Hi Jean; I recently purchased a Linovo laptop from Tiger Direct that came with XP Pro installed and Windows7 as an alternate operating system. It is an excellent machine. It came with a full number pad, a 15.6 inch wide screen, 3 gig of RAM, built in web cam, and other features that I can't think of off the top of my head. This machine was purchased for my wife so I don't mess with it very much. Tiger Direct's information is below.
http://TigerDirect.com Phone; 1-800-800-8300 Hope this helps. Take care. Mike, It's tax time! Remember folks, if you add, IRS to the word, the, you get "T H E I R S ". That spells THEIRS! ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean Menzies To: Jaws Users List Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 2:10 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] laptops and OS Hello all, I don't have time to read many messages, so apologize if this has been covered or is of common knowledge. I am in the market for a laptop computer. I've never owned a laptop and don't know what to look for or avoid as a blind user. I will have to upgrade Jaws as I'm back on version 8. I'm thinking that most laptops now are sold with Windows 2007 operating system. How does Jaws work with that? Of course, it would be whatever current version Jaws is at, version 11 I think. Also, I would then have to make the leap to Office 2007 from Office 2003. I may have to use Office 2007 including PowerPoint, Excel, IE, and Word in school next fall. I'll know that for sure later this week, but I would expect that they will not be using my favourite 2003 stuff. Anyway, any pointers on upgrading would be appreciated. Thanks. Jean "Hear no evil speak no evil and you'll never be invited to a party." --Oscar Wilde 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/
