[nabs-l] Does anyone use a MacBook or MacBook Pro for school?

[Sarah Alawami]

Agreed. I use and love both operating systems but for me more programs are usable out of the box on the mac side of things and some software is more cheaper. lol.
On Feb 25, 2010, at 3:06 PM, Christopher Wright wrote:

> Hi Corbb,
> As someone who is following Mac-related developments, as much as possible, I'd like to know what brings you to that conclusion.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corbb O'Connor" <corbbo at gmail.com>
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>> Hi Sally,
>> 
>> I'll probably initiate a firestorm with this comment, but I'll say it anyway. I'm a blind user of the Mac, and love it. But if I didn't have any residual vision, I'd be a JAWS user. I find that more programs are accessible with JAWS on the Windows operating system, and that it's  just easier to use. That said, if your son has remaining vision and  uses a magnification software to see the screen, then go for the Mac.  It's built-in, and very good. Combine that with VoiceOver, the built- in screen reader on the Mac, and he'll be in good shape. But, if it's  easier for him to use the screen reader than squint to see the screen,  then I'd say Windows.
>> 
>> Hope that helps -- and I'm happy to answer more questions!
>> Corbb O'Connor
>> Senior, The George Washington University
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 24, 2010, at 8:34 PM, Sally Thomas wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm the parent of a blind 13 year old.  He tells me that the screen reader on the MacBook is great and that it is better than using a  Windows computer with JAWS.  I'm curious whether or not this is true.   Have any of you used both?  How do they compare?  Which do you  prefer?  Any insight you have would be greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> Sally Thomas
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