Hi Simon, I don't know how you guys in NZ do it. I know prices there are really high.
BTW, I have read stuff that says that Narrator is vastly improved and getting better. I still haven't upgraded my PC to Windows 10, so I can't confirm this. But I read one reviewer who ranked current screen-readers for Windows in the following order: 1. Narrator, 2. NVDA, and 3. JAWS. Since you have to use a PC, you might want to try playing around with Narrator and NVDA and see what you think. Cheers, Donna > On Jul 25, 2017, at 3:51 AM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote: > > HiDonna, > > Just a note, > The apple product is more costly for us but it includes withit the voice over > screen reader, > > If you buy a windows computer and need a screen reader, > Narrator is crap, NVDA is free and getting better in quality, > Jaws is pretty dam good but pricie especially if you live like me in the far > and beyond. > > To give you an idea of cost in nz, > My 128GB 7+ iPhone was at purchase $1600 nz dollars, > > The next phone will be even closer to 2 grand for the larger size and storage > > I know when I purchased jaws it cost me $3000 but these things happen and I > have to pay the prices to get the product and stay up to date with technology. > > I can’t just run a mac all the time as I work a lot with windows based > servers and powershell doesn’t work on a mac. > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Tuesday, 25 July 2017 4:48 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Refreshable Braille devices? > > Hi Les, > > My only point about the Mac is that even without buying a top of the line > model, it is much more expensive than most PCs. But we buy them, because we > like them. Same thing applies here. > Cheers, > Donna > On Jul 24, 2017, at 11:28 AM, Les Kriegler <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Donna, my point about the market is that it’s small to begin with. And now > you have two companies competing for market share, so the price could not > possibly come down. And if you happen to have a device for trade-in, these > companies won’t give you fair market value. I bought a BrailleSense and if I > want to trade it in, I’ll get about one third of my original price. So we as > consumers are better off to sell on our own, assuming that can be > accomplished. As for your comment on upgrading the Mac, unless you buy a > top-of-the-line unit, you won’t spend anywhere close to $4000 to $5500. I > understand the market difference, I’m just referencing the facts. If one has > the money to spend or has backing, then go for whatever you wish to purchase. > I’m just concerned about the price of braille notetakers, that’s all. > > Les > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 > > From: Donna Goodin <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 12:19 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Refreshable Braille devices? > > I agree they are expensive, but ET's points about the size of the market are > good ones. What you get for your money is the option to have braille, which > for some of us is very important. > Cheers, > Donna > > > On Jul 24, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Les Kriegler <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > In my opinion, all the no takers including the ultra or overpriced. The ultra > the last time I checked for the 40 so my will cost her about $4000. Not worth > it in my opinion for what you get. Anybody who buys a blind is no taking > device is really paying premium for it. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 24, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Mary Otten <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > If you don't want the full blown capability of a very expensive blindness > note taker, such as the new Polaris, you might consider the varrio ultra. > That has the ability to transfer files with a USB stick. And it also has note > taking capability. It has an excellent warranty. Some people also find it > more complicated than the traditional regular braille displays such as the > edge. They do have excellent US customer support, as well as an online > manual, and an active helpful email list. This display comes in 20 or 40 sell > links. It has a text reader, word processor, PDF reader, spreadsheet viewer > and others. What it does not have our things like the ability to fetch email > or connect to the Internet. That is where you would need the full note taker, > but then you're also going to be paying a whole lot more. And if you're good > with your iPhone and your Mac, really, who needs that? > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 24, 2017, at 3:08 AM, Caitlyn Furness <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > Personally, I love any of the Hims devices, so these are things like the new > polaris and the U2, braille sense line of products. The braille is nice and > crisp, and the devices themselves are just very well made. > > I can’t speak about anything made by humanware except the brilliant, but > that’s a full sized display and doesn’t have the capability to store files, > just access what’s on the computer when you are hooked up to it. > > I think the braille edge from Hims also works somewhat like a braille note > taker, but am not sure on that. > > I’ve had no troubles getting files from the mac onto the braille sense. when > I attach it to my mac with a USB cable, the device comes up like any other > drive, and I can copy and paste things from one to the other, although it > takes a long time. Of course, you can also use a usb stick to transfer > files, or the sd card. > > HTH, and I’ll be interested to see what others have to say on this as well! > > Cait > > On Jul 23, 2017, at 6:26 PM, Sarah Amelia Sackville McLauchlan > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi all! > > So am looking for some advice/guidance before I go out and start applying for > assistive tech grant money. I used to use the BrailleNote, but mine died a > long time ago. And even before it did, I was starting to run into > compatibility issues between it, the program I used to transfer files to my > old computer (a PC in those days), and the computer itself. Plus, of course, > I've since switched to Mac, which I don't think my BrailleNote was compatible > with anyway. So now I'm without a Braille device! But I really want to get > another one. What's compatible with Mac, though? > > Basically, what I'm looking for would be a portable, refreshable Braille > device that I can easily transfer files to from my computer and back. > Because, although I might use it for writing sometimes, what I'd mainly be > using it for is reading. For example, I'd use it to read my papers when I > present at conferences, or my poetry/fiction at reading events. Though, I > might use it for private reading too. So are there devices in the Mac > compatible world that will allow me to do that? > > Anyway, thanks. :-) I figured that, if anyone would know, it'd be folks here! > > www.phantomfemme.com <http://www.phantomfemme.com/> > Sent from my iPad > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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