[gui-talk] seeking advice on laptops and windows 7 vs. 10 and JAWS 17 vs. 18 etc.

Sat Dec 9 04:17:36 UTC 2017

This is correct. While my intent is not to turn this thread into a Mac vs. Windows debate I would like to add that, with Windows 10, it is also possible to use Windows out of the box as well with Narrator. While Narrator may not be quite as powerful as VoiceOver, NVDA is also a free screen reader, with four updates per year.

David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist WWW.David-Goldfield.Com<http://WWW.David-Goldfield.Com>
On 12/8/2017 12:39 PM, Mike Arrigo via gui-talk wrote:
Have you considered a mac? Apple makes some great laptops, and they are accessible out of the box. And, no need to continuously pay to upgrade your screen reader.
Original message:
Greetings:

If you are buying a completely new system, I am strongly recommending
Windows 10 with JAWS 2018, which is the most current version out there. It
is almost impossible now to get anything running Windows 7 these days.

Like Louis, I like the Logitech K360 wireless keyboard because it does have
a numeric keypad, making it quite usable with JAWS.

If you haven't done so already, convert your JAWS license to that of a home
user, thus reducing the biennial maintenance fee to $120.

Aloha,

Curtis Chong

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Subject: [gui-talk] seeking advice on laptops and windows 7 vs. 10 and JAWS
17 vs. 18 etc.

Wrestling with a seemingly moribund  2015 HP PC made accessible with JAWS 17
 and Open Book 8 or 9 in the Windows 7 operating system I am seeking
 advice on choosing a suitable affordable laptop I can use with JAWS 17
 and my Open Book and    my  HP Jet something HP 4____ printer/scanner
 and my Belkin internet router and  easy connectability to  network
 wifi outside my home  :a) a one  with Windows 7 to be used with JAWS
17 and then early next year I hope an upgrade to JAWS 18 OR b) one new
with Windows 10 ideal for use with JAWS 18 that meets the above
description---I  Not asking anyone to try to push any particular
laptops but I am seeking this advice  as part of my decision  as to
whether and when I can afford a new laptop or refurbished laptop  and
be able to soon upgrade to the latest JAWS for home use. Also 1.If I
use a usb connected  external standard keyboard  to operate the JAWS
loaded laptop do I set the option  for   laptop or for a standard
keyboard in the JAWS menu? 2. I now use JAWS 17 and Open Book--but
does my JAWS 17 include  the same capabilities for ocr scanning to
speech as does the Open Book?if so where in JAWS do I find that? How
do I use JAWS 17 to scan a print page and turn it into  speech? 3.
Will my I hope imminent upgrade JAWS 18 include such ocr scanning to
speech faculties  like those in Open Book?.I am not a complete
ignoramus but I am not very
 proficient  or literate in  computer usage or  accessible  software
and terminology either,just  an
 elder   without any special tech  knowledge although  the experience
 of using  a pc with the above kinds of software   off and on the
 internet since 2004.
 Can y'all  please inform me of some ideal  or optimal for JAWS users
affordable
 laptops as described above and  without a crowded cramped
 keyboard,and with a keyboard as much like a standard external keyboard
 as possible ,and that on a laptop capable of --with more hthan one usb
 port--capable of being operated using a standard American English
 external keyboard via a usb connector cable? Will my JAWS 17 work and
 will my Open Book work in Windows 10 in a satisfactory way not likely
 to frustrate    a grizzled someone like me? I would  very much appreciate
any
 guidance y'all are able to offer,or any pointers to  where or who
that might give guidance  to me.  This will influence my portable
hardware JAWS acquisition decisions.   And does anyone see any
advantage to the  current  PACMate over a JAWS-using laptop?Merci
beaucoup..

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