Hi Randa, A lot depends on what you want to do on the computer. If you are just doing basic things like email, word processing, internet browsing, playing music, etc. then the Air is a good computer.
The Touch Bar is a personal choice. I now have a MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar, but I don’t use the Touch Bar that much. I just use keyboard commands most of the time. Since you are an iPhone user you should have no difficulty with the Touch Bar. If the Air will meet your needs then I would go with that. The Touch Bar is a nice feature but it’s a personal choice as to whether you want to spend the extra money. Anything you can do on the Touch Bar can be done with keyboard commands. There are a lot of very helpful people on this list to answer your questions. Glad you read my book. Best, Janet > On Mar 3, 2018, at 12:49 PM, Rhanda Hasley <rhanda.has...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I’m a long-time PC user with JAWS, but am now on the verge of buying my first > Mac. For several years, I’ve also been an iPhone user so am familiar with > VoiceOver, even though I realize the Mac is different and involves a learning > curve. However, I love learning new skills so that doesn’t bother me. In > fact, I’ve been studying various materials including Janet Ingbergt’s books, > and have looked at different Mac models. I definitely want a portable > Macbook, as opposed to the Imacs, but am wanting various perspectives on > whether to get the Pro or the Air, as well as with or without touch bars. I’m > leaning toward getting a Pro, but know of many people like the Air and are > just as productive with it. I’ve also read that getting one without the > touch bar would be less expensive. In your opinion, is the touch bar > necessary or advantageous? Or would I do just fine without it? Whichever > way I go with this, I’m trying to get the most for my money and want a > computer that will last me for as long as possible. > > Thanks much in advance for your perspectives. > > Rhanda > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
