I disagree with this view. I will never buy an MBP or MBA but was happy to buy an IMAC.
1. Vastly superior extended keyboard available. For me VO becomes transformed with proper access to numpad commander. 2. Better drive capacity. I have a combination of fast 256 gb solid state drive for operating system and programs plus 2 TB second drive for data. I know of no MPB or MBA which can approach this capacity. 3. Easily accessible superdrive - I think it is nonsense to assume nobody uses CDs or DVDs any more. All RNIB books are on CD. 4. Size of Screen - Although this does not apply to me my sighted brother tells me that he would be driven mad by the apparent inability to adjust font size within OS elements on MBA and MBP. He can only just cope with 27 inch screen IMac. 5. The sound output is far louder from an IMac and is feasible to use as an entertainment source in say a large living room. David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: 01 August 2012 12:48 To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Mac air vs macbook pro i don't think the imacs will b around for much longer really to be honest as dean said more powerful solutions in portable forms are now available. the advantage of course of a desktop is taht one doesn't need to charge it On 1 Aug 2012, at 12:14, Mike Maslo <mmaslo1...@swbell.net> wrote: > Thank you all > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 1, 2012, at 2:33 AM, Dean Adams <breezepa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Ian, >> Yes you are right to a point the newer mac's are very powerful with the quad core processors and a nice amount of ram and having ssd hard drives that respond very quickly it was not that long ago that most people chose desktops but now most are moving towards portable computers like netbooks laptops and tablet pc's I used to work for a large retail store and I was on the panel that chose the computers for all there stores and at that stage in the late 1999's desktop where still king but no longer with wifi making the choice of buying a portable computer a better choice but it still comes down to personal choice in the end. >> Regards Dean >> >> >> >> Sent from Dean Adams Macbook Pro >> breezepa...@gmail.com >> Voip phone: +6124307 9248 >> landline Phone: +61243892195 >> Mobile: +61428133758 >> Skype : deanadams9 >> >> On 01/08/2012, at 5:22 PM, Ian McNamara wrote: >> >>> Hi, I like the desktop better than the lap top because I find it more powerful. 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