[nabs-l] laptop preference

[Chris Nusbaum]

I=20use=20an=20HP=20laptop=20running=20Windows=207.=20=20All=20the=20things=
=20you=20
mentioned,=20except=20for=20an=20SD=20card=20slot,=20are=20available=20on=20=
the=20HP=20
models.=20=20Just=20tell=20the=20salesperson=20you=20want=20one=20with=20a=
=20number=20
pad.=20=20If=20you=20get=20Microsoft=20Office=20on=20the=20laptop,=20you'll=
=20have=20
Outlook=20on=20it.=20=20Hope=20this=20helps!

Chris

"The=20real=20problem=20of=20blindness=20is=20not=20the=20loss=20of=20eyesi=
ght.=20=20The=20
real=20problem=20is=20the=20misunderstanding=20and=20lack=20of=20education=
=20that=20
exists.=20=20If=20a=20blind=20person=20has=20the=20proper=20training=20and=
=20
opportunity,=20blindness=20can=20be=20reduced=20to=20a=20mere=20physical=20=

nuisance."
--=20Kenneth=20Jernigan

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sat,=2021=20Jan=202012=2018:57:14=20-0500
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20laptop=20preference

Hi=20all,
I=20am=20thinking=20of=20getting=20a=20laptop=20so=20I=20have=20more=20opti=
ons=20for=20
studying=20and=20personal=20notetaking.
We=20finally=20have=20jaws=2013=20at=20school;=20that=20i=20s=20a=20plus.=20=
=20But=20with=20a=20
laptop=20I=20can=20take=20it=20to=20professor=E2=80=99s=20offices=20or=20an=
ywhere.

Reasons=20I=20avoided=20them=20was=20their=20weight,=20=20ability=20to=20bo=
ot=20up=20
fast,=20and=20the=20fact=20that=20many=20did=20not=20have=20a=20number=20pa=
d;=20I=20want=20
that=20to=20use=20with=20jaws.=20=20then=20I=20can=20use=20=20the=20command=
s=20and=20layout=20
I=E2=80=99m=20used=20to.
However,=20they=20have=20improved=20their=20speed=20and=20battery=20life=20=
in=20
recent=20years.=20=20I=20heard=20some=20have=20number=20pads.
Will=20they=20come=20with=20an=20email=20client=20like=20outlook=20I=20hope=
,=20a=20
internet=20explorer,
and=20windows=20media=20player?

When=20I=20get=20one=20I=20want:
a=20number=20pad
a=20cd=20/dvd=20drive
lots=20of=20memory;=20maybe=20a=20few=20GB
prefer=20one=20with=20a=20sd=20card=20slot=20as=20well.


So=20which=20laptop=20did=20you=20pick=20and=20why?=20How=20fast=20do=20the=
y=20boot=20up?=20
How=20much=20memory?=20Are=20all=20laptops=20built=20with=20internet=20conn=
ection=20
now?=20Many=20places,=20including=20my=20school,=20have=20wireless=20intern=
et=20
ability.
I=20assume=20all=20have=20a=20web=20browser,=20probably=20internet=20explor=
er.
Also=20how=20long=20will=20the=20thing=20run=20on=20battery=20power?=20Just=
=20wanted=20
some=20opinions=20since=20if=20I=20spend=20money=20for=20a=20laptop,=20it=20=
should=20meet=20
my=20personal,=20academic=20and=20professional=20needs.=20=20I=20am=20think=
ing=20a=20
laptop=20might=20be=20a=20good=20thing=20to=20demonstrate=20to=20a=20potent=
ial=20
employer=20or=20to=20take=20for=20my=20volunteer=20work=20as=20well.

Ashley
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