All macs, except for the macbook air have a built in DVD burner, so that won't be an issue. There are several different language voices from acapela, not sure if they would include the languages you need. The printer should work fine, not totally sure about the scanner though. You can also run windows on your mac if you need to, so in many ways you can have the best of both worlds. On May 29, 2011, at 3:00 PM, Carrie Green wrote:
> Dear Fellow Listers, > > > I am a PC user, and am thinking to switch over to Mac. I have been using PC > for over 25 years, and have no experience with Mac computers whatsoever. I am > totally blind, and hope that some of you will be willing to help me decide > whether to make the change. > > I use JAWS for Windows version 12.01, Kurzweil 1000 version 12.4 for text to > speech scanning, and Duxbury Braille Translator Version 10.4 for braille > embossing. > > First, does any one know if Kurzweil and Duxbury work with Macs? I know JAWS > won't. > > Second, Does Voice Over work well with the following languages: Japanese, > Spanish and German? Can you switch between languages easily? For example, I > am trying to learn Japanese, but still need English, can Voice Over handle > both of these languages at the same time, and can one input in a word > processing document and have both languages read? > > Third, Does Mac work with the following hardware products?: Epson 1660 > flat-bed scanner, HP Laserjet 1020 Printer, Sony DVD/CD disc Recorder, I > forget which model I have. I'd rather not have to purchase more peripherals > if I don't have to. > > Many thanks in advance. > > Sincerely, > > Carrie Green > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
