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Hi Bryan, Good point. That's always something I go into with the student, sometimes suggesting a palmtop, Vtech IT or Revo Plus together with a static PC as an alternative. This combination allows the students all the benefits of a laptop (a portable word processing unit, spell checker, personal organiser etc) but none of the disadvantages (small screen, bulky, easily lost/stolen). Mostly the above combination is a better solution for a student. However in this particular case the student is on a teacher training course and therefore (he's also dyslexic) needs to have access to the computer on placement. But I'm glad you raised the point because I would be very interested to hear what other people suggest. Jill On 22 Nov 2000, at 16:01, Bryan Jones wrote: > Apologies of you have already got this one covered, but > does the student actually need a lap top? Reason I ask is > that I (and I know others ) often come across students with > mobility problems who have been advised to get a lap top, > perhaps because they were provided with one a FE or > secondary level. It is not necessarily the best option, > your initial query being testament to this. > > > On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:01:55 GMT0BST Jillian Baird > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I have a student who needs a very light weight laptop (mobility > > problems) that runs voice recognition software, does anybody have any > > suggestions? > > (I've been finding that most laptop specs available on the net don't > > give information like the weight-not very helpful!) > > Cheers, Jill > > > > Bryan Jones > Equal Opportunities Adviser > London Guildhall University > > Tel: 020 7320 1137 > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%