I used to poopoo "Blindness technology" till I found out that sighted people buy and use it too. I used to poopoo non mainstream stuff till I found out it might make more efficient. I used to poopoo non mainstream technology because of the price but that is changing.
The Icon is a revolutionary product and few know much about it but I would encourage all of you to access: http://www.levelstar.com and take a look at it before deciding to make the serious investment in a "macBook Air". I'm not saying you shouldn't buy air, but you should be informed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruins Fan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 10:09 PM Subject: Re: MacBook Air First Impressions I have heard of the Icon, though I would still go with mainstream technology which isn't designed for the blind. I am waiting for my note taker to die and for the macbook air to come down in price, and when those two things happen I think I will go with the macbook air, or just carry my macbook like I do now. It's portable and light enough that it's not inconvenient, and I use it much more often tan I do my note taker. It goes pretty much everywhere where I anticapate needing to write things down. Olivia On Feb 2, 2008, at 9:43 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > Cheryl and all, > > I think the Macbook air is a great idea and if I were in the market > for > something light, I would probably consider one. One thing that > might stop > me is the Icon which costs less and is built for the blind which is > not > necessarily a good thing and it does not have a screen which is not > necessarily a good thing but it does do a lot and packs a lot of > bang for > the buck and considering the things in the works for it, it will be > an equal > item. > > Rehab and other agencies buy off of lists. The MacBook air will not > be on > those lists for quite some time to come because the contracts they > have are > usually 5 year ones and I think they just have or are in the process > of > cycling them. > > Changes are coming. I some states, it is already the case where > depending > on your income or your family's income, you share the burden of the > cost. I > think it is called the 80 20 rule and the nice thing about it is > that you > have a huge say in what you get which is not always the case with > someone > who is having their equipment purchased. I do know that rehab > agencies like > to be in the driver's seat as much as possible so being armed makes > them mad > but it's effective. They want to make this decision. They feel > they are > best quallified to make this decision and while that is true in many > cases, > it often leads to disastrous results. I have seen though that someone > sticks to a preference and it doesn't work out. > >
