[icon-discuss] Re: Question for all BraillePLUS owners; also getting some window-shopping time with the BraillePlus
- From: Zachary Kline <klinez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:13:37 -0700
Hi,
The Braille Plus keyboard isn't crampt, in my opinion. It feels quite spacious
compared to the BNS keyboard I remember.
The braille keys themselves are spaced wide enough for my finger s to fit
between them.
The keypad is a little close together, but no more so than an average chordless
telephone, and a lot wider than some cell phones.
I'm not living in your area, so afraid I can't help with the loan issue.
Best,
Zack.
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 09:48:59PM -0700, Rob Lambert wrote:
>
> I have seen some pictures of the Plus (I use a very powerful magnifier on my
> MacBook) and the keyboard looks cramped. I've still got a 15 year old Braille
> 'n Speak and I know what cramped keyboards are like because of it. LOL I have
> not updated in 15 years, and I really am looking at a new device, but i'm
> at...well...6 forks in the road. LOL. I'm looking very closely at the Braille
> Plus as one of the devices I'd like to get. So yeah is the keyboard on the
> BraillePlus cramped? Also, a good friend of mine told me that where she is if
> she needs to look at something such as the BraillePlus or Icon, that she can
> (in the sense of equipment loans for review purposes). I'm from Nevada and
> I'm not sure what we have here besides Easter Seals (which I heard on the
> news last week will be closing due to funding issues I think) and the NFB and
> I'm not sure if they have a tech lab or not. I know the local Blind Center
> only has the BrailleNote and PACmate (last I looked). What I'd like to do is
> to actually make a hard look at the device, but I can't make it to the
> conventions this summer due to my need to take the Praxis for my bachelors in
> special ed.
>
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