[icon-discuss] Re: Question about the noise level of the keys

Instead of complaining about it, maybe there's a fix for it. Ion my unit the keys were very unstirty and wobbly, and reason why I say "were" is because my unit's still, apparently, being repaired, but whatever. Since it indeed takes a millennium to get back and since my dot 3 was stick (i forgot to put that on the box), but since I reckon it's been sent back to me (just haven't received it yet), I am not sending it back for a stuck dot 3. 







----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon" <mt281820@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:36:13 -0400
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Question about the noise level of the 
keys
I would say that a mistake occurs about every 20 key presses on 
my part.  If
you are not doing pages and pages of brailling I think it's 
adequate.

Sharon
 -----Original Message-----
 From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rob 
Lambert

 Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:37 PM
 To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Question about the noise level of 
the keys
IF it's that bad, maybe I should look closer at the Icon 
then...what do

you think? Are the rubber keys also bad?



From: David.Tanner@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:33:13 -0500
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Question about the noise level of 
the keys
I don't think that the sound is as critical as it is that the 
design
and materials of the Braille keys needs a huge change. It is 
not
possible to type on the Braille Plus nearly as quickly or 
accurately
as on most Braille keyboards. And, I don't know what the 
Braille
keys now are exactly like, but the Braille keys on the unit that 
I
have are mushey, wobbely, and both feel and sound cheap and 
poorly
made. I don't think I have seen as poor quality Braille keys on 
any

other Braille device in a long time.  And, I cannot believe that
this keyboard is going to hold up very well, and is not designed 
in
such a way to make it possible to type very fast when; as has 
been
said before on this list; if you don't press in just the right 
place

the keys won't register correctly or at all.
I had my Braille Plus less than three weeks and had to send it 
back
to APH to have the keyboard adjusted, and it really needed more, 
but
I didn't want to wait an additional 3 weeks to a month for it to 
go
to Colorado to get that done. The bottom line is that the 
material
used to make the keys on the Braille keyboard need to be 
changed,

and something about how the keyboard is designed needs changed.
Since I don't know what they are doing below the surface of the
unit. The problem is that the current design is not any place 
close

to what it should be when you consider how many people type on a
Braille keyboard because of their habits formed back when they 
were

using a Perkins Braillewriter.








David Tanner
Rehabilitation Program Specialist 3
Assistive Technology Specialist
Assistive Technology Department
MN State Services f/t Blind
Office- 651-642-0795 Cell- 651-270-2233
Skype name: dtat100




richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx 4/16/2008 9:24 PM

Hi,
It isn't any louder than a standard keyboard.  At least, none of
the
keyboards I've used.
And, as someone else pointed out, the ADA would not allow 
someone

to be that
picky.



I took notes on a slate and stylus all the way through a Masters
program and
not one professor complained about the noise and the clicking of 
a

slate and
stylus is way more annoying than the keys on the Braille Plus.
So, go order it and use the 30 day return policy to find all 
this

out for
yourself.  You won't be sorry you did.



Richard




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From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob
Lambert
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 6:40 PM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Question about the noise level of 
the

keys





Understand that I have not actually seen the unit myself, but I
remember
having a professor who forbade laptops (except for me because I 
was

a
special case) because she thought the keyboard was too noisy - 
she

hated the
"click click click" sound. Essentailly I didn't want a set of 
keys

that
would be so loud that they'd annoy a teacher while a student was
trying to
take notes from a lecture situation.




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From: ljgehres@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Question about the noise level of 
the

keys
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:38:34 -0700




Hmm, I must be unique as I think the Braille+ keys are quiet,
especially
compared with the Braille 'n Speak.





----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Lambert <mailto:rml695@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:41 PM
Subject: [icon-discuss] Question about the noise level of the 
keys
I was curious. Several people on the list noted that the keys 
on

the Braille
Plus are noisy, both the rubber and plastic keys.  Is the noise
level the
same on the Icon or is it quieter?




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