Solved! laptop for handicapped wife?

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HI all!

My wife has multiple sclerosis and has use of only her right hand which is pretty weak. We'd like to replace her old laptop which is running painfully slowly.
We'd like a light unit with an easily readable screen and full keyboard with number pad, It's mainly sued for video streaming, email and word processing. Battery power doesn't matter as it is really only used pplugged in. Low cost would be a help. Any suggestions?

Off topic, but does anyone have a useful resource for creating shortcuts/tweaks in windows to make operating one handed easier? Easy to use dictation software? Dictation on her iphone is a blessing.

Thanks everyone!

also posted on Tom's Harware forum

 

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additional info carried over from the Hardware Forums:

Current lap top is Lenovo Ideapad 330 with a large screen, perhaps 19"

1. What is your budget? Ideally undr $1000

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? up for suggestions: balanceing eight vs visibility probably 15+

3. What screen resolution do you want? no idea

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? desktop replacement

5. How much battery life do you need? minimal

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)? No except possibly web based (Wordle)

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.) web browsing, stream video, email, wor processing

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? not huge. need to store many couments, some photos ?320 G

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links. n/a

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? 5+ years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ? DVD is a plus but not essential

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons. no preference

13. What country do you live in? USA

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed. as above, accessibility is the issue weight is an issue, full keyboard with numers pad and few need for pushig 2 buttons (no function key for the F keys for example)

 

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What's wrong with the Ideapad 330 you already have? That is a pretty recent model.

Have not seen a laptop over 17" size so if you have the 17" version of the Ideapad, for basic use there are no issues with using what you already have.

For using with one hand, there are many usability options in Windows, such as single click to open things, or using a touchscreen if you decide to get a new system. Voice to text is also built into Windows, and there are some programs like Dragon Naturaly Speaking that are great for that.