[NABS-L] Seeking Experiences with/Thoughts on Mantis Q40 Braille Display

[Noah Carver]

Dear Asia,

Thank you for the Facebook group information as well as your contact info.
I'll be getting in touch shortly.

Sincerely,

Noah
--
Noah Carver
Candidate, B.M. '26
Applied Music (Performance) -- Voice
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
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On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 8:59 PM Asia Quinones-Evans via NABS-L <
nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello my name is Asia Quinones-Evans. I have been using a Mantis Q40 for
> two years next month. I have created a Facebook group called Mantis Q40
> Users that has become very popular for any questions about the Mantis. I
> really love my Mantis and am actually writing this email with it connected
> to my Ipad mini. There is much more I can say but I do not want to make
> this email a book. If you want to contact me privately to get more of my
> opinion feel free in my signature is my private info.
>
> On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 8:38 PM Noah Carver via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> > To Whom it May Concern,
> >
> > I am a Bachelor of Music student on the hunt for a new braille display,
> and
> > I am seeking input from anyone with experience with, or thoughts on, the
> > Mantis Q40 from APH/Humanware. I will primarily be using the display to
> > read music braille, books from NLS Bard and BookShare, and other .BRF
> > files. I will also be using the display with my Windows laptop (I use
> both
> > JAWS and NVDA) and Android smartphone. I am drawn to the Mantis because
> of
> > its QWERTY keyboard, which can also be used as a Perkins-style keyboard
> if
> > necessary, as well as its ability to automatically translate text formats
> > to braille. The onboard connectivity to services such as Bookshare is
> also
> > quite impressive and appreciated.
> >
> > As mentioned above, I am seeking input from people who have experience
> with
> > the Mantis. What has been your impression? Has it lived up to your
> > expectations? Have you had any unpleasant surprises as a Mantis owner?
> How
> > is the repair experience? Is there anything I should know before
> committing
> > to the purchase of a Mantis?
> >
> > Thank you in advance for any input or suggestions which you might have.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Noah
> >
> > --
> > Noah Carver
> > Candidate, B.M. '26
> > Applied Music (Performance) -- Voice
> > Eastman School of Music
> > University of Rochester
> > [image: JAWS Certified, 2023]
> > <https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification/>
> > noahcarver494 at gmail.com
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> --
> Yours truely,
>
> Asia Quinones-Evans
>
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>
>
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