[access-uk] Re: Anybody using a MacBook Air?
- From: "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:08:52 +0100
Carol - I have considered other Apple devices, such as the iPad Mini, but in
the end decided I needed a more conventional/regular laptop, to meet my regular
daily needs, that I don't use my iPhone for.
Macs are expensive, but I didn't want a netbook size keyboard, and I'd pretty
much had enough of Windows, and most definitely enough of Freedom Scientific.
The MacBook Air looks to have a good spec, and to be reasonably fast/powerful,
and although it has a full sized keyboard [no numpad] it only has an 11 inch
screen, and weighs in at just 3lbs., with dimensions of 12 by 9 inches, so
lightweight, portable, but with a great battery life of up to 9 hours. Like I
said, expensive at £849 for an SSD of only 128, but no great issue as I use
external drives anyway. These are the reasons I have gone for this machine.
I've been doing my research this evening, and found some very useful articles on
www.applevis.com
in respect of getting around the Mac using the Voice Over keystrokes.
HTH -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Pearson
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 9:10 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anybody using a MacBook Air?
Andy,
I'd be interested to know why you have chosen the MacBook air particularly.
Keep me up to speed.
Carol P
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On 15 Jun 2013, at 09:03 PM, "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Carol - As you'll see, Niall is offering some help. I think I'll be going
for this machine in the next few days, and perhaps then can pass on some
experiences -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Pearson
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 7:12 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anybody using a MacBook Air?
Andy,
I'm close on your heels and will be watching with interest to see how you
get on! Keep me posted, please!
Carol P
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On 15 Jun 2013, at 06:48 PM, "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi all -
Think I've finally decided to ditch Windows, and JFW in favour of the
new MacBook Air. I'd be interested to hear anybody's experiences with this
particular laptop, and also some initial tips on getting started, such as
getting it to talk to me etc -
Andy
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