I have an older Asus netbook that I bought over 3 years ago. It runs Windows 
XP and has the old Intel Atom processor. it does basic stuff just fine, and 
works well with Window Eyes.  Now i use it as a backup machine, but to be 
honest, I can do just about anything with my iPhone that I can do with that 
machine. I really do not think I would buy another netbook. I think that 
they are a niche that has become obsolete.

Andy


-----Original Message----- 
From: Jose Tamayo (KK4JZX)
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 10:57 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: screen readers

My experience with NetBooks is somewhat disturbing.  Out of the six that I
saw  my family purchase: two went back, two were just left to collect dust,
and one is still in use by the critters in my sister's closet.

I am not criticizing the netbook line but use extreme care in  specs and
windows versions.  NetBooks are supposed to drive the price down while
making the line usable.

I would not personally buy one but that is my judgement but I would use care
in reviewing the specs and looking at the IO subsystem and memory and hard
drive (the most important components).

Regards,
the

Jose - KK4JZX


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 12:45 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: screen readers

Howard,

Be careful with Netbooks on Windows 8.  Some of them use Windows 8 RT, which
is a stripped-down windows 8 that doesn't allow you to run any of the normal
Windows 8 apps.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2012 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: screen readers


> John, I am very interested in netbooks, what are the specs on the machine?