The eject button is the power button on the new models. I just timed how long it took for VoiceOver to come up from cold start. After the power on chord, it took precisely 8 seconds.
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I've got a macbook >> air from last year which is nice. It's got a nice sized hard drive as well >> in terms of the storage space. I can barely hear either of my macs though >> unless I'm practically on top of them since they're so quiet. >> On 24 Apr 2013, at 15:05, Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> wrote: >> >>> Hi all >>> >>> For about a week or so now I have been using the new MacBook Air computer >>> which Lynne bought for me when we paid our first visit to our local Apple >>> store. The machine itself is pure gold! It's light, easy to use and has >>> the most fantastic keyboard action I've ever seen on a MacBook of any kind. >>> >>> Its backlit keyboard makes it easy to use for Lynne, and I just love the >>> touch sensitive multi-trackpad. 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