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Originally Posted by 5thWiggle
Just spent some time on the Prentke Romich site reading the specs.
The $15K device is this one which is actually an ACC device AND full win7 laptop with eye-gaze mouse pointer. In other words, it's a full computer and communication device for a severly disabled (full paralysis) person.
The ipad app is more equivalent to the Springboard lite. |
So you noticed that they charge $475 for 2Gb of extra RAM, which only cost $9-$12. Charging 40 to 50 times more as a service for the disabled must be a real sacrifice on their part.
Since the iPad is a computer and it is capable of eye-tracking, it makes the app equivalent to the 15k version. The fact that it has twice the number of buttons on the screen makes it better and easier to use.
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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books
the existence of a desirable retail version that works well is evidence in and of itself
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Just because something is good doesn't mean that it was expensive to make.