Hello, I know that there are some unattached braille display developers around, meaning that their braille displays are not linked to screenreader software to windows. Lately I have been thinking about how cool it would beif they could do a package deal on their braille display and a mac laptop. In the netherlands if you are a schoolgoing child or a student you get both a laptop, a screenreader and a braille display from the state (actually the uwv, a company run by the state) if you are a working person then your employer can ask the uwv for a screenreader and a braille display and if you need stuff for home use you need to ask your insurance company. So it owuld be really beneficial for the uwv to have an option like the mac that would be a lot cheaper then the options by optelec (bc640+hal) or freedom scientific (i think their braille display is called focus and they of course develop jaws) plus probbably a toshiba laptop. At least the free developers could spread the know how about the mac system and maybe translate stuff provide dutch support etc. I was planning to write some people about this when I suddenly realized something. 1. apple seems to be the sole distributor of macbooks etc and most importantly 2. the very meager standard warranty and very high price to buy more. If you get a laptop as a blind student in nl then you have to use it for at least 3 years before you ask for a new one, after 3 years you can ask for a new laptop and sometimes even a new braille display although that term used to be 5 ears. So it is common practice for companies to deliver the laptop with 3 years of warranty so that has to be included in the total price. I really hope that in the future apple iwll include more then 1 year of warranty because on a lot of proiducts in europe you have AT LEAST 2 years warranty as standard and at no extra cost. Greetings, Anouk
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