[icon-discuss] Re: Question about the noise level of the keys
- From: Roger Smith <snakeguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:49:01 -0400
I find that once you get use to the layout of this keyboard, it's really quite
nice for doing braille work. I
use it a lot and have come to be quite proficient with it. I would definitely
use the bp for note taking in
a lecture setting. I think it's very difficult to compare the bp with some of
the other note takers which have
been mentioned in this thread. There is such a difference in size and of course
the bigger ones can have bigger
keypads. Do we really want to give up this small size? I don't think so..
Rp
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:36:13 -0400, Sharon wrote:
>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
>>
> > > _____ > > 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. > > > _____ > >
>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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