[Trainer-Talk] Recommending hardware

[Nimer Jaber]

Hello,

I generally recommend the Lenovo Thinkpad series because they are sturdy,
tend to be reliable, and the counselor/trainer can speck out the machine to
their desire. They tend not to be too heavy, extended batteries can be
purchased for longer note-taking, etc etc. Also, in Minnesota, I find that
those are the laptops generally purchased for individuals. Other than that,
I recommend looking at the client to determine screen size, whether they
would benefit from a full keyboard, their profession in terms of looking at
processor/ram, that type of thing. Failing that, speck the machine out as
much as possible, avoid Acer and Toshiba, and whichever machine will
probably work out for the best.

Just my thoughts. Here's hoping all are well.

Thanks.

On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 10:01 AM Greg Aikens via Trainer-Talk <
trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I often get asked by clients what kind of computer they should get when
> they are done with training. I typically give some good rules to go by but
> avoid making specific recommendations.
>
> I have a counselor asking for a specific recommendation for a laptop and I
> wanted to ask how others handle this. Do you have specific go-tos that you
> recommend for particular situations?
>
> Thanks for your thoughts.
>
> Greg Aikens
> Senior Assistive Technology Instructor
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