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Computers for the blind (self.Blind)
submitted by Readinghood_13
Has anyone here gotten a computer from computers for the blind? And are they any good? I have one friend who did and there’s turned out really well, and I have another who’s crashes constantly. I’ve been thinking about getting a PC and I want to know if it’s worth it to look into getting one from them.
IronDominion 2 points 2y ago
I’ve heard decent things about them. Your not going to get the latest and greatest, usually they issue Dell latitude laptops and similar spec desktops that are a couple years old, so like something you would get from a school. So you aren’t going to be playing Doom Eternal at 60FPS on it, but it works for most people. If you know basic maintenance for computers, (since your on Reddit I can pretty safely assume you do) then it’s not a bad deal if you want JAWS or Zoomtext and whatever your current machine is is garbage or you don’t have a personal machine at all. You’ll still have to pay for the software license after 1 year, but it’s much easier to pay a couple hundred bucks a year including upgrades then the thousands it costs for you to but it outright, without the ability to upgrade.
Superfreq2 2 points 2y ago
It costs 1000 for home edition plus (180 every two years or 270 every 3 for major upgrades) and 1285 for pro edition which mainly adds remote support capability.
Also, it's 95 bucks a year, not 200, as long as it's annual home edition (90 bucks for students), available in the U.S and Canada only.
Also, it's 95 bucks a year, not 200, as long as it's annual home edition (90 bucks for students), available in the U.S and Canada only.
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
I am skeptical. Save up your money and buy yourself a nice one. Good computers if you want some good stuff costs some dough. At least 800 or 900 a piece. Could go in to the 1000s
[deleted] 0 points 2y ago
Get a MacBook and you do not need to pay for the screen reading software. I have heard that screen leading software for windows are very costly and yearly subscription is required.
Superfreq2 2 points 2y ago
NVDA and Narrator are both free on Windows, and you can get JAWS for $90 a year ($7.5/month) if you live in the U.S or Canada.
Mac is cool for sure, but you'd end up paying allot more for the same specs, and even with JAWS annual, you would very likely never break even with the Mac's price in the computer's lifetime.
Mac is cool for sure, but you'd end up paying allot more for the same specs, and even with JAWS annual, you would very likely never break even with the Mac's price in the computer's lifetime.
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
Same spects for sure not.windows don’t have as good spects unless you pay top dollars for them.
Superfreq2 1 points 2y ago
Almost never true. If you pay the same price for a Windows computer, and the key here is that you have allot more choice of brand and form factor which definitely helps, than compare say, a Lenovo, HP, Asus, or Dell slim gaming laptop and you get way more bang for your buck.
Even the business laptops are usually better on price VS specs, though it's allot harder to find the aluminum unibody design, which I do like. But you can always grab a hard laptop sleeve with some of that money you've saved...
About the only place that Mac and Windows are evenly matched on price to specs ratio is for premium ultrabooks, and in some of those cases the Mac is actually better, though it is rare.
You definitely pay an Apple tax, it's not just a myth, industry professionals have been talking about it for years. It doesn't make me not want one, but it is annoying.
The recent intro of the M1 chip has brought Mac's significantly closer to processor parody though which is great, but that doesn't erase the last decade and a half, nor does it bring other components like SSD capacity, GPU power, and screen resolution up to snuff.
Even the business laptops are usually better on price VS specs, though it's allot harder to find the aluminum unibody design, which I do like. But you can always grab a hard laptop sleeve with some of that money you've saved...
About the only place that Mac and Windows are evenly matched on price to specs ratio is for premium ultrabooks, and in some of those cases the Mac is actually better, though it is rare.
You definitely pay an Apple tax, it's not just a myth, industry professionals have been talking about it for years. It doesn't make me not want one, but it is annoying.
The recent intro of the M1 chip has brought Mac's significantly closer to processor parody though which is great, but that doesn't erase the last decade and a half, nor does it bring other components like SSD capacity, GPU power, and screen resolution up to snuff.
[deleted] 1 points 2y ago
Well we all have our preferences. Windows narrator and nbda have their limitations.
retrolental_morose 1 points 2y ago
I've never seen a mac user as fast as an NVDA one at anything other than audio or DAW work.
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
What’s with the mac hate here?
[deleted] 0 points 2y ago
Practice makes a man perfect!
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