[nabs-l] Braille Sense U2 vs BrailleNote Touch

[Jameyanne Fuller]

I don't know anything about the Braille Sense or Neo-Braille, but I have a
BN Touch and I really like it. Mine had to be sent back twice and that was
frustrating, but it seems to be working better now, and I like the ability
to go on the internet and download third party apps. I really like touch
Braille. I got the BN Touch because my Apex was six years old and had had
virtually every part replaced on it and I didn't want it going to pieces on
me my first semester of law school. There are a couple features of the Apex
that I miss that aren't on the BN Touch. There's no built-in dictionary, you
have to download one, and in the word processor, it doesn't open a file to
the spot where you left off, you have to find your spot, and you can't
switch between documents like you can on the Apex. I'm using the word
processor a lot for class, and it would be nice to be able to switch between
the reading and my notes, but Humanware does say that's coming, and I have
found the whole system generally less glitchy once it updated to version 2,
which now also has the KNFB reader.
Hope this is helpful.
Jameyanne

-----Original Message-----
From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vejas
Vasiliauskas via NABS-L
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 5:11 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Sense U2 vs BrailleNote Touch

Hi Miso,
I am in a very similar situation to yourself.
For me, what is putting me off on the Braille Sense U2 is that it has been
around for a long time, and I don't know how long they will continue to be
updating their hardware.
For me, it's a toss-up between the Braillenote Touch and the Neo-Braille,
which I saw at convention and think is great. However, besides seeing it at
national convention and discussions about it on the NABS list, I have not
seen anyone else discuss it. I didn't even see it at our state convention.
This is a bit worrying, because I would think if there's a new cool piece of
technology it would be all over the place and being discussed  everywhere.
Good luck,
Vejas  

> On Dec 14, 2016, at 00:15, Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi NABS listers,
> I am writing to hear about juser experience of Braille Sense U2 and BN
touch.
> 
> I currently have BrailleNote Apex, which I had for about 3.5 years
> now. The device has some repair work that could be done but it's still
> functioning well for the most part.
> While considering the repair, I began wondering if it would be more
> economically efficient to trade in the Apex and get BN touch.
> This being said, I have been thinking about Braille Sense U2 as well.
> 
> Both repair and purchase would have to go through the department of
> rehab so nothing is for sure at this point but some perspectives of
> pros and cons of using either BN touch or Braille Sense U2 would be
> helpful.
> 
> Thank you,
> Miso Kwak
> 
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