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From: Steve Green
Date: Jan 21, 2025 9:25AM

There's no "right" or "best" way to do it. I like to have a lot of kit, so I've got JAWS, NVDA and Voiceover on different machines side by side, ready to use instantly. I don't want to be switching between one screen reader and another. But I have the luxury of having dozens of machines and a lot of space. And I never work anywhere other than at home. Likewise with mobile phones and tablets, of which I've got dozens so I can test with different versions of mobile screen readers.

If you don't have space or you need to travel, you'll want something more compact. I would definitely buy a Windows machine, though. We have argued about virtualisation before, and many people are happy with it. I'm not. In my view it's ok for "developer testing", but I would not use it for "professional testing". Why take the chance when PCs are so cheap?

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd