Hi, Merv.
For reasons that I admit may not be entirely rational, using an iPad
with a detachable keyboard, particularly while traveling, is extremely
attractive to me, even though it, essentially, offers the same
capabilities as an iPhone, which I already travel with. For me, what
makes it fall short is what I consider to be the poor keyboard support
with VoiceOver. Compared to the Mac, using a keyboard with VoiceOver is
actually more awkward, at times, than using the touch screen. I find
that it has too much latency, compared to the snappy responsiveness that
I'm used to with NVDA and, in particular, with JAWS. When I use arrow
keys to review an email with a keyboard on iOS I find that text starts
to sound jumbled, as though the screen needs to be refreshed even though
there's no screen refresh command. It just feels like it was halfway
finished and then abandoned by Apple. I find that using a touch screen
seems to be more responsive, and so it's hard for me to justify an iPad.
If I'm going to buy a tablet for serious use I think I'd gravitate
toward Windows, since I can use my own screen reader of choice allowing
for more robust and responsive editing. Honestly, if Apple would be
willing to stuff a Mac into a tablet it would really tempt me but they
seem completely unwilling to do this. Then again, you can't beat an iPad
when it comes to security.
On 7/28/2018 5:09 PM, Merv Keck wrote:
I have been doing my own research into a new iPad or a new Surface. I probably won’t decide until at least September when the new Apple hardware comes out. I have already made comparisons of the new Surface Go compared to the new 2018 iPad which are not iPad Pros. And I could not decide on either one to replace my aging iPad Mini 4.
Merv
*From:*blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On Behalf Of *David Goldfield
*Sent:* Saturday, July 28, 2018 5:03 PM
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*Subject:* [blind-philly-comp] PC Magazine's Article Discussing the Best Cheap Laptops (so far) of 2018
The following link will provide reviews of PC Magazine's top cheap laptops of 2018. Some of them are Chromebooks, meaning that they won't run Windows and so those may not be of much interest to some of you. However, some of these are running Windows. As an aside I'm wondering if anyone has had a chance to use Chrome OS with the Chromevox screen reader. I have not but the Chrome operating system does have some advantages.
https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371334,00.asp
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