[blindLaw] Windows computer Suggestions

Fri Jan 12 00:03:32 UTC 2024

Definitely agree about the keyboard. It's great. I'm getting 8 to 10 hours of battery life. 
Brian
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From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Graham Hardy via BlindLaw
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2024 3:45 PM
To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Graham Hardy <graham.hardy at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Windows computer Suggestions

I've been very satisfied with a Lenovo ThinkPad X1. I used to have a Dell XPS and, in addition to some of the audio issues that have already been mentioned, there were a couple embarrassing experiences in court where it didn't disable the speaker when I connected headphones. The ThinkPad has been much more stable. It also has a much better keyboard. 
I didn't realise how much I'd appreciate this but it also has a cover built in to the front-facing camera whose position can be felt.

I'd say the screen reader, at least JAWS, is much less prone to crashing than it did formerly. Mostly it's other pieces of software that are unstable. Nowadays, with Windows 11 making Narrator so easily available, I'd say you should be able to get back up and running most of the time without much of any loss of productivity if JAWS actually crashes.

You could always do a search for laptop reviews, and I'd add the year to the search to yield current results. Personally, I find computers last a lot longer if you get more RAM and processor than you think you need now. Also, don't forget about wireless networking, which has come a long way in the past few years and needs modern hardware to take advantage of modern speed and stability. And don't forget about battery life!

On 2024-01-11 11:06 AM, Julie A. Orozco via BlindLaw wrote:
> I wonder if it makes a difference if you use Zoom Text. I'm only a 
> Jaws user and never have problems with crashing. My laptop is good, 
> but it's also pretty standard, with no extra cash or anything. I have
> 16 gigs of ram. But again, I wonder if this is different if you use 
> enlargement software.
>
> Julie
>
>
> On 1/11/24, Capelle, Michael C. via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I am running a 16 GB system with a core I 5/12 General processor, 512 
>> GB of hard drive, with no issues whatsoever. My laptop is running 
>> four gigs of ram, a core three, and a 256 GB hard drive, with no issues at all.
>> Sent with Mike’s iPhone 14 promax.
>>
>>> On Jan 11, 2024, at 12:39 PM, Teresita Rios via BlindLaw 
>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I called Freedom Scientific for suggestions of what computers would 
>>> not constantly crash with their software. and they gave me a list of 
>>> speks like 32 GB of ram and large Cache video memory. I asked what 
>>> is a good number and what Cache is. But they were not helpfull 
>>> stating “large vvideo rendering memory is all you need” and that 
>>> they could not give me more specifics.
>>> So if I am overwhelmed by the number of Windows computers out there, 
>>> I humbly request aid by providing a starting point. I have several 
>>> questions.
>>> Do you use Zoomtex, JAWS or Fusion?
>>> if yes,
>>> How often does your computer crash?
>>> if not very often
>>> What Windows computer are you using? what are the specs?  RAM and 
>>> SSD and other memory internal things.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what is a good amount of cache or how to check for 
>>> that on a computer?
>>>
>>> Thank you all!
>>> Teresita
>>>
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