<div>Ed - I think it is important to be sure that the Acer purchased is the one with the 1 Gig of Ram, 10" screen and Lithium 6 ion battery. The first generation is available for around $199 and the mouse pad has the L/R button on the side of the pad, not the bottom - also the screen is 8.9 ish inches and it only has 512 M Ram -- Not nearly as efficient and definately not worthy of a mere $30 dollar savings. Buyers must check the specs before they buy or they may be greatly disappointed. - I made that mistake but caught it before I even arrived home - quick refund and off to Costco for the Good Deal <big smile></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:18 AM, Ed. Rosenthal <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:edward@ngtvoice.com">edward@ngtvoice.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p><span style="COLOR: #1f497d">Nettie, et al- I’m at a meeting with some Dragon users…I checked with my colleagues and of the two that are using netbooks one said he’s sending it back because it won’t run Dragon properly; which we’ve heard from several other users. The other said he’s doing okay with Dragon on his. It turns out the one that’s supporting DNS reasonably well is an Acer so we may be on to something…I’ll speak with both of them later this morning and repost…ed.</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <a href="mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org" target="_blank">athen-bounces@athenpro.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org" target="_blank">athen-bounces@athenpro.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nettie Fischer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:45 PM
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<p>I have an Acer Aspire with 1 Gig RAM and 160 G harddrive.and I have installed DNS 10.1 </p></div>
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<p>I did it to test the computer and was pleasantly surprised. I used a Logitech USB headmic and the recognition was pretty darn good. I had not problems establishing a voice profile and when I dictated and used vice commands, the accuracy rate was very good. Since I did it as a test run, I cannot comment on long term use - just the trial runs with solid accuracy and document navigating with voice commands. Ed, I cannot comment on full time use of DNS on the netbook, only the test run that I gave it - I will give a little workout this summer to see if it serves as a functional option for more a rigorous user.</p>
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<p> I also installed Kurzweil, Clicker 4, BoardMaker and SD Pro, TextAloud, Read Naturally, Word 2007, Writing with Symbols--- and probably more little programs.</p></div>
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<p>I was amazed that the system not only installed all the software but actually was able to use the software as it was intended to be used. The one thing I noticed was that the installation process was slow - so, I didn't expect it to run as well as it did. -- </p>
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<p>I installed my HP Officeject Pro L7780 software and scanned papers into Kurzweil and was able to add text boxes, and added text too. <grin></p></div>
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<p>I must say that I wanted to add another Gig of Ram on my Acer Aspire but when I looked at a video how to on YouTube, I decided against it. I did talk to Acer Support and they said the system can have an addtional 1 Gig Ram added - but for my needs, it looked like a little too much work.</p>
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<p>I did check to make sure that I purchased the second generation with the right/left mouse click pad located below the mouse pad (not on the sides) and the system is the 10" screen with the Lithium 6 ion battery. I have used the system to test the time usage and have had power for about 6 1/2 hours with no problems. Oh yes, I did already own a sony external DVD/RW drive and that is a need be since netbooks do not have an internal CD ROM drive.</p>
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<p>Oh yes, I purchased it at Costco and did have an issue with the wireless internet access but, I dont think it was the Acer system. I was out of town and the hotel had internet access that was popping on and off - when I tried to log on it woudl crash and the management was having trouble with access on their own computers. I think their crashing messed up the IP address; I'm not too techie in that area, but think that is/was the problem - there were 3 IP addresses - all with different last three digits - Acer said it was my server, my server said it should be working but could not explain the different IP addresses - the system log said that 'the computer has lost the lease to its IP address -- ..... etc., All I know was that I couldn't log on. Returned the system to Costco and got a quick exchange, just asked than why I was returning it. The good news is that the cosst had been reduced by $20 since I purchased it 6 weeks ago. Good tech support from acer, because the system was under the 90 day warranty, they suggested I send it in for them to make the necessary fixes.</p>
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<p>I felt better about just exchanging for a new system but, now I need to reinstall my software -- Pooh!</p></div>
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<p>On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 5:44 AM, Ricky Lee <<a href="mailto:ricky_lee@ncsu.edu" target="_blank">ricky_lee@ncsu.edu</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Has anyone attempted to run Dragon on a netbook? If so, what was the performance like?</span></p></div>
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