Mostly I agree with this; but I think we should remember a few exceptions such as the Victor Reader Stream, or the Trekker, or the I.D. Mate barcode reader. all of these items just do things so well for a blind person, that mainstream equivalents just can't compete.
Chip ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission [email protected] (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > -----Original Message----- > From: Darren Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:53 AM > To: 'Bryan Peterson'; 'GW Info' > Subject: RE: The Voice Sense is it worth it? > > hi, > > personally i'd stick to the mainstream route every time. at > least with a normal laptop or netbook the moment something > goes wrong with it, it's not that difficult to get it sent > off to be sorted out if it comes to that. with specialest > devices quite honestly when they go wrong it's nothing but > hastle. also there's no restrictions with mainstream devices > like there is with specialest devices. my honest opinion is > to save your money and get a laptop or netbook personally. > they will run faster, can do more, and have far more storage space. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Peterson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 04 June 2009 04:53 > To: GW Info > Subject: The Voice Sense is it worth it? > > > Hi all, > I've been going back and forth with myself for a > while about whether I should post this. I've read all I could > find on the GW Micro site about the Voice Sense and listened > to all the demos I could find. Although I can't deny that > it's an extremely intriguing piece of technology I still have > the question of whether or not it's worth trying to save up > for if someone already has a laptop. Now right off the bat I > can see quite a few major pros. As portable as they are, > carrying a laptop around with you even in a carrying case can > get quite cumbersome sometimes, especially if you have a > limited amount of space to work with. Then of course if the > laptop goes on the blink you have a backup device with most > if not all of the same functions and features, which you can > use while the laptop is being repaired. Even so though I > can't help wondering if it's really worth the price. Last I > heard it was upwards of 2000 dollars, and it would probably > be hard if not impossible to offer a payment plan for the > Voice Sense like what's available for Window-Eyes. I suppose > what I really ought to do is find an agency somewhere that'll > send me a unit to evaluate and see if it might be worth > trying to save up for. But I'm curious about any opinions > from folks who have or have used these machines, if they are > indeed worth having along with a laptop or regular computer. > I'd appreciate any insights you can give me. This has > intrigued me ever since I switched from FS to GW Micro. I > never particularly cared for the FS Notetakers, and while I > do own a BrailleNote it's not one of the newer models with > wireless capability, and anyway I really don't like the > synthesizer they used for its voice. So I'm tryin to learn as > much as I possibly can about the Voice Sense to see if I > might not benefit from owning one. > Gabba gabba hey! > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to > the original > sender only. 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