Hi, the keyboard got a huge upgrade from the mpower to the apex. The keys are too big for my liking, about half again the size of the keys on the sense, which I find rediculously large. The apex also has a 7-way directional arrow above the space bar which looks very intriguing.
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 10:59 PM, Shanshikka wrote: > 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
