Terri,
First, the USB transfer speed of the BraillePlus in disk drive mode etc. is
quite fast. For synching, etc. it is really not a problem as far as USB
speeds. The other things that you can do with a unit like this which is so
portable far outweigh such a small quible as USB 1.1. As a matter of fact,
I'd be surprised if many of the notetakers for the blind are USB 2.0. The
only one that I'm aware of is the BrailleSense Plus.
As for Braille display support, the Icon/BraillePlus will support a couple
dozen Braille displays. You can support Braille displays using Blue-tooth or
through a USB connection. You can see a list of supported displays at the
levelstar.com site.
For the price, I know of no other device that offers such flexibility as the
Icon/BraillePlus: all the apps including scheduler, address book, word
processor, daisy book reader including NLS and Audible support; a wonderfully
seamless integration with BookShare; web browser; e-mqail client; Podcatcher;
Internet Radio Tuner; Weather Applet; Music player supporting many different
formats; built-in recorder that supports five different bit rates in MP3; and
more. All that with a ton of built-in flash memory, a 40GB hard-drive, and
the ability to support mini-SD cards.
Steve, K8SP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: Braille Plus is still better!!
The BraillePlus is very expensive! I have been reading information about it
and its usb is behind the times--1.0 instead of 2.0. If I spend about a
thousand dollars to buy something, I want its hardware to be as up-to-date
as possible.
I also understand the BraillePlus will only support one braille display, the
refreshabraille 18. Because braille is my reading method of choice, I want
at least 32 cells on my braille display.
Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Baracco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Braille Plus is still better!!
> You can write in grade II Braille on the Braille Plus.
>
> Andy
> At 04:29 PM 7/13/2009, you wrote:
>>Hi Richard;
>>
>>What is the difference between the Braille Plus and the Icon?
>>
>>73 De Anthony W2AJV
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Richard Scott" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 4:53 PM
>>Subject: Braille Plus is still better!!
>>
>>
>> >I still say that the Braille Plus is still the best device if you are
>> >going
>> > for something other than the Stream!
>> >
>> > Richard
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