Ok, this is mostly good feedback. Thanks. I want to stick with Mac, just because it is far more natural now.
I do use duck duck go for searching, but constantly get safari not responding. Is Google Chrome preferred? I also get music not responding. I had heard upgrading to a m2 MBA will make a big difference. Thanks all, Traci > On Sep 7, 2023, at 10:26 AM, Mohamed Fayed <m10fa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I’ve lately switched from 2016 15” MBP to 2023 M2Max 16””. The gain in > performance is tremendous and you will notice it. > > For issues related to “mail is not responding”, it occurs when you make the > exact keystrokes, but Voiceover continues within a significantly shorter > duration. > > For web browsing, Safari nowadays is pretty bad. This is not related to VO. > You may try Google Chrome or MS Edge instead. > > Windows on Apple Silicon is significantly faster. If there is a chance to get > to Apple Silicon device, and try it yourself, that would be great. > > The issue that annoys me the most is VO stops talking. It is on Mac and iOS. > I hope they fix it soon. > > Hope that helps, > > Mohamed E. Fayed > > >> On 7 Sep 2023, at 8:01 PM, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> My biggest gripe with Mac OS and VO is web browsing. It’s awful compared to >> Windows with JAWS or NNVDA. It is the main reason I would seriously consider >> going back to Windows if/when it’s time to get a new laptop. >> I use DuckDuckGo as my browser now to get away from that annoying “Safari is >> Busy” message that cripples my productivity. >> >> So I’m on the fence about switching back to Windows, but if VO on the Mac >> does not improve over time (and I doubt that it will) I might just flip a >> coin on the decision. >> >> Dave Carlson >> Woodworker, Musician, Oregonian, Engineer, Farfar >> dgcarlson0...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> On Sep 7, 2023, at 9:23 AM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, it seems like we are having more than a few messages on this list >> about the disappointment in Mac’s VoiceOver performance. >> >> Are quite a few of you thinking of switching back to windows? Or are a lot >> of you overall still happy with the VoiceOver experience? >> >> I think I am mostly curious about this, because I have been talking about >> updating my MacBook Eyre. 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