Thanks much, I told him as much. Pam Francis
On Jul 24, 2015, at 9:14 AM, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com> wrote: Honestly, your friend is better off buying a MacBook Air. The only thing that is in the box when you buy the Mac Mini is the Mac Mini with chord. There is no keyboard, no decent speaker, no monitor, and, if your friend is used to an iPhone, they will need a trackpad as well. VO on the Mac can be confusing, even if you know VO from the iPhone or other devices. If your friend wants to learn a Mac, then they are better off with an Air. Everything is included. But, honestly, your friend should just stick with Windows if they aren’t comfortable with big change. Windows 8/10 is a smaller change than moving to a mac would be. HTH, Aleeha > On Jul 24, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Pamela Francis <gypsykitt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I have a friend who is considering purchasing a Mac mini. The basic reason > for wanting the Mac Mini is cost. He also does not want to take the time to > learn windows eight or windows 10. He's been stuck on Windows XP since long > before support stopped last year. His only dealings with voiceover is with > iOS devices along with his AppleTV. He is not one who does well with major > change in electronics in his life. I don't want to turn this into an Apple > versus Windows discussion other than to say I suggested he look for a Windows > 7 machine because it was something that he is familiar with. My question for > the group is this; other than the base cost, as I understand it of $699 for > the Mac Mini, what are the auxiliary purchases needed in order to make it > functional? If I'm correct, that does not include a screen, does it include a > keyboard or speakers? > I also know firsthand what it's like attempting to learn a new operating > system and screen reader on your own. I had the patients. He does not. Thank > God for this group. I would've been lost. I'm attempting to get him to join > it before he makes his purchase. Any suggestions or help you could offer > would be greatly appreciated. > Many many thanks, > > Pam Francis > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
