I read with interest all the questions and answers and Alex's wonderful
presentation of what the Apex has compared with the MPower.
I hate to be so crass and mundane, but, particularly in this economy, is no
one alarmed at the price? Over $6000? Who can afford this? How many state
agencies can afford it for how many of their clients?
It seems to me that more and more mainstream off-the-shelf products are
becoming, or at least attempting to become more accessible to blind people. As
much as I'd love to have an Apex, it is impossible at this price. So I at least
will wait and see what develops out there...i-phones, gps, net books, Amazon's
kindle or the other book reader that was recently announced, and so on. The BT
Braille displays are also pricey, but I still think one would come away saving
a significant chunk of change using one with these other cheaper products. It's
too bad, because the BN is really a good product that I like very much. But
until something is done about the price, I think many of us will be kept out of
the Humanware market.
the poverty-stricken Alice
Alice
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