John, thanks. I willl also need to run several programs simultaneously and am wanting to avoid those bogging down situations. I'm pretty well set on the laptop configuration, because I think today's laptops are meant to take hours and hours of work, unlike the machines of old.
I, too, am a long time user of JAWS and know how it can necessitate extra ram compared to someone who is not using a screenreader. On Feb 15, 2012, at 9:46 PM, John R Vaughn wrote: > Kim, I just purchased a new laptop as I want something portable so I can > travel with the computer. This time, I went more top end and bought 8 gigs > of memory, an Intel I 5 2430 processor (quad processor with turbo boost) and > a 7200 rpm hard drive. I am using office 2010 and windows 7 home premium. > I wanted something that would not get bogged down when working with Word(a > memory hog) and outlook and the internet. I can have numerous documents, > web pages and excel all opened and no slowdown. I am a 22 year user of jaws > and have never had a computer like this and after two months, have not > locked it up. > I agree with the one suggestion that you consider whether you need the > ability to travel with the computer and if not, the desk top might be fine > as they are usually cheaper for the same capability as a laptop. That said, > I have another 15 inch laptop that I have 4 USB ports on and I plug a > keyboard into the computer alone with a scanner and remote hard drive and > printer so that it works like a desktop but I could pick it up and travel > with it. This laptop however weighs 6 pounds versus 3 pounds for my newest > laptop with a 13 inch screen. > Good luck and have fun getting the right computer. If you take second best, > you will not enjoy the experience. And I am the voice of experience talking > about that aspect of the issue. > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com > [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Kimberly > thurman > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:10 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Using JAWS and buying a new computer > > Hi everyone: > > I'm starting a new medical transcription job and finding myself in need of a > new computer. I will be running a transcription platform, which handles > downloading and playing of audio plus the word processing part of > transcription of that same audio. The minimum requirements are for a core 2 > duo processor with 3 gigs of ram 32 bit, or 4 gigs with 64 bit. I realize > running jaws ups these requirements somewhat if I don't want to have lags > and sluggishness. > > Can I get any suggestions for just how much processor speed and ram I should > spring for? Should I just go all out and get as much power and memory as I > can afford? Is anybody using JAWS with a solid state drive, and what's the > performance there like? Any configurations I should avoid? Should I go > desktop or laptop? > > I have JAWS 13 and will be using the Windows 7 home version. > > Thanks in advance and thanks for having me on the list. > > Kim > 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
