Hi AndyIt depends on what you want to pay and whether you want something lightweight to carry around, or lugable.
Personally - and I've said this several times since I've had it - I like my HP laptop that I've had for six months. It isn't the lightest contraption in the world, but it has a 320GB hard drive, 2GB RAM, 256MB graphics (not shared), built-in Bluetooth, webcam, wireless networking, HD/Blue-Ray compatible drive, three USB, one firewire, ethernet, Vista Home Premium ... all the normal things nowadays really. My favourite feature is the almost full-size keyboard with numeric keypad which I find very useful to be honest. There are also two headphone sockets and a microphone socket on the front. The only thing it doesn't have is a line-in but I use my other machine for stuff like that if need be.
I'm sure others will recommend machines they use, or have used, so I guess you'll have plenty to choose from.
As for where to buy, it depends if you like getting stuff off the Internet or in the High Street. I don't have a preference really. I got my HP from Comet where I ordered it over the phone, but that was because I liked the spec of the machine more than where it actually came from.
Happy hunting. Jackie Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx Skype Name: Cairnsplace----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Hi all Well, I've been considering a laptop for a while now, and given all the PCprobs I've been having lately, now might be the time to take the plunge, andI'll at least have a working machine if this one dies or needs serious surgery <smile>So, here's the big question! What from experience would people recommend, as a place to buy, a make of laptop, preferences for laptops over notebooks andso on. My screen reader will still be JFW, and I guess I might as well go with Vista too! But I really do need advice with this; I just looked atSight&Sound [just for a laugh really as I knew the prices would be over the top] and they have laptops for £1100! And although that comes with Vista, it doesn't come with JAWS! How can they justify that kind of pricing I wonder; if they were more reasonable, I might buy from them again, but that said myfirst experience wasn't great with the preinstalled software, but that's a long time ago now. It really would be great to have a competitive retailer that understands the screen reader market, but anyway, back to my point, what do others recommend please - Andy ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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