Thank you very much for the suggestions and informative discussion about the m1 Mac book. I am in a better position to help my friend understand the various possibilities of using the modern technology. Once again Thank you very much everyone. Regards, Muhammad Babar.
> On 21 Jan 2022, at 10:08 am, Muhammad Fayed <[email protected]> wrote: > > According to the thread, your friend does not require quiet specialized > software. PDF reading, MS Word editing, Web browsing is highly accessible. > You may depend entirely on Apple iWord apps e.g. Pages (MS Word equivalent), > Keynote (MS Powerpoint). As Rebecca mentioned, you can import and export MS > files. > > I hear that the new feature of OCR capabilities of Mac OS 12 is very > good, but I haven’t heard a comparison to windows equivalent. > > Most probably, you won’t need Windows any more because of the basic usage, > but you need to search whether they use specialized software in their career > although I don’t imagine a one. So, you may safely ignore Windows and Intel > based Macs. > > I have 2016 15” MacBook Pro, it lags a little with Voiceover when "Voice is > automatically selected based on language”. So, I won’t recommend Intel based > Mac since its performance may degrade soon with upcoming software updates. As > a blind user, I prefer to have the most recent advances in accessibility > technologies to enjoy latest features that could make my life much easier. > > M1 vs M1 Pro/Max, this basic usage does not require much capabilities. So, M1 > is very fine, but I would recommend 16GB RAM to avoid storage issues on the > long run. > > Hope it helps, > > Regards, > > Mohamed E. Fayed > >> On 20 Jan 2022, at 8:15 PM, muhammad babar Shahzad <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hello friends, >> As per the subject line, I request you to kindly let me know whether my >> friend who is going to transition from Windows to Mac should acquire an >> Intel based machine or the M1? They need to use it for university studies. I >> would highly appreciate if anyone could kindly share their experience of >> transitioning from Windows to Mac for university studies. >> Thank you very much in advance. >> Regards, Mohammed Babar Shahzad. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/233361AB-A027-42EE-8875-25A2A1E3EBB1%40gmail.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/B77F293A-9C80-429C-8F05-6B985656B3E1%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/0BB7BFFB-84A0-4AFF-A406-54A9A7D6F58B%40gmail.com.
