Hello Keith,
Actually I have an XPS Dell 13 inch at home, and a Surface Pro 3 at work. My favorite of those two is my XPS. It is a solid little machine that is a workhorse. The Surface Pro has improved tremendously in the past 4 months with updates and such. Before that I would bring my XPS to work any time I needed a laptop. It seemed to be more stable with JAWS and did not lock up as frequently as my Surface. Now days my Surface seems to be as stable as my XPS and so I no longer bring my XPS to work for work things. I can say that I still prefer the hard back on the XPS over the  surface screen that has a kickstand to hold it up. The keyboard connects via magnets and has a cloth covered notebook cover feel to it. 
You can call me if you want to discuss further.
Best,
Terri

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Terri Hedgpeth, Ed.D.
Director Support Services EOSS
(480) 965-6278 (Office)
Arizona State University
Irish Hall A, 215; 1250 S. College Ave.
Tempe, AZ 85287-0912
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Subject: [VICUG-L] Looking for Computer Recommendation

Hello, list. I am in a position where I do many Powerpoint presentations - some in person and some online. I am running Windows 10 the latest build of JAWS, and Microsoft Office 2016.

I often experience crashes when trying to run JAWS with Powerpoint, and our IT guy thinks it could be because, even though the computer has 16 gb of RAM, it has an I3 processor. He recommends an I5 or I7 processor.

Someone has recommended the Surface Pro to me. Our company is a Dell shop, so they are mentioning the Dell XPS.

Can anyone speak to the accessibility of the Surface Pro and the XPS? Do you have other recommendations? 

Any thoughts and comments are ,appreciated.  

Keith 


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