Hi! I totally agree with you. Its strange that braille displays and embossers should be that expensive. /A
> 26 apr. 2023 kl. 15:18 skrev lenron brown <lenro...@gmail.com>: > > braille display prices still drive me nuts. Got the mantis here and > was surprised the thing didn't come with the leather case you can > close. The brailliant bi 40x is also pretty nice, but it seems to have > issues with the bluetooth staying connected sometimes. > > On 4/26/23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> Andrew, >> >> One comment about the mantis. I bought one expecting it would be my only >> braille display, and ended up buying another one. I found that the >> placement of the thumb keys on the Mantis causes my hands to cramp. I >> couldn’t read on it for more than about five minutes before my hands started >> to hurt. So I bought a Brailliant. The Brailliant is now the display I use >> for reading, and the Mantis is what I use when I want a qwerty keyboard for >> writing. Both are good displays, but I would encourage you to find one that >> is comfortable for your hands, if you do much braille reading. When I >> purchased it, the Brailliant was $3,495. >> Best, >> Donna >> >>> On Apr 26, 2023, at 6:32 AM, Joe Hodge <josephlho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> The Orbit 20 or 40 are priced afordibley. I think the 20 is around 600 and >>> the 40 is at 1600. I think there good displays. They do make a little >>> noise but for where I use braille mainly at home the Orbit does the job >>> pretty well. Aph has the Mantis which I use almost every day which is a >>> qwerty keyboard 40 cell option but is 2895 dollars at this time. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 02:13 AM >>> To: "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover >>> >>> Hi, >>> My Brailliant bi 32 I bought second-hand years ago appears to have died. >>> Would you mind giving me some recommendations on an affordable Braille >>> display that plays nicely with voiceover? >>> Many thanks >>> Andrew >>> -- >>> 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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