I switched to the Mac nearly 2 years ago. It was a pretty stressful decision for me, because of the change in screen reader, and the amount of money I would be spending.
I'll say for the first few Months, I found the learning curve and getting accustom to things was a struggle. I'd find myself going back to my old laptop, especially for surfing the web. Over time though, the Mac navigation felt natural to me. I stopped using my windows laptop completely. AS far as surfing the web, I like how I have learned a couple tweaks. I have choices in browser: if something isn't working for me in Safari, I give Chrome a try. I have also learned in Safari, I can fool websites to think I'm surfing via my iPad or iPhone. I must admit, I was thrilled when I upgraded from Lion to Mountain Lion. It cost me $30, new OS and updated screen reader. That was amazing to me! I was the kind of user that didn't spend the money to make sure my screen reader was up to date. In fact, for a brief time, I was using demos of windows-eyes & jaws, so I could get 70 minutes of those screen readers. :) I'll just make one more point. I don't regret paying for Apple Care. I like that I can call in and get help with my system and my screen reader. I also have Apple Stores close by. Living in the Seattle area, Microsoft stores have popped up, but I don't know what they are like. If one can take their Toshiba, or HP, system in there to get worked on, or get some education on the machine. Good luck with your decision. Traci PS. ;) our household still has iPad1 and it is going strong! It's not too late! You got to fight for the right cure!!! I’ve climbed 1311 steps, and you can donate here! Let’s make a big difference in the fight against blood cancers! http://www.llswa.org/site/TR/Events/BigClimb?px=1570735&pg=personal&fr_id=1250 On Apr 4, 2013, at 4:42 AM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I think one advantage is, she will have a choice if she decides to get a Mac. > She could run Windows on bootcamp and have a full windows experience if she > so chose. I know my next comment is pretty subjective but, I believe the Mac > offers superior build quality compared to most Windows machines in the same > price range. You also have better customer service if you happen to live > near an Apple store. That might be something to look into as well. Its > kinda nice when you have a place where you can drop in with your machine to > get it looked after. Plus, I think Macs hardware generally does hold up > better over the long haul compared to many Windows OEMs. Quality assurance > is a big selling point for owning a Mac in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, > I'm not saying people don't get defective merchandise. You make millions of > something, there's bound to be some duds. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Apr 3, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Shannon, >> >> It seems to me that the question of switching to a Mac from Windows is a >> little more involved than just looking at the fact that a laptop quit after >> 3 or 4 years. Given the cost difference between Windows and Mac laptops, >> your prospective purchase of a Mac would have to last you maybe twice as >> long as that Windows laptop did, if you're concerned about bang for the >> buck. And given the speed with which technology advances, I think it is >> highly doubtful that a Macbook you buy today will be satisfactory in say, 7 >> years. Sure, the screen reader comes with the Mac, so there is no cost >> there. But there are good free or inexpensive alternatives on the Windows >> side that largely obviate the cost advantage of the built in screen reader >> on the Mac. I have not tried Windows on my Mac, so I can't comment on that >> aspect of your question. >> What other things besides mudding does your wife do with her pc? And which >> operating system and screen reader is she familiar with? Will she keep on >> using those if she stays with Windows? If she uses something like Jaws and >> Win xp and would now find herself needing to move to Windows 8 plus >> continually upgrading Jaws, then the Mac with its learning curve might not >> be such a big deal, and the cost of the Mac versus the ongoing cost of Jaws >> upgrades makes the Mac look more attractive. If, on the other hand, she is >> ok with NVDA and Windows 7, or System Access and Windows 7, then the >> question is, what advantage is there in switching? >> >> Mary >> >> Mary Otten >> motte...@gmail.com >> >> >> -- >> 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?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > 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?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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