This is good advice. One area in which JAWS users may wish to consider their system's CPU capabilities, however, is with OCR. It probably isn't a problem if you're recognizing individual pages as they're scanned, but if you're processing PDF files containing images of articles or books, it's starting to become rather CPU intensive.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2017 5:34 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] I7 and I5, Does it really makes any difference for jaws users? Not really, for every day use. There are i5 processors that will do better than i7, for general computing purposes, particularly if you put the extra cash into some more memory. Typically, if you use large spreadsheets or do some video editing or intensive gaming, then you want an i7 because it allows a lot more hyperthreading; i.e. if you get an eight-core I7 it will run 16 hyperthreads, while an I5 is limited to four threads, even if it has four cores. If money is not an object, go for the fastest I7 you can get with a good amount of memory. But, if you are just using it for everyday things like email and browsing, then go for a processor which might be a bit less powerful but has a lot less energy usage so you can conserve your battery for more operating hours. Steve 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/
