Yes but that support you only get if you pay for the 3 year plan otherwise it is only 90 days and as I said I am not at all sure that that apple support would mean anything to a voicover user. But I will try to get a hold of some people, hopefully things will get interesting over here. Greetings, Anouk On Nov 4, 2009, at 10:33 PM, Dan Eickmeier wrote:
> > I think what you're paying for more in the cost of a mac is better > support. I'd heard some stats suggesting that the tech support that > companies like Del, HP, and other PC manufacturers provided was lower > in quality to that of Apple. > On Nov 4, 2009, at 3:49 AM, anouk radix wrote: > >> >> Hello, I know that there are some unattached braille display >> developers around, meaning that their braille displays are not linked >> to screenreader software to windows. Lately I have been thinking >> about >> how cool it would beif they could do a package deal on their braille >> display and a mac laptop. In the netherlands if you are a schoolgoing >> child or a student you get both a laptop, a screenreader and a >> braille >> display from the state (actually the uwv, a company run by the state) >> if you are a working person then your employer can ask the uwv for a >> screenreader and a braille display and if you need stuff for home use >> you need to ask your insurance company. So it owuld be really >> beneficial for the uwv to have an option like the mac that would be a >> lot cheaper then the options by optelec (bc640+hal) or freedom >> scientific (i think their braille display is called focus and they of >> course develop jaws) plus probbably a toshiba laptop. At least the >> free developers could spread the know how about the mac system and >> maybe translate stuff provide dutch support etc. I was planning to >> write some people about this when I suddenly realized something. 1. >> apple seems to be the sole distributor of macbooks etc and most >> importantly 2. the very meager standard warranty and very high price >> to buy more. If you get a laptop as a blind student in nl then you >> have to use it for at least 3 years before you ask for a new one, >> after 3 years you can ask for a new laptop and sometimes even a new >> braille display although that term used to be 5 ears. So it is common >> practice for companies to deliver the laptop with 3 years of warranty >> so that has to be included in the total price. >> I really hope that in the future apple iwll include more then 1 year >> of warranty because on a lot of proiducts in europe you have AT LEAST >> 2 years warranty as standard and at no extra cost. >> Greetings, Anouk >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
