Full disclosure I work for APH. However I am totally blind myself and I would not try to miss lead anyone.
The Mantis for me is a great keyboard. I like that I can switch from my Mac, to my Windows, to my iPhone easily all one keyboard. I mention this in my demos but I used to work in insurance and having a keyboard and a Braille Display drove me nuts because your constantly fiddling where they both are. With this its one device. I think the terminal where you connect to IOS and such is wonderful. We have had issues with IOS do to the new Hid standard and Apple just not getting it right, but these will be worked out shortly. Thickness its thicker than my MacBook Pro lol. However it goes in my bag fine where I would put a laptop. I like having an editor but the older I get I would be just fine with a dummy device only that connects to my devices I need. I don’t need the extras they are nice but Bookshare locally I only use for testing because I just use Voicedream reader and sync between all my devices. The one thing and place I think I wouldn’t reccomend the Mantis is travel. I mean the Mantis is small and usable on the go, but if your in a taxi cab do you see yourself really using a qwerty to type and be productive? If you never use a display in this manner then it won't bother you, but if you are someone who uses their display a lot on the go you may not like the size. Me personally I think I could see this sitting on my desk full time or maybe take it out to my recliner but I would prefer a skinnier display to take with my more powerful devices on the road. Joe > On Mar 2, 2021, at 12:57 PM, Traci Duncan <[email protected]> wrote: > > It has been a while since this device has come out. I wondered if those of > you that are using it could update the groups with your experience. > > Connectivity, ease of use, switching between phone, tablet, computer, etc. > > I’m very interested in the Mantis Q40, but admittedly nervous about such a > large purchase. I own a Focus 14 Blue and purchased that in 2013. > > Thank you for any user experience you share. > > Traci > > -- > 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. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/376C2AD2-75D1-43F9-ABDE-CE2B42B49B85%40gmail.com. -- 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. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/857D2DDE-1F2E-4A9C-8F2A-36DB213F2240%40gmail.com.
