hi clive i out this machine it is brilliant for my needs. when i got it though i had to get a sighted friend to set it up with regards to seting it up with the correct time date where i was in the world or whatever. if you need any info please email off list and i will give you my hume phone number. an example is to turn off the mouse keypad press the very left key on your keyboard with f3 i use window eyes on it and system access which is a brilliant piece of access for the blind. hth ----- source message ----- from: "Clive Pallett" <clive.pallett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> to: "Access-UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> date: 2009/12/10 20:56:22 subject: [access-uk] MSI Wind U100 netbook > > > Hello everyone, > > Does anyone on the list have an MSI Wind U100 netbook? I ask this as my > wife is letting me have one for an early birthday present and it is being > delivered tomorrow. Argos are doing a great deal at the moment, £70 off the > original price, now £199.99 until 24 December. Here are the specs for the > machine I have chosen. > > Intel Atom N270 processor. > 1.62GHz processor speed. > 512MB cache. > 1GB DDR2 RAM. > 160GB SATA hard drive. > 10in screen size. > Resolution 1024 x 600 pixels. > UMA graphics. > 1 Ethernet port. > Wireless/Wi-Fi enabled ? b/go. > 3 x USB ports. > Media card reader. > Bluetooth. > Integrated 1.3MP webcam. > Windows XP Home operating system installed. > 3.5 hours battery life. > Size (Hgg3, (Wgg26, (Dggbleah.cm. > Weight 1.1kg > > I plan to install NVDA as my screen reader as I have had no trouble since > using it on our desktop PC. > > I have been reading up on netbooks and understand they come with proprietary > software and trial versions of other programs. What should I expect to find > on the MSI Wind? Any advice and tips most welcome. Thanks in advance. > > Best wishes, > > Clive Pallett > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG ? www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.102/2556 ? Release Date: 12/10/09 > 07:36:00 ** 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