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Note: Prices here are reported in U.S. dollars and generally represent the price from the manufacturer or a direct distributor which sells in the United States. Prices in other countries may not be equal. In the event that no U.S. distributor could be found or they didn't post the price, prices in other currencies have been converted. Prices don't include taxes. Promotions will probably not be reflected. This is a good way to compare prices in general, but it is worth checking prices of units you are interested in directly with manufacturers or distributors. If you have an idea about how this could be improved, we encourage you to contact the devs and let us know.
Manufacturers: 21 options APH Blazie Technologies Bristol Braille Dot Corporation Eurobraille Freedom Scientific Hable Harpo Helptech Humanware Innovision InsideVision NLS NewHaptics Nippon Telesoft Orbit Research Papenmeier Selvas (formerly Hims) Tactile Engineering Thinkerbell Labs Visiobraille
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Version: 5 4 3 2.1 None
Version: WiFi 6E WiFi 6 WiFi 5 (supports 5 GHz networks) WiFi 4 (2.4 GHz only) No WiFi
Speaker : Any Yes No
Headphone jack : Any Yes No
Microphone : Any Yes No
External microphone jack : Any Yes No
Text to Speech : Any Yes No
Feature levels : Simple Display Reader Display Smart Display Notetaker Braille Computer Other
Text Editor : Any Yes No
Braille Editor : Any Yes No
Editor Supports Other Formats : Any Yes No
Text Reader : Any Yes No
Braille Reader : Any Yes No
Daisy Reader : Any Yes No
Audio Reader : Any Yes No
Calculator : Any Yes No
Clock : Any Yes No
More Clock Functions : Any Yes No
Calendar : Any Yes No
One-handed Mode : Any Yes No
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SD Card Slot (full-sized SD) : Any Yes No
Micro SD Card Slot : Any Yes No
USB Storage Support : Any Yes No
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Battery User-replaceable : Any Yes No
Power from USB : Any Yes No
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Dots Per Cell : 8 6
Refreshing Mechanism : Piezoelectric Motorized Orbit TrueBraille Dot Incorporated Electromagnetic Pneumatic
Routing Buttons : Any Yes No
Thumb Keys : Any Yes No
Advance Buttons : Any Yes No
Touch Control : Any Yes No
Graphics : Full graphics Cell tesselation No graphics
Perkins Keyboard : Any Yes No
QWERTY Keyboard : Any Yes No
Arrow Keys : Any Yes No
Modifier Keys : Any Yes No
Note: Interface languages are languages for the internal messages of a device. You do not need an interface language to read text in that language if you are using a computer or mobile device, because the screenreader's Braille tables will be used for this purpose. You do not need interface languages to read Braille files such as .brf files, which have already been written in the correct table. You do not need interface languages to read text files on an internal text reader, if present, but you will need Braille languages, which can be selected below.
Note: Braille languages are tables for converting text into Braille which are used by internal editor or reader functions. You don't need them to use the Braille display with a computer or to read files that have already been translated into Braille.
Compatibility with Windows: Any Yes No
NVDA: Any Yes No
JAWS: Any Yes No
Supernova: Any Yes No
Narrator: Any Yes No
Mac OS: Any Yes No
Linux (BRLTTY, used by Orca and on its own): Any Yes No
Chrome OS: Any Yes No
IOS (iPhone, iPad, etc): Any Yes No
Android: Any Yes No
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