[BlindTlk] seeking opinions of the 5th generation Focus 40 braille display

[madison.martin2000 at outlook.com]

Where'd you get your 5th gen from?

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From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Edward Green via BlindTlk
Sent: November 27, 2022 11:55 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Edward Green <ergreen1981 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] seeking opinions of the 5th generation Focus 40 braille display

Hi Madison,

It was 8 years old and some of the cells were suffering. I had thought about getting it repaired, but then it slipped off the desk and the power button broke.

I figured given the age of the device and the growing number of likely repairs, I’d get the 5th gen and call it good.

Cheers,

Ed


On 28 November 2022 05:44:37 Madison Martin via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Ed,
> Just out of curiosity why'd you replace your 4th gen? I sent mine in 
> for a cleaning but since we just did that a year or two ago I'm 
> worried about it; I frequently have to arrow character by character to 
> tell what I'm reading as I often can't tell what I'm reading otherwise.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Edward Green 
> via BlindTlk
> Sent: November 27, 2022 11:37 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Edward Green <ergreen1981 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] seeking opinions of the 5th generation Focus 
> 40 braille display
>
> Hi Madison,
>
> I literally replaced my 4th gen with a 5th gen last week.
>
> My initial impressions are that it's better built - mainly metal 
> rather than mainly plastic.
>
> It's slightly heavier and slightly longer.
>
> You may already be aware, but it now has some limited notetaking 
> functionality and file creation capability, supporting SD cards and 
> limited data transfer via cable.
>
> I haven’t noticed any difference in the braille.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ed
>
>
> On 28 November 2022 05:13:31 Madison Martin via BlindTlk 
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I currently have a 4th generation Focus 40 display but some of the 
>> cells are getting flat and I fear that it may be coming to the end of 
>> it's life. Now I know that there are plenty of 40 cell displays but 
>> I'd prefer to stick with the Focus line as I know that they work well 
>> with Jaws. I know that they're fairly similar but I'd still love to 
>> hear from any users who are on this list. Is there anything that I 
>> should know before getting one (aside from the obvious that they're 
>> really expensive)? Are there any potencial issues/problems that I 
>> should be aware of? Are there any differences between the 4th and 5th 
>> generations? And also just overall general impressions of the display.
>> Look forward to reading any thoughts/info that anyone can provide me!!
>> Thanks Madison
>>  
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