Make sure the Netbook can stand up to the way you plan to use it. I was
disappointed the SmallTalk Ultra wasn't rugged enough. I also found I hated
its external keyboard and I hated having to use the docking station all the
time so I could use a braille display with it.For me, desktop PCs meet my
computer needs the best and a good notetaker meets my portable needs the
best.
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From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]>
To: "GW Info Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: Netbooks and Window-Eyes
Hi. You will need to install Window-Eyes from an SD card or USB stick as
these little machines don't have cd rom drives, I recommend really
checking different models out first because you may not like the
keyboards. Lastly, the wireless chip supports wep, wpa and wpa2 afaik on
all of them.
One which I don't recommend, but this is my personal opinion, is the MSI
Wind. Although its hardware is pretty much the same as other netbooks, and
its keyboard is a good size, you cannot use the embedded number pad the
way you are supposed to. So this means that if you are like me and use the
mouse pointer a lot with Window-Eyes, you can't hold the fn-key down and
the letter j to simulate the number pad 1 for bottom left. It's very
annoying and a deal breaker for me. I don't want to switch to a laptop
layout, and I don't want to purchase a 10-key pad. So the MSI Wind was
out. I gave it to my wife who doesn't concern herself with such trivial
matters, *smile*.
The Acer is a good machine, but I personally found its keyboard to be
spongy feeling. The Samsung is great although I don't personally own one.
And the one I have, the Asus EEEEEEEEEEEE PC is a great buy as well.
Oh, and the Dell ones don't even have actual function keys. So that's
another one I wouldn't recommend.
Hope this helps.
On 8/16/2009 6:01 PM, Ray Campbell wrote:
Hello:
We're both thinking about getting a Netbook to replace our Braille Note
and
Voice Note, respectively. I have some questions.
1. For anyone using Window-Eyes on a Netbook, are there any things that
we
should be aware of?
2. From your experience, do most Netbooks support WPA encryption for
WiFi?
3. Have any of you put Office 2007 on a Netbook and if yes, what issues,
if
any, did you have?
Thanks for any help anyone can offer.
Ray Campbell
[email protected]
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