Well, let's not get things mixed up. Yes, most, if not all, computers
nowaday, will be running a 64bit processor. They can still, though, run a
32bit version of the XP or Vista, with no dualboot necceasary. Both my
computers do that. And, there is still chances to get even brand new pcs
with the XP installed. Try a search on places like EBay, for instance, I
just picked up one from there a few weeks ago, with XP installed, and using
WE7.01 on it, right now. From the specs that were given in the initial
message, I even would say, you might be OK even if the laptop is not 100%
brand new. I picked up my laptop, an HP Compaq, secondhand, and am pretty
pleased with that one. It is only just over a year, and would cover the
specs initially given. All I had to do, was to upgrade the RAM, but even
that is a not too deep duck in your pocket, these days. Even if you don't
get the big hard drive, it might be a sugesstion to go for a USB hard drive,
which you can get all the way up to 500gb, and which can be good for storing
backups etc. I also want to point out, that I have seen MANY desktop/laptops
announced with Vista, but which holds the DOWN-GRADING license, for XP;
meaning that you simply make the choice, first time you turn on the PC, or
in some cases, you will need do one phone call. Check out the specs on
systems carefully, or ask your dealer, if the system you are about to buy,
will have this feature. And just one more point, Intel or AMD CPU, well it's
a matter of choice, but both run smoothly with WE. Personally I switched to
AMD a few months ago, and I have had no problems that would be related to
the CPU (AMD specifies the cores with X2, or X4, which indicates
respectively dual or quadro core).
----- Original Message -----
From: "net bat" <[email protected]>
To: "GW INFO" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: laptop
most all computers built now are 64 bit and window eyes will not run on
them. but if you wait 8 months then you will have a wider choice of brands
to choose from because the 64 bit version of window eyes, openbook and
windows 7 will be out. the 64bit window eyes will only cost $20 for the
cd if you have version 7.01 now.
i am not sure on this but i think you could still run xp 32 bit on a 64
bit system if you have a dual boot.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chip Orange" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 10:24 AM
Subject: RE: laptop
the trouble with waiting is that there is always something just about to
be
released, any day now, that's worth waiting for. you'll never be able
to
buy anything that way.
I think it's better to admit that xp is gone, and you'll be buying vista
or
windows 7, and learning them isn't a big deal; we've got many people on
this
list running vista.
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: net bat [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 1:09 PM
To: GW INFO
Subject: Re: laptop
i would wait about 8 months when windows 7 is released. its just as fast
as
xp and the premium version i think will have the ability to run xp in a
vurtual desktop.
the other thing is if it is a 64bit system window eyes will not work on
it
until version 7.1 is released. so i would wait if possable untill both
are
released by december hopefully.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chip Orange" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 10:00 AM
Subject: RE: laptop
My impression is that Dell's and Lenovo's (formerly Thinkpads) are
better quality and better supported; but you'll never get everyone
here or anywhere to agree on things like that.
it's going to be difficult to buy XP these days.
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: Louis D [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 11:24 AM
To: GW-Info
Subject: laptop
Hi guys. I am writing this message for my friend. He is looking for a
Windows XP laptop that works well with Window Eyes. He needs it to be
13-14 inches, thin, light, and has a Intel Duel Core processor, long
battery life, 2 to 4 gigs of ram, and over 200 gigs of harddrive
memory. He was thinking about getting a Soney but wanted to see what
you guys thought first. Any suggestions you can give will be greatly
appreciated.
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