Hi list,
I sent my poor old BrailleNote Classic off to HumanWare in Sydney a few
weeks ago, and I've received news that the repair costs are well in excess
of what I would consider worthwile going ahead with; and as I am well and
truly past the minimum waiting period for eligibility to apply for our
Lotteries grant here in WA (the last one was indeed for the old
BrailleNote
Classic), I'm going to apply for a new Braille display, either a
BrailleNote
Apex or perhaps one of the Braille displays which isn't a notetaker/PDA,
just a display. I would like some feedback from users of either. I did
have
a look at an Apex last year when the Association for the Blind had one on
loan, but I believe the most recent Keysoft 9.1 update has led to
significant improvement - eg handling of Word files, so I'd be interested
in
people's experiences, good or bad. One of the things I like most about the
BrailleNote, which I'm sure most users of the device would agree with, is
the very user-friendly interface, along with the portability. Being able
to
sit outside on a nice day and read some article which someone emailed me
or
carry on with writing my own emails etc, is something I always enjoyed
about
the device, and I do like the slimmer, lighter design of the Apex. The
user-replaceable battery is also a most welcome feature. On the other
hand,
there are features I wouldn't see myself using - eg Keychat. (I prefer to
actually chat with my voice, otherwise i'd rather just email.) {smile} But
then again, there is plenty I don't use on the Windows PC. If I do go down
the Apex path, that then obviously opens up the opportunity for the GPS
too,
which I would possibly be looking at later on. I am interested in the
32-cell model, or if I opt for one of the other displays such as the
BrailleConnect or Brailliant (both made by Baum), I'd possibly even go for
the 40-cell model, but either way, I'm not considering any less than 32
cells. I was using the BN Classic extensively as a display for my Windows
XP
machine, both with JAWS and NVDA, and although I uninstalled JAWS a few
months ago and am just using NVDA now, I'd be interested in people's
experiences with their Braille display with other screenreaders too,
including VoiceOver on the Mac.
Regards
Vivien
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