I have an 80 character Brailliant and a Braille Connect 40. The Braille Connect has input capabilities and is decent but I seldom use the input keys on it.
Kev On Aug 1, 2013, at 12:16 PM, Cait and Maggie <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks Buddy. > I did want the braille edge, but ADP doesn't cover that one, unfortunately. > It was either the brilliant, the focus ones, or the alva. > The brilliant they showed me had no input keys and was very simple. > lol, I hate humanware, so didn't want to go with the brilliant for that > reason plus the no input keys. > I'm glad I said something now, because I might be able to change it before > everything gets ordered. > Cait > > On 2013-08-01, at 11:53 AM, Buddy Brannan <bu...@brannan.name> wrote: > >> If you want braille input, check out the Himbs Braille Edge. It’s $1000 >> cheaper, it has an SD card slot (so you can read your library books), plus >> other basic notetaker functions. I have the Alva, and its built-in text >> editor is stupid. For one thing, you’v got this 4GB flash drive that you >> can’t access from the thing, the text editor/reader only access the smaller >> couple MB drive. Seems a waste if you ask me. >> -- >> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >> >> >> >> On Aug 1, 2013, at 11:37 AM, Cait and Maggie <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> why do you prefer the brilliant over the alva? >>> I looked at the brilliant and while it seems sturdy, you can't do braille >>> input on it. >>> Interested to know your reasons… >>> thanks, >>> Cait >>> >>> On 2013-08-01, at 10:51 AM, Matt Dierckens <matt.dierck...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I like the Brailliant from Humanware a lot better than the Alva. >>>> On 2013-08-01, at 10:51 AM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, It does work, but if I were you I would go back to your funder and >>>>> request something else. I teach the bc640 and it's the bain of my >>>>> existence. The dots fail all over the place and the support is >>>>> abominable. Some of my resellers won't even sell it because the cost to >>>>> support it isn't worth the markup. >>>>> >>>>> Now I'll have probably offended some users who have a bc640 and love it, >>>>> and haven't had their one unit fail, but After seeing 10 or 15 of them in >>>>> the last 3 years with about %50 attrition, I can't keep on recommending >>>>> them. Especially with the braille edge and the brailliant BI available. >>>>> Even a focus blue would be better than an alva. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>> Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through >>>>> the ontario disability support program at >>>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog >>>>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>>>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>>> >>>>> On 2013-08-01, at 10:38 AM, Cait and Maggie <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Buddy. >>>>>> I just had a vender here try and tell me it doesn't. I just got funding >>>>>> for one, so just wanted to check. >>>>>> Cait >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2013-08-01, at 10:36 AM, Buddy Brannan <bu...@brannan.name> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It sure does. >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >>>>>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 1, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Cait and Maggie >>>>>>> <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> Does anybody know if the alva bc640 works with the mac? >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Caitlyn >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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