[Trainer-Talk] Recommending hardware

[Enrique Mejia]

I really like the Lenovo ThinkPad line. It is a line of laptops that has been around for decades, and it works really well. Lenovo ThinkPads have what I think is one of the best keyboards available. They are durable, and have a long battery life. 
Plus one of my favorite features, is that even though they come with media keys like most keyboards today, meaning that the f 2 key might be a volume up key and the f3 might be a mute key and so forth. It is very easy to switch to regular function keys, without having to go in to BIOS and messing with any of the keyboard controls. 


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My list is very similar to mats. I love the Lenovo yoga’s for Jaws users Who can get comfortable with not having a full keyboard and who prize portability because of their long battery life, speed and durability.5 And the ThinkPad’s are very similar.

Reg
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On Jan 17, 2019, at 9:11 AM, Matt Diemert via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

For laptops, I've had really good success with: 
Inspiron 17" 7000 2-in-1
-16GB RAM
- 512 SSD
- i7
And for 15" laptops I often use the 5000 line with similar specs. 
For smaller laptops. I've used the xps 13 and the Lenovo yoga 920. 
I never recommend anything without SSD. 
HTH. 

Matt


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Subject: [Trainer-Talk] Recommending hardware

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
Center for the Visually Impaired<http://www.cviga.org/>
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