Hello, I have been a long-time user of Humanware products. I got my first Humanware product, the Alva Braille display in the early to mid 90s, and used it up until 2002. I've used the Keynote gold, and I've used both the Braillenote classic, Empower and pk. I have used other adaptive notetakers from other companies, only to conclude that for reliability, stability and ease of use, the humanware notetakers best suit my needs.
I'm estatic to hear the presentations about the new apex model. I look forward to seeing it. The problem I have however, is the price. In the United States the price of $6,195.00 represents a large purchase. Those of us who might be purchasing the item for ourselves find it difficult if not impossible to come up with this large amount of money. I respect the fact that development of this type of item is costly. Nevertheless I ask Humanware to relize that at least in the United States, we are facing difficult economic times. Households are tending to cut back on large purchases. Further, the visually impaired and blind community to whom your product is meant has limited to moderate income to purchase your product. Also, both State and federal agencies, because of tight budgets, may be very reluctant to spend this sum of money on a blind person for this equipment for work or for school. As a result, the blind or visually impaired person may not receive the device he needs to accomplish his/her goals. Therefore, I am suggesting that the Humanware team consider some way of making a payment lan available for people who want to purchase, but cannot easily afford your products. While Humanware might not be able to make its notetakers as affordable as it did the stream, I'm sure Humanware could devise a payment plan like Sony, Dell etc for people to pay over time same as cash. Thank you for taking the time to read this message. ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
