hi there the keyboard on the sense is much quieter than the apex. cheers. ----- source message ----- from: "Shanshikka" <[email protected]> to: <[email protected]> date: 2010/05/03 03:00:18 subject: Re: [GWN] Braille Sense Plus
> > > > > Erik, what do you feel about the keyboard on the BS. I dont feel happy with > the keyboard on BN MPower. > I also hope to have a chance to play with BN Apex. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: erik burggraaf > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 10:31 AM > Subject: Re: [GWN] Braille Sense Plus > > > Hi, I've been recommending braille sense because it had the best hardware > for money. I still like the unit. It has very comfortable braille sells, > and an onboard screen, both of which features I tend to like, and clients > find impressive. > > > I saw a braille note apex for the first time today and I wasn't disgusted in > the slightest, although I made the lady at the humanware booth work pretty > hard to sell it to me. It gives the current BS a run for it's money in terms > of system spec, but it offers multi-language and multi-synthesizer support, > baum stile sells, and a slightly more compact formfactor than the bs. I > still really like using and training on the braille sense, but after seeing > the apex, I think I'll be looking long and hard at tech specs and user > requirements before I definitively recommend it. A firmware facelift with > major enhancements to email including imap support, multi-language support, > and english stk for open development would go a long way to make bs a > contender again. > > > I can't really imagine you being unhappy with the sense. It's small and > light as such things are measured. It has braille that feels comfortable to > my fingers. Everyone's taste is different in this regard. You just have to > look carefully at the feature set before you buy and make sure it will do > what you need. For basic notetaker functions it is a great unit, but double > check if you want something more advanced. > > > Best, > > > Erik Burggraaf > Join me Wednesday, May 26th at CNIB Tech Aids fair in Toronto. I'll be at > the assistive computing booth from 2 to 4 in the afternoon and circulating > for the rest of the day. > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > 888-255-5194 > > > On 2010-05-02, at 9:45 PM, Shanshikka wrote: > > > Hello all. I'm looking for a note taker to replace my Braille & Speak, which > died 2 weeks ago. After doing some reading and research, I feel like > admiring Braille Sense Plus. However I still need some more info about this > product. > > I believe there are Braille Sense Plus users on this list, I'd like to get > some advice and opinion from you all. What make Braille Sense Plus better > than other note taker out there? What make you all decided to go for Braille > Sense Plus? > > Thanking you all in advance. > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: > > http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: > > http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: > > http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv
