Hi, Since the refresh of the iMacs last month, they are offering a choice at purchase of the magic trackpad or, a magic mouse.
hth Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On May 30, 2011, at 2:40 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > Max, > > just chipping in my own two pence worth here. > > I have now since making the switch, or as I prefer to say, Mac-ing the > switch, get it! :) bought an iMac, MacBook Air and an MacBook Pro. > > the first thing to say about your observation is, unless things are done > differently where you are, Apple will sell you an iMac, this is their all in > one desktop solution, with a wireless keyboard and a Magic Mouse, you cannot > dump the mouse. You then though can choose to add the Magic Track Pad to that > order, but you cannot per say trade it for the Magic Mouse. So what I'm > saying here is if you ask Apple for the Magic Track Pad, you're going to have > both the Magic Track Pad and Magic Mouse. > > This is not a bad thing, my sighted wife uses our iMac as do our little ones, > and sometimes I spot them using the TP and other times the Mouse, the nice > thing about the TP is that it is a large surface track pad, far bigger than > on the portables and as such, is comfortable for use on a lap etc. > > The iMac can happily handle having all three input devices connected at the > same time so there's no worries there. > > On a more Voice Over note, its like a lot of people have already said to you, > on my three Machines I primarily use the keyboard, this is ergonomics, moving > a knuckle up and down is less strain then your wrist to swipe all over the > shop. So you get less ache and discomfort from the keyboard for prolonged use > periods. > > However, the TP does make exploring web-sites more intuitive or simple to get > your head round layouts etc, and it can be nice to rest your knuckles every > so often. > > without any doubt though, I am far quicker using my keyboard over my TP on an > overall bases. > > I would say that if you're investing in a Mac, an additional $99 is hardly > worth worrying about given the overall comparative expense, go ahead, put one > of those things in your cart, they are of use after all. > > One final note, if you're used to the iPHone, iPod Touch or iPad, then the TP > also makes additional sense, especially if you're converting from a PC, as > you can migrate your existing understanding of controls immediately to your > Mac experience. > > hope that this helps. > > > Regards, > > Neil Barnfather > > Talks List Administrator > Twitter @neilbarnfather > > TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your > accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com > > URL: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - [email protected] > Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > > > > On 29 May 2011, at 23:52, agent086b wrote: > > Hello all, after having really good experiences since moving to an iPhone I > am seriously considering making the next move to an iMac. > What method do most people use to control Voiceover, keyboard commands or the > Magic Trackpad I think it is called. > Thank you for any advice. > Max. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
