[nabs-l] laptop preference

[Amy Sabo]

Hello Ashley,

I'm soooo happy that you have decided to purchase a laptop. I have my second one which I got 2 years ago and, it works awesome! It's a Toshiba but, I don't know the ram or other features on it. But, if you email me off list I can share all of that with you. Yes, it has a number pad and, as for battery life it's about 6-8 hrs. that's one of the features that I love on it. My dell inspirine that I had which was my first laptop that I had for almost 5 years only had a battery life for about 3-4 hrs which wasn't good at all for both school and work.

As for the ms office products most laptops don't come with that feature you will have to purchase that yourself personally. Ii already had that software package so, I just loaded the disk onto my laptop just like I would for jfew or any other software which is on c.d.

As for internet explorer my Toshiba came with both of that feature and, it also came with windows media player too which so did my old dell inspirine did too! As for wireless my Toshiba has wonderful wireless components both at home and at school or wherever I have gone too like to conventions and other places for travel like when I went home to Michigan to visit with my family before they moved to Colorado this fall. But, my old dell inspirine had wireless components for the internet but, the signal coverage was soooo slow and, it was content like my Toshiba is!

So, in all aspects I would recommend the Toshiba laptop that I have. Or any laptop by Toshiba since both of parents have one and, my sister has a netbook by them too. I hope all of this information is helpful to you. Take care and good luck in finding a good laptop for your needs!




Hugs,
amy

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 4:57 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] laptop preference

Hi all,
I am thinking of getting a laptop so I have more options for studying and personal notetaking.
We finally have jaws 13 at school; that i s a plus. But with a laptop I can take it to professor’s offices or anywhere.

Reasons I avoided them was their weight,  ability to boot up fast, and the fact that many did not have a number pad; I want that to use with jaws. then I can use  the commands and layout I’m used to.
However, they have improved their speed and battery life in recent years. I heard some have number pads.
Will they come with an email client like outlook I hope, a internet explorer,
and windows media player?

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


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

Ashley
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