Category: Geeks r Us
Hi all,
How many blind jaws users in here have a dell computer? I mean a desktop. I think right now, all qvc are selling is dell computers. They were showing a dell desktop computer today that has, a 2.8 gig processor, 1 gig of sdddr ram,and a 160 gig harddrive. I think also, it said the keyboard and mouse are wireless, can't remember for sure. Mostly they talked about the ram, processor speed and the hard drive space. I think the speakers have subwooffers, which has some thing to do how great a sound they have, and I think it has integrated audio. The thing that bothers me is they never seem to tell anything about what sound card it has, or whether or not it has a multichannel sound card. It has graphics extreme, which don't mean anything to me in a visual sense, but what does that mean for jaws? I wished they'd played something with audio so I could've heard the sound. What about the keyboard being wireless? what if you don't have wireless, which I don't. can you still hook the keyboard to the computer as you normally would? It has 6 usb ports, 4 in the back and 2 in the front. It does have a cd burner, a cdrw drive and a floppy drive, and a 56 k modem. So who is using jaws with a dell computer, and how does jaws work with it? well? fair? good? poor?
Thanks,
wonderwoman
I have a Dell computer and use Jaws and I'm doing fine! Even if you don't have wireless connection, it doesn't matter with the wireless keyboard. lol Hope all goes well for you!
*sexy*
I've used them--and they, like IBM, and like gateway, work perfectly fine. It's not the model of the computers as much as what it contains; for example, If it doesn't have a sound card, jaws won't work off the bat unless you install speakers or the card. But, you shouldn't have this problem.
Thanks, I just wished they'd have told what kind of sound card it was, and if it has a multichannel sound card. I'm worried if my double talk will fit it, since it plugs in to a serial port, at least I think it's a serial port, but in any case, computers seem to have done away with serial and paralel ports.
wonderwoman
You can go to best buy or some store like that and get a u s b to sesrial adapter to use in place of a serial port. I almost got one for my laptop, but didn't get one, so i can't tell ya how they work.
thanks
WW. I think basically any computer you buy today will have a multi channel sound card, they've become pretty standard. Often the soundcard is a part of the motherboard (a built in one) and those work fine. I've used Dell computers at work for years and they've been very reliable and good and I definitely have no complaints. If Jaws works with the operating system generally there are little or no issues whichever computer you use because Windows translate any computer specific feature into the same language that Jaws understands. This should always be true but every computer could have it's little kwerks. I heard e.g. that HP Pavilion computers did not work well with Jaws a few years ago but I bought one last year for home and it's worked great. So if you go with Dell you should be absolutely fine.
Cheers
-B
thanks wb, I asked about it in an email to freedom scientific, and I got a response saying jaws worked with most videocards, except something to do with the packmate, which I don't have, and don't plan to have. It's something to do with the dell dimention8400, ati radeon card. But I didn't even see any dimention 384 computers, but then I didn't even click on any other links except the desktops. I just wish I knew what they mean by integrated audio. From what I read in the top 100 charts in pc world magazine, integrated audio and video don't even rely on the sound card and video card, which led me to believe there's no video or audio card, which didn't make any sense. How can video and audio work without a video or audio card?
wonderwoman
Well I know you are not wanting a laptops, but I do have a dell enspron 1100 and it works fine with my jaws.
Matthew
glad to hear that. at least I haven't heard anything about jaws not working with most dell computers.
wonderwoman
WW, integrated sound and video just means that the sound and video cards are built into the processor or rather into the motherboard itself so you don't have to buy them separately, they are already in there as part of the hardware package of the motherboard. They act like any other soundcard though and I've never had issues with the built in sound card. If you wish though you can be a spearate soundcard and install it too, I do that at work and that worked just fine, you can even have a soundcard that you pulug into the computer through USB which can be kind of cool. :)
So you definitely should not have any issues.
cheers
-B
hopefully not, how many sounds can come through these integrated sound cards?
wonderwoman
I can use jaws and play music at the same time, but it is kind of hard to do. I hope you make a good desition.
WW, as far as I know Dell soundcards are multi channel, if you want to order one call them up and ask, they should have all the specifications and be able to tell you.
Thanks
-B
I got a Dell this past June, and JAWS works fine with it.
what's the processor speed, and how much ram does it have? I assume it has at least 80 gb of disc space? Well, I mean, not necessarily 80 gb of space, because of the programs that come preloaded on it, but I assume it's at least an 80 gb drive. I think 256 mb of ram is the minimum amount of ram necessary for it to work, and if I'm wrong, so much the better if it has 512 mb of ram.
wonderwoman
To be quite honest with you, the last good Dells were around 4 years ago, in turms of product quality and relyability. After dell went down the crapper, so did everything else except your handbuilt machines and those computers made by E-Machines. Lately however, Gateway is trying to make a run in the good computer department, and HP computers are definitely back to being good now. I must say, AMD 64 bit machines are starting to impress, such as those made by HP. The long and short. Dell bad these days, Gateway, E-Machines, and above all HP good, but all not quite as good as building your machine from scratch.