Hi, I currently have the braillient and like it a lot. I mainly use an i mac and a mac book air with it. I haven't tried using it with my i phone, so can't talk about that.
I like the feel of the dots. You can do some navigation commands with it from the display, and you can enter text through the display. I've only had this unit for a couple of months, so am still learning it. In the past, I've used a focus 80 and a braille sense plus. I've also had exerpeince with an alva 680 or whatever the number for that one was. If you primerily use jaw, then the focus family might be best. If you use mainly apple products and hardly ever use that other OS, then some of the other options out there might work best. personally, while I thought I'd love an 80 cell, in practice it was just too darn big! It was uncomfortable to use due to the size. On the other hand, if you have a job where you constantly need to see the layout of the screen, then an 80 cell might be best. I personally prefer no less then 32 cells, and preferably 40. hth, Cait On Feb 23, 2014, at 9:07 PM, Aimee Harwood <awildh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello listers. I am trying to decide what braille display to get. I am going > to get at least a 40 but am considering an 80. My main question to you is, > those of you that use your displays for work, which is better? Can I use a 40 > productively, or would I be better off with an 80? > > Next is the question about connectivity. I currently have all Apple products, > but know that when I finally find an employer that will give me a chance, I > will most likely will ,e using Windows and probably JAWS. Which display will > keep my hands on the display more and reduce the amount of time going back > and forth between display and keyboard? > > If I end up going with a 40 cell display, which one works more seamlessly > with the iPhone, and MacBook Pro? > > Is there a display that can be paired with more than one device? Like with my > Refreshabraille, I have to make sure my iPad is turned off if I want to use > it with my iPhone, or I have to tell one device to forget it before I can use > it with the other. > > Which displays can be supported and repaired in the United States? Is Freedom > Scintific's maintenance agreement worth the price and worth choosing a Focus > even if it isn't your favorite just to have the agreement? > > Here are the displays that I am considering I currently use a Refreshabraille > and like the feel of the dots, like the keyboard, and like the joystick. With > that in mind with all the other comments and concerns, which display would be > a better fit for me? > > Brailliant BI > VarioConnect > Braille edge > Focus > Active Braille > > Feel free to make any other recommendations if I haven't listed one that you > think would be a good fit. I am trying to get my hands on some of these but > may not be able to get my hands on all of them. > > I have been reading a lot of archived messages and looking at sites where > they are sold, but I still ckn't figure out which will be the best fit. > Unfortunately people don't go to sites and give feedback. I really haven't > found a lot of reviews online or on youtube. Any and all help or suggestions > would be greatly appreciated. > > Aimee > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
