Curious, what programs do you absolutely need to use windows for? I only ask because unless you absolutely need to put windows on the mac, there's no use for it.
God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist Macintosh, Windows and IOS Trainer U.S. number: 573-401-1018 Personal Email: matt.dierck...@me.com > On Apr 27, 2015, at 11:50, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: > > About XP, yes that’s true, but its the only OS I’ve found that is already > virtualized and ready to go with NVDA. I’d rather not have to deal with > installing Win7Pe or anything like that. >> On Apr 27, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com >> <mailto:blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I have a MacBook air 11 inch, 4 GB Ram, with 256 GB of hard drive space. I >> do not do any virtual machine work, but I do think that this machine would >> be sufficient for such work. As a side note, Windows XP is no longer >> supported and is not as secure as more modern versions of Windows. >> HTH, >> Aleeha >> Aleeha Dudley and Seeing Eye Dog Dallas >> Vice President, Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users >> Vice President, Ohio Association of Blind Students >> Both proud divisions of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio >> Email: blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com <mailto:blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com> >> Phone: 937-733-0525 >> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the >> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the >> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles >> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; >> blindness is not what holds you back. >> “The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse’s ears.” - Arabian >> proverb >> >>> On Apr 26, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com >>> <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Touch question. If you virtualize, 8GB of ram will really help, though I >>> can get by with 4GB. If you can upgrade your pcoessor some, that will help >>> too, and of course you'll have to decide how much storage you'll need. As >>> to which model, here's my Applevis article on the differences between all >>> the types of Macs; I hope you find it helpful. >>> http://www.applevis.com/guides/miscellaneous/explaining-myriad-models-macs >>> <http://www.applevis.com/guides/miscellaneous/explaining-myriad-models-macs> >>>> On Apr 26, 2015, at 5:13 PM, Dionipher Presas Herrera <dionip...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:dionip...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> for me, mac book pro 15 inches 16 gb memory >>>>> On 26 Apr 2015, at 10:31 pm, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com >>>>> <mailto:d.pra...@me.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all. I’m gonna try and get a macbook for my birthday. I’m wondering >>>>> now, which one is the best? I do mostly web browsing, listening to audio, >>>>> garageband, and email. 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