Hi David I agree with what you say unless you are mobile or not wanting to be tied down at a desk. I have a laptop and only want a laptop for mobility reasons
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2012, at 2:07 PM, "David Griffith" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I disagree with this view. I will never buy an MBP or MBA but was happy to > buy an IMAC. > > 1. Vastly superior extended keyboard available. For me VO becomes > transformed with proper access to numpad commander. 2. Better drive > capacity. I have a combination of fast 256 gb solid state drive for > operating system and programs plus 2 TB second drive for data. I know of no > MPB or MBA which can approach this capacity. > 3. Easily accessible superdrive - I think it is nonsense to assume nobody > uses CDs or DVDs any more. All RNIB books are on CD. > 4. Size of Screen - Although this does not apply to me my sighted brother > tells me that he would be driven mad by the apparent inability to adjust > font size within OS elements on MBA and MBP. He can only just cope with 27 > inch screen IMac. > 5. The sound output is far louder from an IMac and is feasible to use as an > entertainment source in say a large living room. > > David Griffith > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of william lomas > Sent: 01 August 2012 12:48 > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Subject: Re: Mac air vs macbook pro > > i don't think the imacs will b around for much longer really to be honest as > dean said more powerful solutions in portable forms are now available. the > advantage of course of a desktop is taht one doesn't need to charge it > > On 1 Aug 2012, at 12:14, Mike Maslo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you all >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 1, 2012, at 2:33 AM, Dean Adams <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Ian, >>> Yes you are right to a point the newer mac's are very powerful with the > quad core processors and a nice amount of ram and having ssd hard drives > that respond very quickly it was not that long ago that most people chose > desktops but now most are moving towards portable computers like netbooks > laptops and tablet pc's I used to work for a large retail store and I was on > the panel that chose the computers for all there stores and at that stage in > the late 1999's desktop where still king but no longer with wifi making the > choice of buying a portable computer a better choice but it still comes down > to personal choice in the end. >>> Regards Dean >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from Dean Adams Macbook Pro >>> [email protected] >>> Voip phone: +6124307 9248 >>> landline Phone: +61243892195 >>> Mobile: +61428133758 >>> Skype : deanadams9 >>> >>> On 01/08/2012, at 5:22 PM, Ian McNamara wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, I like the desktop better than the lap top because I find it more > powerful. 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