[nabs-l] Braillenote V. braille sense U2?

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi all,

I agree with Joe.  I had a BrailleNote classic and then an Empower
while in K-12 school (I never did tge an Apex since my school district
was cheap and never wanted to update anything unless they had to).  I
did use BrailleNote Apex machines that my friends had though, and I
wasn't that impressed.  Overall, I always felt like my Empower, though
more bulky, was a much more stable machine, and even then the keys
were much quieter.  I never had the issues of crashing and keys
popping off or getting stuck in the machine like my Apex friends did.

I made the decision to switch to a BrailleSense right before starting
college, and have never regretted it.  I've had my BrailleSense
On-Hand for over 2 years, and have yet to have a problem with it.  I
love that I was able to upgrade the firmware myself without paying or
having to send my machine away.  I love the customer support from
Hims, and have found them easier to work with than the Humanware
people (although I'll admit it's been a few years).

I do have to disagree with Joe on the portability.  I know the
BrailleSense Plus and the BrailleSense U2 standard are bulkier than
the Apex, but now with the mini there are no reasons why the
BrailleSense would be considered less portable than the BrailleNote
Apex.  The U2 Mini has all the features of the U2, but in a smaller
package.  It is the same size as my On-Hand, and I know Apex users who
have described it as tiny when they've seen it for the first time.

Hope this helps.

On 11/27/14, Gerardo Corripio via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>   And in terms of Spanish, both in writing and the menus and other
> prompts? because on the BrailleNote Apex, (don't think I'm a
> millionaire; I won it a few months ago), on the Apex, one can write/read
> in Spanish, but the menus/prompts are in English, something that doesn't
> affect me since my English is good enough, but anyway, one can Braille
> in Spanish, but the Brailling instead of using the Grade 1 or Literary
> Braille, is done in computer braille! thus I wonder how's this scenario
> with the Braille Sense U2 for those who are multilingual?
>
> El 27/11/2014 09:25 a.m., Joe via nabs-l escribió:
>> Hi, having used both, I believe the U2 has an edge over the Apex. First,
>> the
>> user interface is a lot more logical. Second, the keyboard is amazingly
>> quiet. Next, the U2 has more built-in compatibility with online services.
>> I've had less reason to reset the U2 than I did on the Apex. Now, having
>> said all that, the Apex wins hands down on portability, and in my
>> opinion,
>> the Apex makes for a better experience reading books. If I could have the
>> Braille Sense U2 in the form factor of the Apex, I might just have the
>> perfect machine. Has anyone come across any reviews of the new Vario
>> product? I think that's the correct spelling. Anyway, hope that helps.
>>
>> Joe
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael D
>> Ausbun via nabs-l
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 7:42 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Braillenote V. braille sense U2?
>>
>> Hello all:
>> 	For quite some time now, I've been an active braille note user,
>> because of the school district where I attended my years of compulsory
>> education. My question for all of you stems from a recent comparison,
>> which
>> arose from my state convention.
>>
>> What are your thoughts regarding the Braille Sense
>> equipment-customer-service, hardware, software, equipment's capabilities
>> etc. as compared to the braille note? I'm curious if I ought to start
>> saving
>> up, to possibly perches a Braille sense U2...
>> Respectfully,
>> Michael Ausbun
>> P.S. happy holidays!day
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