Agreed there is no fee like jaws charges. However a Mac book is quite expensive. In the end right now at least it is comparable to buying a windows based machine and jaws. The speech however is very good. I have a sighted friend who has an older one and it sounded good when she tested it.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda Mumford Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 11:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Blind-Computing] Is anyone a MAC user Is anyone out there a MAC user? I need to get a new laptop computer and I have read that the MAC comes with it's own screen reader, that Apple automatically updates it, and there is no fee like JAWS charges for its new software versions. What I don't know is: 1. Is the MAC user friendly for a blind person? 2. Is there scanning software that is compatible with the MAC (I currently use Open Book, but this is not compatible with the MAC. Any and all advice including pros and cons would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Linda Mumford For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected]
