[nabs-l] another one in the market for a new computer

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Wow, that is awesome! I've always wanted to know how to turn off the screen!
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Littlefield, Tyler
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 2:26 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] another one in the market for a new computer

You can just disable the synaptics touchpad in device manager, and just
pick up an external USB mouse for the time when you need help and
someone to click on something for you. I've always just disabled the
mouse where I had a tendency to hit it and end up in the top/middle of
the document. Something else you can do to maximize the battery life is
to hit windows+p on windows seven, tab to projector only, hit space,
then tab to keep changes and hit space. It redirects all your output to
the VGA/HDMI port on the laptop, which means that the backlight on the
screen does not have to be on. You can also create a different power
plan and limit the maximum performance of your processor to like 50% and
turn off a bunch of other stuff, you can do all that under power. If you
go the projector route, you will need to remember that if you leave the
laptop for a long time or you close it and open it again, the screen
will activate again.

On 7/16/2012 2:42 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs wrote:
> If you can find an HP that can have its mouse pad turned off totally, my 
> HP has all that.
> I can last 4 hours with 10 windows open, along with Jaws. This is why it 
> still lives...
> My dell just had some oddities with the drivers not matching up with the 
> hardware, but I loved my dell...
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message----- From: Julie McGinnity
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 10:49 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: [nabs-l] another one in the market for a new computer
>
> Hi everyone.
>
> I know there is already a thread about computers on the list, but I am
> also looking for a new laptop, and I have some different requirements.
> I have had a gateway for 2 and a half years, and there are problems
> with the hardware that would make it unreliable to use in school. If
> it has trouble turning on, I can't rely on it during class.  It also
> freezes a lot.  I have found my Gateway easy to deal with before these
> problems occured, but I definitely need something new.
>
> I am looking for a computer with a longer battery life(more than 3
> hours).  I will not buy a Dell because my previous computer was a
> Dell, and it got viruses every week and froze on what felt like a
> daily basis.  I need something with good memory because I run a lot of
> programs at once.  I will be putting a lot of assistive technology on
> it besides jaws such as Kurzweill, Duxbury, and the Dancing Dots
> software.  I would love something that can last me more than two
> years.  I am planning to go to computer stores and look around at the
> different models before I choose, but any suggestions would be much
> appreciated.  Thanks.
>


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