this will give you more storage.
>
> As for applications, most of what comes with it is either junk or trial. I 
> am not sure what kind of software you're going to need, but you can 
> download most of it. I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but netbooks 
> do not have a CD drive. For some apps, you're going to need to use an 
> external USB drive.
>
> Thanks, and if you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to 
> ask.
>
> Nimer J
>
> Arielle Silverman wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am in the market for a Netbook and am interested to know if anyone
>> can recommend a brand/model that will run JAWS for Windows, since I
>> already have JAWS and have been using it for a long time. Also, for
>> those of you who have used Netbooks with JAWS, have you found the
>> built-in applications to be accessible?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your assistance.
>> Arielle
>>
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