Perhaps it is a different model, then, but the one I saw was a 14-cell and was really not a product I could recommend. On Sep 16, 2013, at 10:56 PM, David Tanner <[email protected]> wrote:
> I own a Perkins many braille use it for work and have since November your > evaluation is way off base it is very well-made is a 16 cell display am much > better than the 14 cell display he recommended and far far better than the 12 > so frail pin > > David Tanner, Host > MainMenu - Technology from a blindness perspective! > http://mainmenu.acbradio.org > > Treasurer > American Council of the Blind - Minnesota > > > On Sep 16, 2013, at 9:37 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I haven't used it personally, but I did see it last year and got to try some >> of its built-in functions. At the time, iOS didn't support it - it was only >> added in the iOS6 update that came out a few months after I'd seen the >> display. >> >> I found it very large, cheap-feeling, and clunky, especially for being a >> 14-cell display. The cells are recessed a good 3/4 to 1 inch below the rest >> of the plastic casing, the ports fell like an afterthought, and the whole >> thing just gave me a bad impression. For a 14-cell display, consider the >> Focus 14 from Freedom Scientific, or the Braille Pen (though that's just 12 >> cells and lack cursor keys(). Yes, the Perkins Mini includes built-in >> functions, but for that I'd much rather go with the Braille Edge from Hims >> (40 cells, so more expensive, but I'm really hoping for a 20-cell version). >> >> The above are just my thoughts, based on maybe ten minutes with the device. >> At the least, though, really try to get a demo of the unit before you decide >> to buy it, or check the return policy. >> On Sep 16, 2013, at 10:11 PM, Desi Noller <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> I'm curious to know if any of you have used the Perkins Mini Braille >>> Display with your iDevices? I have read about this display and might be >>> interested in getting one, but I'd love to get some information from >>> someone who has actually used one. Thanks! >>> >>> Desi >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> [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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) [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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
