[nabs-l] The future of Notetakers

[Ignasi Cambra]

Anyone interested in purchasing a notetaker should take a look at the new 11 inch macbook air. I can tell you that it works very very well, and as always it's accessible out of the box. Mine boots in about 15 seconds if it's off, and if it's just in sleep mode it literally wakes up instantly. Mainly it's very, very small and thin. If you want you can use braille displays with it. If you can afford it ($999) I would suggest that you go to an Apple Store and give it a try. It's much cheaper than any of the braille notetakers and it's really great.
On Oct 21, 2010, at 7:53 PM, Anjelina wrote:

> Hi all,
> Since we've been discussing notetakers I have a few questions.
> 1. do you feel notetakers have as much of a hold on the blindness community as they did say when Blazie was around?
> My first notetaker was the Braille 'n Speak and during my first year of college I used the M20. It seems the notetaker options are starting to slim down.
> I think mainstream tech is starting to catch up and notetakers are in some ways lagging behind.
> 2. Why are Notetakers so expensive when they function similarly to a computer?
> 3. I don't think there's a right or wrong way to go about your studies, and if it's using an Apex or combination of Netbook with Braille display and it works for you that's what matters. What were your major deciding factors in what technology you use for classes?
> Hopefully the manufacturers take into consideration the resolution passed at this years national convention regarding integrating their products with mainstream tech.
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