I use a mac book with voice over and also run windows 7 with jaws and NVDA using parallels on the same machine. At this point in time, the windows screen readers are significantly easier to use and more versatile as compared to voice over IMHO.
I am a software engineer and use both windows and mac heavily for browsing, mail, presentations, excel, and software development. Your needs may be different and you may find one or the other better for personal preference. Keep in mind that there is a relatively steep learning curve for voice over when you switch from windows to mac, so, you may find it a bit extra difficult to begin with. Having said this, voice over is much better suited for touch screen devices like an ipad. So, if you plan to buy a touch pc like the surface pro for any reason, a mac will be a better option. Regards, Manish -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rishi Kewalramani Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 6:47 PM To: accessindia Subject: [AI] Is it worth switching to Mac from Windows as a visually impaired user? Hi all, My computer and jaws version is too old and needs to be replaced. I've been a windows with jaws user up till now. I was wondering is it worth switching over to the Mac n tosh OS with voice over. Is anybody using the Mac book or iMac on this list? Could you please share your experience from the accessibility point of view. Is it worth making the switch taking into consideration the stability of Mac computers and that the screen reader comes right out of the box unlike Jaws that has to be purchased separately? Please help me to make an informed decision, Appreciate all your valuable inputs, Many thanks in advance, Kind regards, Rishi. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
