n Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 11:40:54AM -0800, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>> Yeppers. That's why.
>>>>
>>>> On 07/03/2011, at 11:05, "Cheree Heppe" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cheree Heppe here:
>>>>>
>>>>> I
t;>>>> Is that why we don't have universal, affordable, Braille displays?
>>>>> Because intrenched providers are holding new development and innivation
>>>>> back to benefit current high priced offerings?
>>>>>
>>>>>
&
atch the
> wayward contents of the last thousand messages in this thread, seeing how it
> has nothing to do with the original topic of "macbook air vs ipad 2.".
>
> Sigh, LOL, Roll eyes,
> Bryan
>
> On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:35 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
>
>> Lol,
>
t has
nothing to do with the original topic of "macbook air vs ipad 2.".
Sigh, LOL, Roll eyes,
Bryan
On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:35 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Lol,
>
> I respectfully disagree. Tax breaks and subsidies? Why? and from whom?
> On Mar 7, 2011, at 4:57 PM, Chere
have universal, affordable, Braille displays? Because
>>>> intrenched providers are holding new development and innivation back to
>>>> benefit current high priced offerings?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Cheree Heppe
>>
Because
>>> intrenched providers are holding new development and innivation back to
>>> benefit current high priced offerings?
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Cheree Heppe
>>>
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Sco
Scott
I believe the cells are made by hand.
In some of the designs the pins are set by hand, in others they use piaso
electric materials.
On Mar 7, 2011, at 3:06 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
> Ture, but I was using that for illustrative purposes. There is no question
> those little buggers cost a
Scott,
You are perhaps right, but my numbers were really only for illustrative
purposes. I did not spend time researching the cost of producing cells nor the
cost of paying employees. I don't disagree with the employment aspect, but the
devil truly in this case is in the details. :)
On Mar 7,
Ture, but I was using that for illustrative purposes. There is no question
those little buggers cost a chunk for sure. I have no idea how they are
produced, but probably takes some special equipment. I wonder if I could find
an article on how Braille cells are made, h think I shall Google it
Yes sir that is a good point. I got on a role and neglected to add that to the
mix. :)
On Mar 7, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote:
> Scott, To add to your point, consider that our dollar has been devaluated to
> the point that, when goods and services are imported to the US, our foreig
> Totally backward reasoning.
>
>
> Regards,
> Cheree Heppe
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Sarah Alawami"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 12:35
> Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
>
>
> Actually try maybe a few hundred per cell but
. cities use for public transport.
You know, few ride public transport, so because few ride, let's cut it back
even more.
Totally backward reasoning.
Regards,
Cheree Heppe
- Original Message -
From: "Sarah Alawami"
To:
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 12:35
Subject: Re: macboo
. cities use for public transport.
You know, few ride public transport, so because few ride, let's cut it back
even more.
Totally backward reasoning.
Regards,
Cheree Heppe
- Original Message -
From: "Sarah Alawami"
To:
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 12:35
Subject: Re: macboo
2:40 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>
>>> Yeppers. That's why.
>>>
>>> On 07/03/2011, at 11:05, "Cheree Heppe" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cheree Heppe here:
>>>>
>>>> Is that why we don't have universal, affordable, B
t;>
>>> Is that why we don't have universal, affordable, Braille displays? Because
>>> intrenched providers are holding new development and innivation back to
>>> benefit current high priced offerings?
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>&
gt;> Cheree Heppe here:
>>>
>>> Is that why we don't have universal, affordable, Braille displays? Because
>>> intrenched providers are holding new development and innivation back to
>>> benefit current high priced offerings?
>>>
>>>
>
o
>>> benefit current high priced offerings?
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Cheree Heppe
>>>
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Scott Granados"
>>> To:
>>> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:32
t high priced offerings?
Regards,
Cheree Heppe
- Original Message -
From: "Scott Granados"
To:
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:32
Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
Apple isn't going to car if some nat of a company like fS brings
legal action.
Apple can simply
e universal, affordable, Braille displays? Because
>> intrenched providers are holding new development and innivation back to
>> benefit current high priced offerings?
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Cheree Heppe
>>
>> - Original Message ----
priced offerings?
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Cheree Heppe
> >
> > - Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott Granados"
> > To:
> > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:32
> > Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
> >
>
nefit current high priced offerings?
>
>
> Regards,
> Cheree Heppe
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Scott Granados"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:32
> Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
>
>
> Apple isn't going to car if some nat
uot;
To:
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:32
Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
Apple isn't going to car if some nat of a company like fS brings legal action.
Apple can simply use stalling tactics and let them run out of money spinning
their wheels.
On Mar 6, 2011, at 7:02 AM, Jane wrot
uot;
To:
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:32
Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
Apple isn't going to car if some nat of a company like fS brings legal action.
Apple can simply use stalling tactics and let them run out of money spinning
their wheels.
On Mar 6, 2011, at 7:02 AM, Jane wrot
y instead of a hard drive.
>>>>
>>>> The iPad makes me think of all the blind folks that have complained about
>>>> the size of the PacMate QT. In fact, I don't think that the PacMate QT
>>>> would be as large in flat area as the iPad.
>&g
William,
the Air ships with a USB thumb drive with the OSx on it, so you can do
everything you can do with any other Mac that comes with a recovery disc.
the Air is indeed twice the cost of the basic WiFi only iPad.
but the top of the line iPad is only like £100 / US$200 less than the Air 11in.
Neil,
I too do the same thing, I have the iTunes library set up on a NAS unit that
the iMac and Air both share, now yes, I cannot use them both at the same time
owing to the constraints of the XML table for iunes, but since I do not use
both machines at the same time, well certainly not for iTu
Hello all,
I have also some toughest about this discussion.
At the moment, I have a macbook and a iphone4.
I was planning to buy a ipad2 when it came out but, after reading this tread,
perhaps I am changing my mind.
The most important thing I have read here is:
pages isn't working well on the ip
Thanks for the suggestion. I had considered doing just that but for now my
iTunes library happily resides on an external hd which is connected to my 23
inch iMac. The air is just perfect for my portable computing needs though.
Neil
On Mar 6, 2011, at 11:13 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote:
the air is just out, like three / four months ago, they won't revise its design
for at least another 8 plus months.
Regards,
Neil Barnfather
Talks List Administrator
Twitter @NeilBarnfather
TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your
accessible phone, PDA and GPS rela
Neil,
I have the 11in air with the 128Gb SSD and the upgrade on the processor and
RAM, makin it a 1.62Ghz and 4Gb of RAM, and totally agree with you, its
lightening fast...
more than enough for my portable requirements.
in terms of storage, if you find yourself running low, consider not keepin
I have the 15 inch core i7 mid 2010 model of macbook pro. I love it. I can't
wait to get my paws on the air.
This thing is a total workhorse. I've only cranked it up to 100 percent
processor a few times, and I unplugged just to see. An hour and 40 minutes, and
considering the fact screen was at
n later this year. Probably around
> summer's end.
> Isaac
> - Original Message - From: "Neil James"
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 8:10 PM
> Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
>
>
>> Agreed. The air is a really nice machine. If you
One other thing I forgot to mention, is that the 13 inch air also has a SD card
slot and the 11 inch air does not.
Neil
On Mar 5, 2011, at 6:54 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote:
> I think that the refresh of the air was done last month, and they don't
> really sem to release new products in cycles sho
ind folks that have complained about
>>> the size of the PacMate QT. In fact, I don't think that the PacMate QT
>>> would be as large in flat area as the iPad.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> - Original Message - From: "Ricardo Walker&qu
gt; processor than that and so does the Ayer if you want to pay the higher
>>>> price for solid state memory instead of a hard drive.
>>>>
>>>> The iPad makes me think of all the blind folks that have complained about
>>>> the size of the PacMate
han that and so does the Ayer if you want to pay the higher
>>> price for solid state memory instead of a hard drive.
>>>
>>> The iPad makes me think of all the blind folks that have complained about
>>> the size of the PacMate QT. In fact, I don't thin
act, I don't think that the PacMate QT
>> would be as large in flat area as the iPad.
>>
>>
>>
>> - Original Message - From: "Ricardo Walker"
>> To:
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 6:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: macbook air
't think that the PacMate QT would be
> as large in flat area as the iPad.
>
>
>
> - Original Message - From: "Ricardo Walker"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 6:46 PM
> Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
>
>
> Me personally,
>
&g
ge in flat area as the iPad.
- Original Message -
From: "Ricardo Walker"
To:
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
Me personally,
If I need to get work done, I would go with a Macbook air. Its a full
fledged computer, and besides the
I think that the refresh of the air was done last month, and they don't really
sem to release new products in cycles shorter than yearly. If you can afford
the waiting, it may be as early as next year before a new one comes out.
On 2011-03-05, at 8:41 PM, Denise Avant wrote:
> hi,
> thanks every
8:10 PM
Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
Agreed. The air is a really nice machine. If you have the means and
wouldn't mind a slightly larger machine though, I hardily recomamnd the 13
inch air with the faster cpu and twice the capacity of the ssd. I have the
13 inch air with the 128 gig ssd
Since Apple just released the latest Air at the end of October, I
wouldn't expect a new one anytime soon.
Eric
On 3/5/11, Denise Avant wrote:
> hi,
> thanks everyone for the input. i will do the air, though i may wait to see
> if apple releases a new one.
