Hi, I am leaning towards switching from windows to macbook because all of my families and colleagues use mac.
I heard Braille support on Apple devices are slow and sluggish though.
I use Brailliant BI40x for the Braille display.
I would like to get comments and thoughts from Braille users before I moe I move forward.
Thank you.
By Yoo Jin, 11 July, 2024
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Braille on Apple Products
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Braille on mac is a mess.
The braille support on the mac is not super usable. I use the Focus displays and i have had nothing but problems. My display will disconnect at random times, and the braille cursor doesn't follow speech. If you rely on braille, stay away from Mac.
Braille support on Mac is’t useful
On Mac Braille support isn’t good.
I have used Mack for 4 years and go back to Windows.
Braille on Mac
That's not enough reason to switch from Windows to Mac, Braille on Mac is not that good in comparison to Windows. It is not perfect either on Windows. Anyways, it is usable but not great.
braille on Mac is doable for me
I use both a focus and a brilliant, sometimes I have random disconnects or the process which sends commands to the braille display decides to hang.
however that is not that many times I must say.
I find braille really useful for reading back my own written words and reading longford articles on the machine.
I don't know your requirements, consider all the key factors pro's and cons be fore you make the switch.
One thing I never saw working is braille during logging on to your Mac, so keep that in mind as well.
Limited Personal Experience But...
I just got one of the NLS HumanWare eReaders last year, and have only used it a little bit with the Mac and really not at all on iOS. That said, it seems to work okay on the Mac. I'm still trying to learn Unified English Braille as I used EBAE growing up. But my advice to you is give it a go and see what you think. A lot of this stuff solely depends on individual use-case scenarios. Hth and good luck.
Braille Support on macOS
Hi.
If you are trying to switch from windows to a mac, I wouldn't recommend it. Braille displays don't synchronyze with VoiceOver's speech correctly. So I would recommend staying on the Windows platform until Apple fixes this issue.
Thank you
Braille support is very good
Braille support is very good on Mac. I use Alva braille display and it is excellent. I have also used Focus braille display but it is the most horrible braille display. It was horrible even on Windows.