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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T02:14:01.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Hi Everyone,\nI wasn't sure where to put this since it stradles the line between Mac and Windows. I posted on Reddit, but I wanted to ask here as well since this community is always so helpful.\nI need a new laptop, but I am so unsure about what to get. I would welcome all info or opinions to help me decide.\nFirst, I'll tell you what kinds of things I'll be doing with it. I will mostly be doing email, writing/journaling, web browsing, and converting old home movies to digital mp4s. I will also be doing Bible study, although I have not been able to find a Bible study program on either Mac or Windows that is accessible, so let me know if you're aware of one.\nI have used a Mac before, about 10 years ago to complete my Masters degree. I really liked it, but I did have some usable vision at that time, so I was using Zoom in conjunction with VoiceOver. I have lost all of my vision since then, and I have used my Mac much less since then, but still enough to be familiar with VoiceOver. I have been using a Windows PC with mostly JAWS and occasionally NVDA at work for the past 9 years, and I'm really comfortable with it. I do prefer web browsing and word processing on Windows with JAWS more than on Mac with VoiceOver. However, I like the Mac operating system and hardware much better than Windows. I also love the continuity with my iPhone which I use for so, so much. I'm pretty much doing something or other on it all day, no exaggeration, so having more of the same apps on the computer that will sync with my iPhone is a big draw toward the Mac.\nSo, do I get a Mac or a PC? I would love to be able to get a Mac and run a virtual Windows machine on it so I could have the best of both worlds, but I've never done anything like that before, so I'm nervous about how complicated and buggy it might be.\nI also don't know how much RAM I should get if I went the Mac/virtual Windows machine route. I want to have enough to run both systems well, but I don't want to have to buy a $1,500 computer.\nIf I went with a PC, I have no idea which processor I should get or which model of laptop. There are just so many choices to wade through.\nI hope you can understand my dilemma , and I really, really hope someone can help me figure this out!",
  "title": "Need help choosing a computer"
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