I would like tips on a new laptop and translation programs
Meerburg TS Netherlands Member (Feb 2012) Dutch to English + ...
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Great feedback everybody!
Jan 30
I checked out some of the tutorials you guys sent links to.
Dominique Pivard's video instruction really did help me convert the PDF file in a better format. It still has kinks in it and I need to go back over the whole thing in Word but it is a hell of a lot better than what it was before. The letters on the document are very small and there is lots of bold text and underlining. B become H or vice versa.
I also checked out one of the one-hour Wordfast Anywhere seminars and it helped me understand some of it's tools a little better. I will check out that Translation Training website as well.
The Mac vs PC debate is interesting to me. I know PCs are the most common... and often cheaper, but every Mac owner I've known swears there is nothing better and, as Lisa Simpsonsaid, are very fond of their machines. I have never used Macs and I know it would take me a while to get used to one, but it may be worth it. So, I'm still hesitating...
My friend is a graphic designer and it really is amazing to see her work on her Mac. She even has set up two connected but separate screens so she can move an image from one screen to the other with her mouse.
Very interesting all this stuff about the drives. I never knew there was such a thing as hybrid drives and the noise factor involved.
Once again, thanks everybody for the great advice!
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Meerburg TS Netherlands Member (Feb 2012) Dutch to English + ...
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Got the new laptop! :)
Mar 17
Hi everyone and thanks for your help, both in this thread and various others I've been checking out.
I spent some time checking out a variety of options and just got a Hewlett Packard 630 A1E63EA#ABE, for €442,50
I'll post the technical data here:
PROCESSOR:
- Intel® Core™ i3-370M (2,40 GHz, caché L3 de 3 MB)
MEMORY:
- 4 GB DDR3 de (1 x 4096 MB) 1333 MHz
SCREEN:
- LED Display High-Definition HP BrightView glare of 39.6 cm (15.6 inches) diagonal 1366 x 768 (it is a matte screen)
GRAPHICS:
- Intel® HD Graphics
HARD DRIVE:
- 500 GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
OPTICAL DRIVE: - DVD ± R / RW SuperMulti with Double Layer Support
NETWORK:
- LAN Ethernet 10/100/1000
- WIFI IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth 3.0
EMBEDDED DEVICES:
- 3 USB 2.0
- 1 VGA
- 1 HDMI
- 1 stereo microphone
- 1 audio / stereo headphones
- 1 AC
- 1 RJ-45
BATTERY
- Battery Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) 6-cell up to 4.25 hours
OPERATING SYSTEM:
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64
OTHERS:
- Integrated stereo speaker
- Webcam with microphone intergrated
Dimensions
- 37.6 x 24.7 x 3.18 cm
WEIGHT:
- 2.5 Kg
I though it would be the same size as my old laptop, but it is actually a fraction smaller. However the screen definition is much crisper and brighter than my old Pack Bell Easy Note. I was somewhat tempted to go for a 17 inch screen but that would have made it a bit less portable. This laptop can still easily go into my backpack.
It comes with the trial version of Windows 7, which I still have to get used to (I used XP before) but it seems that many improvements have been made and I can at least open up a lot of windows at the same time.
I hooked up the external hard drive where I store my music and photographs and it works perfectly. I burned a trial CD... so far so good.
However I still cannot connect the printer (also a HP, Photosmart 2575).
Compared to the old laptop this one is really fast, and the wifi is great. With the old laptop I basically had to sit next to the modem on the top floor to get a decent signal. Being that my "office" is in the old workshop downstairs this is not very convenient. The old laptop would lose it's connection often, which is not very pleasant if you are working with Wordfast Anywhere, which I have been using a lot.
I like the Wordfast software so far and am seriously considering making it my main CAT tool, though I am still debating whether to go for Pro or Classic. Suggestions?
I have tried MemoQ but I don't like it as much as Wordfast.
Is it an absolute necessity to get TRADOS? It seems to be the industry standard, and a lot of jobs require this software. But it is expensive and seems to require lots of training (also expensive) before you can use it properly.
I have taken some AUTOCAD classes a few years in the past and I still have all the training manuals (in Spanish). I had an illegal version of it on my old laptop but it took up so much space that I had to uninstall it again. My AUTOCAD is rusty now but I would like to get back in it, so if this new laptop permits I am thinking of installing that too.
I will post some more updates once I get more familiar with this laptop.
[Edited at 2012-03-17 06:41 GMT]
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lidija68 Italy Local time: 13:14 Member (2010) Italian to Serbian + ...
printer problems
Mar 17
Meerburg TS wrote:
However I still cannot connect the printer (also a HP, Photosmart 2575).
[Edited at 2012-03-17 06:41 GMT]
Have you tried to install new driver for windows 7? I managed to connect my hp 5610 without problems by downloading new driver. (pay attention on 32 or 64 bit)
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Meerburg TS Netherlands Member (Feb 2012) Dutch to English + ...
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I will try to do that
Mar 18
Thanks for the tip, Lidija!
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