[nabs-l] Note takers

[Courtney Stover]

Hi:

I am rather unconventional; I use a Lap Top with Jaws.  Even with the
money you pay out for Jaws (close to nine hundred dollars now) and the
three or four hundred you shell out for the computer, you're still
better off than you would be if you bought a five thousand dollar
notetaker.  This is especially true if you're on a fixed income.

The only drawback to this combination is that it doesn't have a
Braille display immediately available.  Speaking for myself alone, I
acclimated swiftly to auditory learning.  However, if you aren't a
good auditory learner, you can always purchase a braille display from
somewhere like Freedom Scientific later for about $2500 which still
leaves you better off than you would be with a conventional blindness
solution *smile*

Just my two cents,
Courtney

On 10/21/10, trising <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I use a Pac Mate BX, which means the unit has a Braille keyboard, with a 40
> cell Braille display. I believe, if I could only have
> one piece of technology, this is the one I would want. I can read books in
> Braille on it from Bookshare,, NLS, and Optasia
> Ministries. I can take Minutes and use it for all my duties as the NFB of
> Michigan Secretary. A new unit is very expensive, but we
> bought our units off ebay for a fraction of the price and then sent them in
> to get them refurbished and turn them into Pacmate
> omnis. We have an extra Pac Mate BX without a Braille display for sale. The
> displays often come up on ebay as well, and that is
> where we got ours. If you are interested, email off list
> trising at sbcglobal.net
> Terri Wilcox
>
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