Hi, I think one advantage is, she will have a choice if she decides to get a Mac. She could run Windows on bootcamp and have a full windows experience if she so chose. I know my next comment is pretty subjective but, I believe the Mac offers superior build quality compared to most Windows machines in the same price range. You also have better customer service if you happen to live near an Apple store. That might be something to look into as well. Its kinda nice when you have a place where you can drop in with your machine to get it looked after. Plus, I think Macs hardware generally does hold up better over the long haul compared to many Windows OEMs. Quality assurance is a big selling point for owning a Mac in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying people don't get defective merchandise. You make millions of something, there's bound to be some duds.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 3, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Shannon, > > It seems to me that the question of switching to a Mac from Windows is a > little more involved than just looking at the fact that a laptop quit after 3 > or 4 years. Given the cost difference between Windows and Mac laptops, your > prospective purchase of a Mac would have to last you maybe twice as long as > that Windows laptop did, if you're concerned about bang for the buck. And > given the speed with which technology advances, I think it is highly doubtful > that a Macbook you buy today will be satisfactory in say, 7 years. Sure, the > screen reader comes with the Mac, so there is no cost there. But there are > good free or inexpensive alternatives on the Windows side that largely > obviate the cost advantage of the built in screen reader on the Mac. I have > not tried Windows on my Mac, so I can't comment on that aspect of your > question. > What other things besides mudding does your wife do with her pc? And which > operating system and screen reader is she familiar with? Will she keep on > using those if she stays with Windows? If she uses something like Jaws and > Win xp and would now find herself needing to move to Windows 8 plus > continually upgrading Jaws, then the Mac with its learning curve might not be > such a big deal, and the cost of the Mac versus the ongoing cost of Jaws > upgrades makes the Mac look more attractive. If, on the other hand, she is ok > with NVDA and Windows 7, or System Access and Windows 7, then the question > is, what advantage is there in switching? > > Mary > > Mary Otten > [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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
