On Tue, 2008-02-19 at 10:28 -0500, Lee Maschmeyer wrote:
> The PAC Mate has 20 or 40 cell displays. They attach solidly to the unit for 
> notetaker use or can be detached and connected to a computer for online 
> braille display. I haven't seen any of the others mentioned here but given 
> the solid construction yet detachability of the display it might be a 
> serious contender.
> I certainly can't deny its solid feel, in some ways that might be a 
> disadvantage, the display feels quite heavy compared to the others I have 
> seen. Does it have a built in battery, or is it powered from the device 
> driving it (computer through USB or pacmate)? As far as the pacmate as a 
> notetaker, its size is against it in my mind, the notetaker is for basic 
> tasks where something can always be to hand, rather than heavy document 
> processing and other heavy work. If the size hadn't been an issue, the 
> pacmate might have been the solution I need. May be I should take the step of 
> getting the syncbraille and voice sense and help get the brltty support, as 
> that seems the only one that fits fully (including the size).

Am I just hard to satisfy? Should I lower the expectations of what
hardware I can get?

Michael Whapples

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