[nabs-l] Question about technology

bookwormahb at earthlink.net bookwormahb at earthlink.net
Sun Apr 24 20:28:12 UTC 2011


Joshua,
They're expensive due to the specialized material in the braille display; 
those delicate pins to raise up for the dots are hard to make. Also 
companies jack up the price because they're corporations.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Joshua Lester
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 12:40 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Question about technology

Why are the displays, so expensive?
Blessings, Joshua

On 4/23/11, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> Not exactly sure, but I think that they are going to run just about the 
> same
> ($200 for no display, $400 for 18 cell display, $600 for 32 cell display)
> regardless of where you get one.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
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> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Question about technology
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>
>> Where can I get a good deal on an Apex?
>> Thanks, Joshua
>>
>> On 4/23/11, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Joshua,
>>>   The PAC Mate is a little bit behind the Apex in terms of the latest
>>> up-to-date technology.  That, however, shouldn't stop you if you are
>>> more comfortable with it.
>>>   However, I will say that if you liked the Braillenote you saw, it's
>>> a fair bet you'll like the Apex.  The design's the same, basically
>>> everything you could do on the old braillenote you do the same way on
>>> the Apex, the Apex just has more bells and whistles.
>>>   Personally, if it were me, I'd get the Apex because the PAC Mate is
>>> no longer being updated by Freedom Scientific and it's a bulkier
>>> machine.  I used a PAC Mate for like 5 years, I loved it, and I still
>>> miss it sometimes.  But my Apex can do more, the braille display is
>>> just as good as it was on the PAC mate, and it's easier to carry
>>> around.  But, as I said, if you really like the PAC mate better after
>>> looking at both machines, get the Pac Mate.
>>>   All the best,
>>> Kirt
>>>
>>> On 4/23/11, trising <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>> I absolutely love my Pacmate BX440. If I could only have one piece of
>>>> technology, this is the one i would have. I can take minutes
>>>> as the Secretary for the NFB of Michigan. I can also read books. I can
>>>> also
>>>> edit minutes and other documents. I am very partial to
>>>> having Braille under my fingertips for accuracy as a Secretary, so I
>>>> very
>>>> much prefer having Braille rather than just Jaws. This all
>>>> depends on what you are used to and what you are familiar with.
>>>>
>>>> Terri Wilcox
>>>>
>>>>
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