[nabs-l] Macs Verses PCs

[Bernadetta Pracon]

Hey Briana,
Personally, I think a Mac is a great machine to have. They're fully 
accessible with voiceover being a fully functional screen reader right 
out of the box. You are able to set it up by yourself without any 
sighted assistance, because the screen reader is on at the initial 
setup window by default. So that's just one of many advantages the mac 
has over the PC. Plus, Macs are extremely durable machines, where 
hardware is concerned. Because most of the software you would use on 
your Mac is produced by Apple, you would have the garentee that it is 
compatible and functional with voiceover, with few exceptions. You can 
use Open Office as a word processor, in place of Microsoft word, since 
word  for apple  isn't very accessible with voiceover as far as I know.
Also, remember that you can always install windows on a mac, and you 
can do that without sighted assistance for the most part as well. This 
is great, because you basically have two computers in one. Your hard 
drive is partitioned in two when you install windows onto a mac. So if 
you weren't sure how to do something using the apple operating system, 
you could always complete the task on your windows side of the mac.
Also, I've found that Apple's operating systems are more stable and 
less clunky than windows. There's a bit of a learning curve when 
transition to apple if you've been a PC user, but once you get the hang 
of it, it's extremely intuitive.
I think getting amac is definitely a safe bet.

HTH

Bernadetta

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