Hello list, So I need to get another tower for work. Doesnt need to be anything fancy so was figuring on going the refurbished rout. Im looking at some refurbished Dell OptiPlex 790 and 990 options. Quad Core I5 and I7 processors for anywhere between $250 and$300. Id go cheaper, but dont want any issues with Jaws sluggishness on less powerful processors. Looks like I can still get Win 7 or Win 10 witch Im leaning towards.
I bought an HP last year with 8 GB of ram and 2TB of storage, but its been a frustrating machine. Jaws is slow to respond. Dont know if it has anything to do with the processer (AMD A8-6410 APU with AMD Radeon R5) but having tried everything to optimize it, uninstalling programs, disabling settings, etc. Its what it is I suppose. Anyway, Ive always had good luck with Dell and indeed, I find Jaws and my keyboard snappier on my going on five year old dell vostro 3750 laptop than this HP from last year. Anyone had experience with either one of these Dells and can they comment on their performance with Jaws? Again, this is mostly for work. Emails, documents, spreadsheets, Skype telephonic calls. That sort of boring thing. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