>
> On Mar 5, 2011, at 7:10 PM, Neil Jam
hi,
thanks everyone for the input. i will do the air, though i may wait to see if
apple releases a new one.
On Mar 5, 2011, at 7:10 PM, Neil James wrote:
> Agreed. The air is a really nice machine. If you have the means and wouldn't
> mind a slightly larger machine though, I hardily recomamnd t
Agreed. The air is a really nice machine. If you have the means and wouldn't
mind a slightly larger machine though, I hardily recomamnd the 13 inch air with
the faster cpu and twice the capacity of the ssd. I have the 13 inch air with
the 128 gig ssd and 4 gb ram and it is screaming fast for wha
It is true that the camera kit for the iPad cannot be used for transfer
of data other than photos. As for compactness, the ZaggMate from
zagg.com is an aluminum case which combines a BT keyboard while adding
only .25 inch to the thickness of the iPad itself, and there are other
cases for iPad
Look into an app called USB disk that can work with iPad to export and
import files. That is assuming you need to access files for some reason
while you are away from home. You might also consider one of the eprint
printers that will print from iDevices and other mobile devices
wirelessly usi
m] On Behalf Of Cheree
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 8:38 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2
Cheree Heppe here:
It's a tough decision.
If I could do quality word processing on an IPad 2, I would select that over
a MacBook Air because it will be more port
Cheree Heppe here:
It's a tough decision.
If I could do quality word processing on an IPad 2, I would select that over a
MacBook Air because it will be more portable and a lot of the interface iss,
for me, easier.
It is possible to obtain a typist friendly Bluetooth keyboard that won't take
u
Another vote for the Air. When the iPad came out, I thought i would
use it with the bluetooth keyboard a lot, but as it turns out, I do
not. Carrying both the iPad and the keyboard around is pretty clunky,
and the Macbook Air is not significantly larger than the iPad when
it's closed.
Eric
On 3
Since you have an iphone, I would go with the macbook air. If you plan on
typing a lot, you would have to use the on screen keyboard of the ipad or get a
bluetooth keyboard or the dock. Again, I would go with the macbook air I think.
On Mar 4, 2011, at 7:48 AM, Denise Avant wrote:
> hello all,
>
Me personally,
If I need to get work done, I would go with a Macbook air. Its a full fledged
computer, and besides the added size, you will find yourself bumping up against
less barriers when trying to get things done. Especially if you have an iPhone
or iPod touch already. What are you real
Since people have reported serious issues with Pages on the IPad, it would seem
that if one wants to do serious word processing, the Air wins, at least for
now.
Mary
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air has also got my vote. unless there is something that is both ipad and ios
specific you are hoping to accomplish...
On 2011-03-04, at 12:50 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
> The IPad is wonderful but honestly, the Air is probably a better fit if you
> have the IPhone already.
>
> Typing is easier
The IPad is wonderful but honestly, the Air is probably a better fit if you
have the IPhone already.
Typing is easier for most with a real keyboard and you get the whole OSx
environment. The Air should also be more powerful.
Either device will be good but I'd vote air.
On Mar 4, 2011, at
I think I read somewhere that there's some kind of work around, but I could
very well be wrong.
Donna
On Mar 4, 2011, at 11:17 AM, Mary Otten wrote:
> Donna,
> The original IPad does not have a usb port. You can get that camera kit as an
> extra, but my understanding was that you can't use exter
Donna,
The original IPad does not have a usb port. You can get that camera kit as an
extra, but my understanding was that you can't use external media evenfor file
transfer or extra storage, with the usb port provided by that accessory. If
that's wrong, I'm sure somebody will correct me.
Mary
I have an iPhone, iPod Touch, IPad (which my husbanf uses most of the time),
and a Macbook Pro. Were it me, I would get the Macbook Air, but I like the
keyboard. The small Macbook Air is so thin and light. It's not that much
bigger than the iPad.
Just my opinion. :)
On Mar 4, 2011, at 8:4
I have, use, love and adore my Mac Book Air 11in, I know many iPad users who
now have both the iPad and the 11in Air, and they say that quite often they
will opt to use the Air, simply as it has a physical keyboard. these are both
sighted and low vision users.
personally, I have both too, and g
Hi Denise,
The original iPad does have a USB drive. The iPad 2 does not.
I would suggest that you think about how exactly you want to use this device.
For games? For media? For writing? Would having a physical keyboard be
desirable or not? You can think of the MacBook Air as a scaled down
hello all,
i am contemplating getting another apple device. i need something that is light
to take when i travel. i was thinking of the ipad 2 because you can get pages
to write with. the only problem here is that there is no port for external
media like a usb drive, is there?
my other alternati
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