I am also going to buy a laptop, that is Lenovo Thinkpad x270. This is a small laptop of 12.5 inches screen size, and have pretty good spects. I am not aware of its compatibility with jaws though. But I am a jaws user and hope jaws will work on it since it has windows 10.
On 6/15/17, David Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > I have two laptops. I own an Asus laptop, and it has 8 GB of ram, Bluetooth, > it is very fast, and I bought it for $250.00. My other laptop is an HP > Stream 11, and I can hold it in one hand. It only costs $179.00. It has a > SSD drive, and I use my small External Drive for more space. I love them > both, but I would go for the Asus, because it is so powerful for the price. > I have used it a lot for four years, and it still runs like a top. It > origionally came with Windows 8.1, and I have kept up to date with the > Creators update of win10 now on it. > David Moore > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: net bat66 > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] laptop questions > > the problem with a refresh;at least with dells is they use there own > propriatary drivers. so in many cases the microsoft version of windows may > not > have drivers for the model you have. > now if dell had the same service. where you could do the same thing but > download the version for your model to do the refresh that would be great. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Audiobookfan > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 5:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] laptop questions > > I like Toshiba. I currently have a Lenovo that I like very much. I would > *strongly* disagree with the comment that a macbook is the best Windows > laptop. Apple hardware is *way* overpriced. You could probably buy 2 > Windows laptops for the price of a macBook. > > I think more importantly than the brand is what is inside. I prefer > Intel over AMD. This Lenovo laptop has 8 GB of ram and a 250 GB SSD. I > really, really like having an SSD. Everything is so fast. I just plug in > an external 1 TB drive for additional data storage. It's all very fast. > > I also use an external wireless USB keyboard, so I didn't mind that the > laptop keyboard didn't include a keypad. My laptop also has bluetooth, > so that would be an option, but I've not used a bluetooth keyboard with > my laptop. I have connected bluetooth headphones, though. > > As far as getting rid of bloatware is concerned, I understand the next > version of Windows will have an option to install a fresh copy of > Windows built right in. If I recall correctly, it's called Windows > Refresh or something like that. It downloads a fresh copy of Windows and > does a complete reinstall, keeping only some of the built-in Windows > apps. All other apps and programs are removed, getting rid of all > bloatware. I think this is the best idea Microsoft has had since they > launched Windows. I know if I were buying a new computer, the first > thing I'd do is bring it home and run a Windows Refresh, giving me a > nice clean Windows to begin setting up. > > Hope this helps. > > Jeff > > On 6/14/2017 1:23 PM, Maria Campbell wrote: >> I have used Toshiba laptops for some years now and have been very >> satisfied. >> I always get numpads on mine, but still do use an external keyboard most >> of >> the time. >> >> >> [email protected] >> Faithfulness does not begin with large tasks-if it is not present in small >> >> things, it does not exist at all. >> >> On 6/14/2017 3:52 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>> Tammy: >>> >>> As with most things, it all ends up being personal preference. Myself, >>> however, would recommend a Dell laptop, with a full numeric keypad (I am >>> >>> assuming that there is a choice between having one, and not having one). >>> My >>> reason for this is that it is easier for me to do some of the JAWS keys >>> with >>> the numeric keypad, than having to learn the different keystrokes without >>> >>> one. But as I said, that is my preference. I have always used a Dell, so >>> I >>> cannot compare it with others. Hope this helps. >>> Jerry >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Tammy Freitag >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:41 PM >>> To: jaws-users-list >>> Subject: [JAWS-Users] laptop questions >>> >>> Hello, >>> I am looking for opinions about laptop brands. I know there isn't one >>> perfect answer to this but I do value the opinions and experiences of >>> others. I want to purchase a Windows 10 laptop. Here are my >>> questions; >>> 1. Which brand would you recommend? Why? >>> 2. What brand would you totally avoid? Why?? >>> 3. Since I use Jaws, would it be better to purchase a system off the >>> shelf or have one custom built? I have had them custom built before >>> because I didn't want all of the games and extra unaccessible programs >>> taking up space. >>> >>> These will do for a start. >>> Thanks for your input! >>> >>> >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > -- Mohib Anwar Rafay Phone: +919 555 555 765 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
