I have been using Dell computers for years and have my keyboard and monitor. Does anyone know if you can use them with the Mac mini? I am thinking about abandoning Windows for some type of mac.
Marie Fixed income, hell mine is broken Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 24, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Honestly, your friend is better off buying a MacBook Air. The only thing that > is in the box when you buy the Mac Mini is the Mac Mini with chord. There is > no keyboard, no decent speaker, no monitor, and, if your friend is used to an > iPhone, they will need a trackpad as well. VO on the Mac can be confusing, > even if you know VO from the iPhone or other devices. If your friend wants to > learn a Mac, then they are better off with an Air. Everything is included. > But, honestly, your friend should just stick with Windows if they aren’t > comfortable with big change. Windows 8/10 is a smaller change than moving to > a mac would be. > HTH, > Aleeha >> On Jul 24, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Pamela Francis <gypsykitt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> I have a friend who is considering purchasing a Mac mini. The basic reason >> for wanting the Mac Mini is cost. He also does not want to take the time to >> learn windows eight or windows 10. He's been stuck on Windows XP since long >> before support stopped last year. His only dealings with voiceover is with >> iOS devices along with his AppleTV. He is not one who does well with major >> change in electronics in his life. I don't want to turn this into an Apple >> versus Windows discussion other than to say I suggested he look for a >> Windows 7 machine because it was something that he is familiar with. My >> question for the group is this; other than the base cost, as I understand it >> of $699 for the Mac Mini, what are the auxiliary purchases needed in order >> to make it functional? If I'm correct, that does not include a screen, does >> it include a keyboard or speakers? >> I also know firsthand what it's like attempting to learn a new operating >> system and screen reader on your own. I had the patients. He does not. Thank >> God for this group. I would've been lost. I'm attempting to get him to join >> it before he makes his purchase. Any suggestions or help you could offer >> would be greatly appreciated. >> Many many thanks, >> >> Pam Francis >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
