[NJTechDiv] Recommendations Needed

[Andy]

You might consider the HumanWare Mantis Q40.  In the US, it's distributed by APH; elsewhere in the world, HumanWare distributes it.  It has a basic editor for writing text (a basic note-taker, essentially), a book reader to download books in Braille, a basic calculator, a clock, and a file manager.  It has 16 GB of internal storage, so you can even use it as a flash drive for storing generic data if you needed to.  It has an SD card slot and a USB port as well.  It supports bluetooth and USB for connecting to external devices.  I have one at work, though I haven't been able to use it because we're working remotely.  I believe it's around $2500, which is a pretty good value.

It has a QWERTY keyboard, which means you can type as you would on a laptop.  For me, at least, this is a lot faster and much less convoluted than BrailleIn.  Anyway, there's more info on APH's website, <https://www.aph.org/product/mantis-q40/> and there's a manual here. <https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/aph/app/uploads/2020/06/16200707/Mantis-User-Guide-V2.pdf>

> On Dec 26, 2020, at 1:09 PM, Brian Mackey <bmackey88 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Andy,
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> As of right now, I would like to use it for the following:
> ·         Braille out stuff I need to read during church services
> ·         Generate Braille copies of my treasury reports for chapter or state affiliate meetings
> ·         Read books in Braille from BARD and Bookshare
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> From: Andy [mailto:guitarwizandy at optonline.net <mailto:guitarwizandy at optonline.net>] 
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 1:03 PM
> To: Brian Mackey <bmackey88 at gmail.com <mailto:bmackey88 at gmail.com>>; New Jersey Technology Division List <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org <mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>>
> Subject: Re: [NJTechDiv] Recommendations Needed
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> Brian, what do you plan on doing with it?  What will be your primary use case?
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>> On Dec 26, 2020, at 1:01 PM, Brian Mackey via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org <mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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>> Greetings to all,
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>> I will soon be in the market for my first refreshable Braille display. Hopefully I will be able to do some comparison shopping and test driving during the national convention in New Orleans this upcoming summer, assuming that it will be in person at at a reduced or full compacity. With that said, for those of you who are on this list and have a Braille display, I would like to hear your recommendations for a first time refreshable display user. I have already received one from NFB of Massachusetts president and national board member Amy Ruell to look at the 5th generation Focus Braille displays.
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>> Please let me know at your earliest convenience. I will take recommendations up through the June 2021 Technology Division meeting to take place on June 14th.
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>> Thank you in advance.
>>  
>> Brian A. Mackey
>> 
>> Brian A. Mackey
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