Ultimately, it is your decision, but the orion is more expensive unless you want braille for your ipad so need a refreshable braille display The ipad2 can do a lot but it is not a product specifically oriented to the blind. You can also buy an ipod touch which is smaller and less expensive. It is comparable in features, form and functionality to the ipad 2 but some folk find the ipad 2 to be a bit daunting, some find they like they extra spac as well so between the ipod touch and the ipad 2, it is a hard call as to that unless of course you want a camera and I can't remember if the ipad 2 has a camera in it. On Oct 9, 2011, at 12:06 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote: Ipad 2 most deffinitely unless you want to wait till the 3 comes out whenever that is. On Oct 9, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Peggy wrote: Am thinking about getting an IPad2 (sort of). Also thinking maybe I should wait until the braille PDA from NBP comes out. Any thoughts? Peggy & Patty ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Jonnie Appleseed with his Hands-On Technolog(eye)s reducing technology's disabilities one byte at a time ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Jonnie Appleseed with his Hands-On Technolog(eye)s reducing technology's disabilities one byte at a time ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx