Hi, Actually, if purchasing new, you won't find a MacBook Pro with built-in DVD drive anymore. When it comes to a decision between the Pro or the Air, you need to look at what you want from your computer and how much you're willing to spend. the Pros have better processors, better displays, usually can accept more RAM and are simply meant for more powerful work. Of course, with all this, comes a higher ticket price, and, why does a blind user require a better display? the Air is a good machine, meant more for the everyday user. It can still do most things that most people would be doing, and actually do it well if you don't take the least expensive model. The iPad Pro is a very nice machine, and iOS is likely the way things are moving towards in the future, but it will be a while before they become one. You can do most everything on an iOS device excepting enterprise tasks, so that's an option as well. the keyboard access with VO on an iDevice is there, but no where near what can be done on a laptop or Desktop unit.
So, if you're preferring the MacBook Pro/Air to the iPad, and you're not a power user nor managing enterprise architecture, then the MacBook Air will do just fine. Don't cheap out on specs though, make sure to get at least 8 GB of RAM, at least a 500 GB SSD and upgrade your processor. This will make sure that it lasts you a good long time and maintains its usefulness. Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jul 9, 2016, at 09:32, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: I think I'm still wanting a full computer and not a tablet. Maybe I'll go all in and get a mac book and a 9 inch iPad. but assuming I am staying with a mac book do i want a mac book pro or a mac book air? I'm thinking pro but without the dvd cd rom. I mean I hardly ever need one, and when I do; it would be so much more convenient to just carry a little external drive or portable dvd player instead. what do you think? Max On Jul 9, 2016, at 4:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Yes I've used the 12 and 9.7 inch iPad pros. > The 12 inch is to large and chunkie for my liking. > > The 9.7 is a nicer size but heavier than I'd like to carry around > > It's got everything you need plus the app store for things you don't. > Still no I wouldn't get one but that's a personal preference du to requiring > both mac os and windows for working on enterprise systems > But if all your doing is surfing the web, writing documents or sending and > receiving emails etc then hey the iPad is a good option, I still think though > you might want to look at the iPad air2 and a folio case with keyboard which > will halve the cost of he iPad pro and keyboard, > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] > Sent: Saturday, 9 July 2016 1:58 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro? > > Was decided on a mac book air 13 inch until talking with my brother. He was > going on and on abut the new iPad pro 13 inch. He said that with the blue > tooth keyboard it comes with it can do just about everything you need. Have > any of you had your hands on the new iPad pro? If you could only pick one > would you go with a mac book pro, mac book air, or iPad pro? 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