I did read through the specs given on the page you linked, and it looks
like a nice little unit.
The fact that it has an SSD, will ensure you get fast loading of your
software, and fast storing of your data. As such, it to a certain degree
weighs up for the somehow low-speed CPU, and with 4GB RAM, I am able to
perform my computing as an advanced user on a daily basis. So unless you
are performing really heavy activity on your computer, I would say these
specs meet the average user requirements quite well.
This is a business-class model, which means it will have been designed
and manufactured with durability in mind. This is a clear-cut plus, and
would ensure you do not get som flimpsy cheap home computer, which are
known to break or get frustratingly broublesome over a bit of usage
time. Business models are made to be used, and likely you will find it
up running sturdily for several years. Once you get your hands on a
business model, you will feel the difference, compared to the cheap home
user stuff.
The specs in general are good enough. If the model offers you the change
to upgrade to more than 4GB RAM, it will not hurt to do so at a later
state. Yet, both the OS and the screen reader, should have no trouble
with the 4GB. The 1.8GHZ CPU could have been faster, but then again it
is one of the newer models, so likely it will not be much for a
difference for the average user. And the SSD with its fast loading,
often is a bettter upgrade than both the RAM and CPU, since more than
you realize out of your computing day, is being used in disk accessing.
I for one, really don't see this as a bad deal, unless you happen to
have extra-ordinary requirements in your usage of a computer.
Sometime down the road, if you are often running the computer off the
battery, you might want to get hold of a battery with more than 3 Cells.
A 6-cell battery, will keep you running for close to twice a long time,
but likely will make your computer slightly heavier, and thicker in the
battery-end. Batteries might be picked up from netshops, or you might
want to contact Dell. Even the shop selling this computer, might have
some batteries available for sale, and maybe that would turn out not too
expensive if you have them change to a higher capacity battery right
away, before shipping.
What I did not seem to find for specs in the linked page, would be how
many USB ports it has, and to what extend it has a memory-card slot. You
might want to look up these from the net in general, by entering a
search term like this, into your search engine:
Dell Lattitude 6430U Specs.
You ask how to get Win-Eyes on to the computer, since it seems not to
have any CD-drive. The easiest answer would be to use a USB pen-drive.
The whole screen reader takes less than 1GB, so any USB drive now aday
will have no trouble in holding it. Either copy the disk on to the USB
drive yourself, or have a friend help you with the copying. Start up
your new computer, and connect the USB drive, and then choose the
Setup.exe file on the drive. Rest is history, since it will perform just
as when you go from a CD; only ten times faster.
Alternatively, you contact the staff at AISquared, and they can provide
you with a downloadable of your screenreader disk. You download the
file, which is a zip, open it and run the Setup.exe file - and things
again will happen as if you had run it off from a CD.
Hope any of this helped you out, and that you will enjoy your new computer.
David
On 10/24/2016 3:44 PM, Shannon via Talk wrote:
> Good morning all,
> 'I could use some help.
> I need/want a lap top.
> I have an opportunity to get one of these, only a re-ferb model, Dell
> Latitude Intel Core i5 4GB 128GB SSD 14" LED Ultrabook (6430U)
>
> I really have no idea what all that stuff means. Is it any good? I pasted a
> link below that has the specs.
> I do know that it is not going to have a dedicated number pad so...
> Anyone have any idea which external Key pads are compatible with WE so I can
> use the mouse functions?
>
> Or even better a suggestion for an external keyboard that will feel more
> like a desktop layout? Are there any that would be more or less portable
> with the whole laptop idea in mind
> And
> It doesn't appear to have a CD rom so How do I get WE onto it?
>
>
> Thanks for any advice. I have looked through the Amazon list of keyboards
> and I am stumped so pointers are greatly appreciated.
> Shannon
> https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=9SIA0AJ14J8835&cm_re=6430u-_-3
> 4-200-813-_-Product
>
>
>
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