I am sorry to ask, what is the Perkins Mini? I've not heard of it. If I were going for a smaller braille display such as a 24 cell, I'd choose the Essys as I have the 40, which I'd like to use with my Mac and not my I phone. One of these days, I'm going to get a 24 cell if funds permit! For those of you that don't know, the Essys has a notetaker function independent of anything along with a small card which you can put in another device for more memory.
Kawal. On 13 Oct 2012, at 20:24, Scott Davert <scottslistm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all. > As someone who has used both the Focus 14 and the Refreshabraille 18, > but who has my own personal preferences, here are my thoughts. I'm > replying to several messages at once here btw. > One of the advantages of the RB is the fact that you have 4 more cells > to work with. That may not sound like a big deal to some, but when > you're reading books and long emails such as the one I'm typing now, > it can become a factor. It certainly was for me, a braille reader who > uses braille about 95% of the time to access my iDevices. However, > there are some pluses to the Focus 14. I like the keyboard slightly > better, as I don't have to press so hard on the keys, the lower price > is nice, and, that awful USB plug present on the Refreshabraille 18 is > not an issue on the 14. I can expand on what I mean by the USB plug > comment if anyone wants. > And, finally, there is another option that has not been brought up > here as of yet. The Perkins Mini is a 16 cells display which has basic > note taking capabilities and is compatible with iOS 6. It's good for > reading books and you're not dependent on a connected device for > everything. The memory used is a micro SD card. However, I personally > do not like the keyboard, but that could be just me. Essentially, you > have the keyboard above the display, the display itself which is set > at a lower hight than the display, and then spacebars on the other > side of the display, meaning that they're quite a ways from the > keyboard. Some people have indicated that they become used to the > keyboard, but it was not comfortable for me. The price of the Perkins > Mini is $1549, which is more than the Focus 14 and less than the RB > 18. > After reading all this, you're probably wondering my preference. I'm > not sure, since my preferences don't necissarily line up with anyone > elses. You have the info now, and I'm willing to answer more questions > as I can, but I never feel it's right to place too much on the > recommendation of another without having all the facts. What works for > me, may not work for you. > > Hope this helps, > Scott > > On 10/13/12, Cheryl Ann Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Sorry, I'm using my linux mail and forgot to include messages. I was >> replying to the comment of what happens when you pause on a word while >> using contracted braille and the word is expanded to the uncontracted >> form. >> >> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012, Richard Turner wrote: >> >>> Cheryl, >>> What part of this conversation were you replying to? >>> You didn't quote any of the previous messages, so it is unclear what you >>> heard. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Cheryl Ann Homiak >>> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 11:30 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Braille Displays For iPhone >>> >>> Yes, that was what I heard. I remember this being discussed in a >>> demonstration of the Braille Pen that I heard. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Cheryl >> >> May the words of my mouth >> and the meditation of my heart >> be acceptable to You, >> Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. >> (Psalm 19:14, HCSB) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
