Well, it depends on what you are looking for in a Mac? Do you want to be stationary or mobile? Do you need lots of processer and ram and a big HD or something more geared down? Also what kind of money are you wanting to spend? With the answer to these questions we would have a better starting place to point you. HTH Sign, Bubba bubbathegeek@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jean Menzies Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 12:32 PM To: Mac 4the Blind Subject: [mac4theblind] Intro and first question Hello all, I am just beginning my adventure into the Apple world, and will be getting an iPhone later this month. I have also decided to switch to a Mac sometime next year, as our PC needs replacing and, well, my investigations tell me that the Mac world is a great place. A first question as I am trying to get oriented to this new environment. Can people share their observations as to the various Mac versions? Having always used a numberpad, I am hesitant to go to a Macbook without one. But I also know not to compare Jaws to VO or Windows to the Mac. Just wondering about the ease of use between the Macbooks and the full keyboard Apple PCs. And, I'm just curious. No one knows, but do you think they might introduce Siri and the Dictate feature now on the iOS5 4s iPhone into the operating system for the Mac? When did the Lion operating system come out? And a final note of thanks so far. Thanks to John. I found the Mac4theblind website and it is a wonderful resourse. Thanks to Bubba, who has shared many links for valuable resources. And, Mike Arrigo, if you're on this list, I have listened to all of your Mac podcasts on BlindCoolTech. What a trip, and thanks for doing those. It's amazing to see the progress. Even by the 2nd or 3rd one, I knew that the Mac was a good product. Looking forward to my Apple plunge. Jean On the other hand, you have different fingers __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6691 (20111207) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx