all I can say to those sticker prices is: OUCH! now way I can afford anything close to this unless I happen to have a minimum $30k a year job.
-Eric On Oct 19, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Eric: > Carolyn back atchya. If I remember right, (always a risky proposition), the > easy-braille 40 was$4,485, for the 40 cell display. The Braillino, which is > also a notetaker, and does more on it's own is $3,990. And just an FYI, I > didn't rely on my memory after all, I went back to the website. Ah, laziness > can be curbed after all. I'm living proof.:) > Carolyn Haas > chaas0...@gmail.com > > > > On Oct 19, 2010, at 3:38 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: > >> Carol, >> whats the price on that thing retail? I hope it is a lot cheaper than the 40 >> cell display. >> >> -Eric >> >> On Oct 19, 2010, at 11:00 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote: >> >>> Hi guys: >>> I just had a brief hands on with two displays: The braillino, and the >>> easy-braille 40, by Handytech. What was interesting for me was that I >>> actually took to the Braillino, an eighteen cell display, much more quicly >>> than the Easy-braille 40. I thought I'd be happier having a long line of >>> 40 cells, but the advance feature on the Braillino was a lot quicker for >>> me. With the 40, I found I had to read with one hand, and use the mac >>> keyboard with the other to keep things moving. Also, I found the >>> Easy-braille lagged behind the voiceover a lot. With the Braillino, there >>> is a rocker switch for advancing and it seemed to stay ahead of Vo, so that >>> you get what almost seems like a confirmation of the braille. Given that >>> this was about a half hour exchange or so, I'm just stating first >>> impressions. I also found the 40 cell line kind of cumbersome to read, and >>> felt much more proficient with the shorter display. >>> Hopefully these observations might help someone who is exploring their >>> options as well. >>> Carolyn Haas >>> chaas0...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 19, 2010, at 10:53 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: >>> >>>> Hey, I would be happy if I could read 1 word a minute. I can read the >>>> room numbers now with 85% accuracy. :-). >>>> Jon >>>> >>>> >>>> On 18/10/2010, Samuel <samuellbar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> actually I meant to add this to the other topic i posted about braille >>>>> displays I forget that this is a mailing list and not a message board >>>>> sometimes. >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 18, 7:11 pm, "Isaac Obie" <io...@gis.net> wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> You don't need a braille display to improve your reading speed. You could >>>>>> always get a braille book or braille magazine and find good reading >>>>>> mateials! there's ESPN the Magazine, PC World, the computer magazine, >>>>>> There's a chess magazine, there're various other magazines and books to >>>>>> be >>>>>> had from your local library. >>>>>> Heck, I didn't improve my reading speed with a braille display. I used >>>>>> braille books. >>>>>> Isaac >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Samuel" <samuellbar...@gmail.com> >>>>>> To: "MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 6:57 PM >>>>>> Subject: braille display >>>>>> >>>>>>> Actually, if my reading speed were 50 words per minute, i could get >>>>>>> the state government here in Texas to buy one for me, but that's the >>>>>>> whole stalemate thing. I don't improve my reading speed because >>>>>>> there's nothing good to read, I could undoubtedly improve it with a >>>>>>> braille display, but I don't think I can afford to buy one myself. >>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> Eric Oyen - N7ZZT >> Phoenix Arizona >> Geocode: >> 33.488462 -112.234926 >> N33° 29.3077', W112° 14.0956' >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > Eric Oyen - N7ZZT Phoenix Arizona Geocode: 33.488462 -112.234926 N33° 29.3077', W112° 14.0956' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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