I have seen Gateway and Asus 15 inch laptops with full keyboards on
them. Both machines were about 5lbs.
On 3/17/2012 1:16 AM, Karyn Campbell wrote:
Our Toshiba laptop is a 17 in extended keyboard machine. That means it has
the numeric keypad built in.
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Office 2007 and IE 8 along with Asus netbook running XP home 32 bit with
Office 2007 and IE 8 with Microsoft Security Essentials on both machines.
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From: Chip Orange [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 8:18 PM
To: 'Robert Martin'
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Question Regarding All-In-One Computers
Hi Bob,
Well, it turns out we have both types!
I've been using a Dell Inspiron laptop for years and have been quite happy
with it, and a Thinkpad before that which I liked even better.
My wife bought a Lenovo all-in-one a year back, and while she's really
happy with it, it's bluetooth keyboard would not work properly with
Window-Eyes. It's because it does not have a numeric keypad, and it does
not have a modifier key you can hold down to make some of the alphabetic
keys temporarily become numeric keypad keys. I think it would have worked
ok if I had been willing to learn the alternative layout for laptop
keyboards WE does offer, but I'm not sure about that. What I do is to plug
in a USB keyboard when I want to use it. Perhaps the list would recommend
some bluetooth keyboard that would also work; it's the miniature bluetooth
keyboard which it came with which seems to be the problem.
I got ahead of myself there: I should explain that without a numeric keypad,
one of your options for laptops is to hold down an extra key they usually
have called the "fn" key, which makes the keys centered around the u, i, o,
and p keys become numeric pad keys. I think it's a fine compromise, and
only takes a little extra learning and practice to make it work (unlike
trying to learn all new key combinations for the alternate laptop layout for
WE).
I think laptops have so much more to offer than other types of pcs, that I
strongly would recommend a laptop over a desktop or all-in-one (you can
easily move it to any room in the house as needed for instance).
If it's only going to be used by you, I'd consider one of the under 3 pound
extra light weight laptops if you think you'd like to take it with you
anywhere. Otherwise the cheapest laptops are the mid-sized ones around 5
pounds in weight, and usually 15 inch screens. If you're going to be
sharing it with a sighted person, and mostly at home as a desktop, then I'd
recommend a 17 inch one which often weighs around 7 pounds. There are some
laptops which do have numeric keypads built-in, I just don't remember which
they are (some were Lenovos I think, and some were HP?).
hth,
Chip
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From: Robert Martin [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Robert Martin
Subject: Question Regarding All-In-One Computers
Hello,
My desk-top computer is apparently living on borrowed time but owes me
nothing after approximately seven years. This afternoon my wife and I were
looking at new desktops and were interested in the all-in-one models which
apparently have everything built into the unit with the screen. I was
looking specifically at an Asus although there were also Del and Toshiba
models of these computers as well. I'd not seen these type computers before
and am wondering if any WindowEyes users are familiar with them and if
anyone can tell me whether they work satisfactorily with screen access
software. I was impressed with the sleek packaging of components which
lack the mass of wires etc. which are conventionally part of desktop
configurations. The ones I looked at had a wireless keyboard and mouse. IF
anyone could provide advice about these models I'd appreciate any input.
Also if anyone is using a laptop as their desktop model and has had
especially good luck with a particular type I'd appreciate that information
as well. If you're a laptop user, do you use a USB number pad?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Regards,
Bob Martin
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