very interesting our perkins has broken so I will look at the jotta as well. must find info on it. Pat does not use computers so this may be the answer. At 15:43 18/07/2009, you wrote:
Patricia, many thanks. This jot a dot seems far more portable and is only a third of the price of a perkins. I will have to look into it further, Regards, Mark Threadgold Of all the things I have ever lost, The one I miss most is my mind... -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patricia Fraser Sent: 18 July 2009 14:50 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Perkins and other Braillers Hi Mark, Declaring a commercial interest here... There's the Jot a Dot - mechanical braillewriter, £150 in the UK from either Quantum or the RNIB catalogue. All the best, -- Patricia Fraser Tel: +44 (0)160 470 5680 International Sales Manager Fax: +44 (0)870 705 9646 Quantum Technology UK Web: www.quantech.com.au 47 Thomas Chapman Grove Company Reg. No. 6362217 Northampton NN4 8RQ VAT No. 907 3486 13 Company incorporated in England and Wales Mark Threadgold wrote: > So thanks for the debate on the price, guys, but are there any other similar > devices out there?! I have found several others on the web but cannot find > anything in the uk for comparison or price etc. > > Regards, > > Mark Threadgold > > Of all the things I have ever lost, The one I miss most is my mind... > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > john coley > Sent: 18 July 2009 14:09 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Perkins and other Braillers > > Hi Derek, I likewise got my perkins years ago for a fraction of its current > price. Although I'm with you to a degree on the supply and demand thing they > > nevertheless have a world wide monopoly, something that other companies > don't have. Like you I paid hundreds of pounds for my first printer back in > 92, and my current one was only 50, but look at the tiny share of the > printer market each company's got. > Another thing to consider is that unlike high tech equipment, which has > evolved over the years, driven by competition, and so have ongoing research > and development costs the perkins, a low tech thing is just the same as it > was when they started. > Even the new look model, which they brought out a year or so ago is the > same old low tech. If it wasn't for the fact that if people want a braille > writer they have to buy a perkins the price would be a fraction of what it > is. At least now we have access to other formats, we don't need to use > braille. > There is also the possibility that the grossly inflated price has cut > demand. > John. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 12:01 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Perkins and other Braillers > > > Hi John > I agree with you partly! However, could price not depend on Supply and > demand! The more the demand for a product, the lower The production costs > would be. > > When I bought my HP laser printer about 15 or so years ago it cost me > About £700 but now one can buy a good laser jet for about £100 or just over. > So why the price drop? > Because the demand is far higher now! > > So as for the Perkins, the demand is far lower now, that will Push up > production costs. > > Anyway, my perkins cost about £14 pounds! > It was given to me by my mum over 40 years ago! > And still works great. > > Regards, Derek ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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