Dan: As Maria said, the display is the pricey part. There are all manner of options out there these days but if you don't need Braille, then think about a Netbook. These are generally less expensive than a laptop, smaller, lighter, and generally sufficient for those of us not doing a lot of graphics. If you need Braille, then maybe something like APH's Braille Plus (if they're still available), paired with a Refreshabraille 18 would work. The nice thing about some of these new displays is that they're Bluetooth-enabled, so they can be used with everything from a laptop to your Iphone or other smartphone. William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting Organization
Building Strong(r) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office: 816-389-3801 FAX: 816-389-2029 Help us in Building Strong! Please tell us how we are doing. Visit our Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) Website at: http://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card&service_provider_id=110800&service_cate gory_id=14 -----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dan Mccurley Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 9:14 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] braillenote, pacmate or laptop; What are the advantages of having a braillenote or pacmate, verses a laptop with jaws on it? to me, the pacmate and braillenote are pricy and I'm just wondering if a laptop with jaws would serve me just as well. thanks, Dan For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
