Greetings Steve and all:
thank you for getting back to me and making that suggestion. That
sounds very good and worth looking into but I think in this particular
case we might need a few more cells if possible because this will be
going to a college student who will be using Braille with Windows for
the first time. She is a proficient braille reader and who is a past
user of the BrailleNote BT18. do you have any other suggestions? I am
looking for a model that will work with Window-eyes 7.2 and provide
between 20 to 32 cells, 8 input keys, panning keys, routing keys, grade
2 input and allow one to control the laptop PC via bluetooth/USB
connectivity, with hot keys. The grade 2 requirement, (which I was
particuarly remiss to mention before) is an important option because the
client I am working with does not know computer braille and will
transition more easily with the ability to input in grade 2. I said I'm
looking for a model under $4000 but I meant around $3000 or under. I've
seen the Seika 4 but no input keys, and I have seen the Focus 40 blue,
which has everything we are looking for but works best with JAWS, but I
heard it's not working the way I would like with Window-Eyes because of
some driver issues that I'm not sure about. The Braille connect 24 with
bluetooth looked good but it's very expensive and the space bar design
and feel is not desirable. do you or anyone have Any more
ideas/suggestions on specific models that work with Window-Eyes. Thanks
in advance.
Kind wishes,
Carlos Sanchez
NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Celebrating 100 Years of Service
1910 - 2010
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Clower [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 10:38 AM
To: gw-info-gwmicro.com
Subject: Re: to the Braille display users in the list
Carlos,
I don't know of any units that fit all of your requirements. If you can
compromise on 18 cells, the APH Refreshabraille is worth considering.
It's very small, has an 8-dot keyboard, cursor routing buttons, and
supports USB and Bluetooth connections. I've been able to fit the thing
into a netbook case with room to spare. You should be able to stowe it
very well with your laptop. The unit sells for $1700.
HTH.
Steve
On 9/30/2010 10:32 AM, Carlos Sanchez wrote:
> Greetings GW Micro staff and list members:
>
> I am looking for a moderately priced, quality refreshable Braille
> display that will work well with the latest version of Window-eyes
7.2.
> it will be integrated with the Toshiba PORTEGE R700 thin and light
> laptop computer running under Windows 7 32 bit. I am trying to find a
> refreshable Braille display that is not a note-taker but will provide
> Braille input, has nice ergonicmic keys, nice space bar, between 20 to
> 32 (maybe 40 for the right price) cells, and will provide hot keys for
> navigating the PC with Window-eyes via bluetooth. I am looking for
> something that is better then the Humanware braille connect 24 (don't
> like the keys and space bar) but more similar though not as expensive
> as the handy-tech EasyBraille 40 portable braille display. is there
> something out there that is suitable but is under $4000? I would
> recommend the FreedomScientific Focus blue 40 for the price but I
> don't believe there are drivers for the latest JAWS 11 and Windows 7
> 32 bit operating system. Can anybody help or offer information that
> would be helpful.
>
> Kind regards,
> Carlos Sanchez
> NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
> Celebrating 100 Years of Service
> 1910 - 2010
>
>
>
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