Hi Yvonne that is not a hard drive! That is in fact an SD card built into the unit! I do not know much about these except that it supposedly loads faster as there ar no moving parts, so the added bonus is shock resistance. But that's all I know. Sorry I can't help further.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yvonne Oliver Sent: 26 November 2009 22:34 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe hello Chris i will try to locate a store that sells these and go and visit and ask to feel one any idea on a asus eee 901 netbook? someone wants £200 for it but not sure as it only has 1 gig ram and 12 gig hard drive how much are these brand new? Yvonne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe >I don't know much since I haven't got it yet. I have seen some in shops > though. The keys are quite like those on a laptop, but due to the smaller > size some keys are either missing or do something different. Like I say I > haven't got my own yet so can't obviously give you an accurate overview. > As > far as I know there is no accessible palmtop equivalent. The netbook is > about as small and cheap a computer you can find on the market today. Hope > this helps. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yvonne Oliver > Sent: 25 November 2009 23:07 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe > > hello Chris > how easy are the keys to find on a netbook compared to the more > conventional > laptops. > i found keys all over the place on laptops. > and how much would one set me back? > > also do you know if there is a handheld one such as an i pod type of > computer? > > thank you > > Yvonne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:58 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe > > >>I am getting a netbook for Christmas. This is a miniature laptop and has >>the >> usual laptop features, but most also come with inbuilt Bluetooth. >> Operating >> Systems preinstalled are usually Windows XP, but some are now shipping >> with >> Windows 7 in favour of the new Microsoft OS. Netbooks usually have a not >> so >> powerful processor (Intel Atom) compared to an average laptop. Netbooks >> however do have an extensive battery life. For example, on the one I will >> be >> getting it is expected to have up to 8.5 hours battery life (probably 7 >> if > >> I >> am going to use speech full time). This is a much improved feature >> compared >> to 2 or 3 hours on a laptop. Hope this all helps. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yvonne >> Oliver >> Sent: 25 November 2009 22:50 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe >> >> hello members. >> i go on holiday a few times a year and one of the hotels i stay at now >> has >> wi fi. >> therefore i am looking for a portable device that has jaws or system >> access >> to connect to the hotel's internet service. >> i know a lap top is capable of doing this but they can be rather heavy to >> carry while using a white cane. >> so i am looking for something else. >> a lap top will do if nothing else is available i would like an i pod but >> not >> found any with talking software for menu's and field data entry such as >> field for credit card details using online shopping. >> is there such an i pod around that will suit my needs? >> if not can someone recommend a portable machine that will serve the >> requirements. >> i am looking to buy one so if someone has such an item they can email me >> offline. >> failing that can anyone tell me where i may obtain this item? >> >> it is essential that it has wi fi, and a screen reader jaws or system >> access. >> but above all else it does need to have voice on menu structure. >> >> thank you >> >> Yvonne >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John M." <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Installing IBM Think Pad Drivers. >> >> >>> The XP Home drivers should work fine with XP Pro. 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