Tracy, I think GW is closed to working out all the 64 bit problems, and 64 bit systems are so popular it may be hard to buy a 32 bit system. the only problem I know of is that you could have some older hardware, with an older 32 bit driver, that would not run on a 64 bit system. it's a lot less likely if you're looking at a laptop I'd guess. A few laptops have a full sized keyboard, and so would give you a numeric keypad, and that may be of more importance to you than the 64 bit issue. Or, you may adjust to a laptop keyboard, and so it won't make any difference to you if you don't get a numeric keypad. I adjusted soon enough, once GW told me that all laptops have a fn key, which when held down gives you a numeric keypad made up from the alphabetic keys. This is a little tricky, but you soon enough get on to it. If you are going to be carrying the laptop a lot, you may want to concentrate on weight. Some people aren't physically strong enough to carry one of the larger 8 pound laptops all day without causing them a lot of pain in the shoulder and back. If that's you, then concentrate on the 5 pound laptops, which right now are usually the most common and the least expensive. Or, you can pay more and get a laptop under 3 pounds. Although there are some who recommend a netbook, which would weigh around 2 pounds, I do not recommend them, as their keyboards are slow to type on, and their processors and memory yield a very slow experience when using some software. they're not as expandible as a laptop, and they often come with a crippled version of windows 7, called the started edition. And, many laptops barely cost more than the high end netbooks, which are trying to be a laptop. In any case, the 32 or 64 bit question really has nothing to do with a laptop; a laptop is all about weight and which keyboard you'll get, and whether you'll be ok with those. I bought a laptop looking for as much memory and processor speed, and as good a wifi card (that would be 802.11n) as I could get, and the smallest screen I could get, because the screen size determines how much battery time you'll get. I also bought an extended 9-cell battery pack (when the usual is six). These decisions gave me a laptop that's not too heavy, and which has been satisfactory for many years, and is still able to run all the software I want. if you buy the cheapest slowest processor, I've found that your pc becomes unacceptibly too slow to you a lot sooner. hth, Chip
_____ From: Tracy Son [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 8:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: A question about laptops Hello list. Can anyone give me any good recommendations on what kind of laptop to buy with Windows 7 32 or 64 bit that will not give Window-eyes any trouble when you install it? I have heard mentioned on the list different problems people are having with laptops and display drivers and window-eyes working with them. I need to get some good Ideas so I can avoid these problems. Thank you. Tracy Son. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
