[Trainer-talk] a netbook

[Wayne Merritt]

Many of the netbooks come with 1 gig of RAM, though often you can get
2 gigs. I've heard that JAWS and the system are fine with the larger
RAM.

Wayne

On 2/24/09, David B Andrews <David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us> wrote:
> I didn't use it personally.  My guy says it was a bit flaky.
>
> Dave
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> David Andrews
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>>>> "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net> 2/24/2009 1:36 PM >>>
> Were you able to use JAWS on it fairly well with eloquence?
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> We looked at the Dell Mini 9 and didn't like it as well as some
> others,
> like the MSI Wind.  Its keyboard wasn't great, and the tester reported
> that it seemed sluggish and didn't handle MSAPI 5 speech well.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> David Andrews
> Chief Technology Officer
> Minnesota State Services for the Blind
> 2200 University Ave. W., #240
> St. Paul, MN  55114-1840
> (651) 642-0513  Office
> (612) 730-7931  Cell
> (651) 649-5927  Fax
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>>>> "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net> 2/24/2009 11:20 AM >>>
> Howdy,
>
>
>
> I've been seeing these Del Netbooks for sale at a very good price.
> I'm
> wondering if anyone has used them and if so, how do they work for you?
>
> Does
> JAWS run on them OK?  What would I need special if I were to get one?
>
> Jim
>
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