Sounds like yet another example of a blind tech product being sent to market
before it’s the finished article. With this and other devices the main aim
appears to be for companies to maximise cash flow by selling stuff as early as
possible. Some of us had a similar experience with another product which was
let loose on the blind public before it was anywhere fully ready which some
might argue it isn’t even now, some years after its original release.
Ian Macrae
ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx
On 9 Aug 2018, at 11:44, Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Jeff
Here's mine then.
At first glance, and when you don't have many applications running on it,
ElBraille is not bad. But once you start using Office, or other
applications that are bulky and memory hungry, forget it!
Support is awful to be honest. You have to wait for an unacceptable length
of time to get through and, when you do, your problem isn't often resolved.
ElBraille has a small drive which is split between the onboard memory and an
SD card that is fitted internally. It means that this is not a proper
version of Windows 10, because you can't restore it, and there are ElBraille
folders on it that make formatting and restoring hard to do without sighted
assistance.
I also have concerns about the long term partnership of Elita Group with VFO
Group. There always seems to be a problem with what is coming out, what is
pure conjecture, and who supports what.
I sold mine earlier this year. Before I could, however, I had to return it
to S and S for some kind person there to reset the whole thing and remove my
details so it was clean to sell on. I couldn't perform a clean Windows
restore or install because Elita haven't included the image to do this in
the package.
So, all in all, steer well clear for now. I'm not saying it won't happen in
the future, but the fact there is such an incredible delay tells me there
are issues, so I don't think it's viable. This is such a great pity as I
had hoped that a portable Windows 10 device would be really useful. Not so
for me at least!
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
Email: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of jeff
Sent: 09 August 2018 10:41
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] ELBRAILLE
I have seen ELBRAILLE, 14 that is, at a couple of the exhibitions.
Frankly, I was under whelmed by the people showing it.
My fear about it is, will it be another bit of kit which will be
obsolescent within a couple of years?
Also is the spec good enough run at less than a snails pace?
I am also waiting for the 40 cell version where the display will be
removeable.
although I can't now remember why!!
I notice that on this list nobody has mentioned it much!
Would love to hear some views!
Cheers
Jeff
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