Oh I’d be fine with the 20 cells. I don’t like large braille displays. I’d love 
the Focus 14 the most.
Devin Prater
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> On Feb 4, 2018, at 11:12 AM, Andrew J. LaPointe <alapoint...@comcast.net> 
> wrote:
> 
>     The only thing at this point I wish the Orbit 20 had is 40 cells...  
> After awhile, hitting the panning switch gets tiring.       
>  
> From: llump...@austin.rr.com <mailto:llump...@austin.rr.com>
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> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
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> From the demos I’ve heard, its refresh rate was very slow and made a 
> left-to-right thrashing sound when it refreshed. From the techtalk podcast of 
> the Braille Me, I think its refresh rate is much faster and much quieter.
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Devin Prater
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> I wish I could get my hands on an orbit for a while, to see if it’s durable 
> enough to use for years. I know, at $400, even if it isn’t durable, it’s 
> cheap enough to replace every few years.
> Devin Prater
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>> On Feb 4, 2018, at 10:54 AM, Andrew J. LaPointe <alapoint...@comcast.net 
>> <mailto:alapoint...@comcast.net>> wrote:
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>>     Hi, thank you for this reply... I for many years, have not spent money 
>> on products such as Braille Displays or Printers and other high priced 
>> devices.  Before I pull the    trigger on a nice Braille Display, I need to 
>> know that what I choose, I will find that the money is well spent.
>> I am using the Orbit 20 and absolutely love it!!  I read books and played a 
>> bit with the remote I Os side of it.  My only problem is, I just don’t have 
>> any idea of the others besides the Vario Ultra 40 of which I had about an 
>> hour demo with.  $4,000 scared me especially that there was around $400.00 
>> warranty.  Too much money for uncertainty.  Again, thank you for your reply. 
>>  Andy and Shubert
>>  
>> From: Devin Prater <mailto:r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com>
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>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
>> Subject: Re: best braille display in general
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>> The Vario Ultra is the braille display I have. After a few months, the Micro 
>> USB port broke. After being repaired well enough, two dots have now stopped 
>> working. No, I cannot recommend this display.
>> Devin Prater
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>>> On Feb 4, 2018, at 10:40 AM, Andrew J. LaPointe <alapoint...@comcast.net 
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>>> Hi, I know that the braille display from Germany is still not available 
>>> so.....If I want to take notes, read books in BRF, have 8 Dots, and be able 
>>> to save on a SD card what would I want?  I noticed that the Focus 40 5th 
>>> generation has been well rated but, what are the cons?  Is the German 
>>> Display the best?  I am using the Orbit 20 Beta testing but, the only other 
>>> I actually had in my hands was the va?? forget the name.  Andy and Shubert
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