[Trainer-talk] Thoughts Microsoft Surface Pro 3

[Reginald George]

This is not a small hard drive, and you can store on Micro SD cards or in 
the cloud if needed.  Jaws takes less than 1 half GB.  With a 128 GB drive 
you could probably fit close to 200 copies of Jaws if needed.  I have a 
friend who is a trainer and has bought every generation of the Surface and 
used it quite successfully with Office, Kurzweil 1000, Zoomtext, and all 
other Windows software.  It's very fast, and you can pair to a wireless 
keyboard or use the keyboard cover.  Also Jaws supports the touch screen 
interface quite nicely.  He loves his Surface and does use it for work.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Nancy Coffman via Trainer-talk
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 1:19 PM
To: therese gardner ; List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Thoughts Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Hello
My one thought is that such a small hard drive means that you would be 
pretty well tied to a network. Although jaws would fit once, probably you 
could not keep two versions. You would also probably want to store most of 
your data on a cloud Drive, such as Microsoft one Drive. I have never used 
one, so cannot speak to how well these units perform. You need a Surface Pro 
because  screen readers won't work on RT versions of the Microsoft Surface.

Nancy Coffman
Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 12, 2015, at 12:04 PM, therese gardner via Trainer-talk 
> <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hello All:
>
>
>
> I am seriously considering acquiring Microsoft Surface Pro 3 256gb 
> harddrive
> with core i7 and windows8 for my personal use.
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> I already own a laptop (running JAWS and K1000), which I am very happy 
> with,
> not to mention the I-Phone 5.
>
>
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> The reason I am considering this purchase is I am looking for more
> portability to use word and excel 2010 .
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> I am curious to learn if any of you have used/own the Surface Pro 3 with 
> 256
> GB hard drive and core i7 and windows8along with JAWS and K1000? I know 
> JAWS
> can run on the device but what aboutK1000? How about a braille display? I 
> am
> looking for specifics.
>
>
>
> I would also be interested in learning how else you have used the device 
> and
> how successful your ventures have been e.g. internet searches, purchases 
> off
> amazon, banking, bookshare, BARB, Hadley School for the Blind, college web
> sites, blackboard, etc.
>
>
>
> Lastly, as I happen to work with persons with visual 
> impairments/blindness,
> specifically getting persons connected to you all as trainers, how have 
> you
> found the Surface Pro 3 to work in an educational setting e.g. high school
> and college. Specifically would be most interested in answers as to how 
> this
> device works for a totally blind individual.
>
>
>
> And just because this message has the potential to get many responses, I
> will add one final question. How have you all used this device in a work
> setting?
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>
> Thanks in advance for detailed anssers.
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>
>
> Therese
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>
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