Not $700, $7000.  $6995 exactly for dedicated SGD.  If you buy it unlocked, $4395.  If insurance pays for a dedicated device, the client pays $49 to unlock.

They justify the cost by providing a warranty and tech support for both the apps and the hardware.

Jen Coggiola, MA, CCC/SLP
Speech Pathologist
ALS Center at UCSF
400 Parnassus Ave., 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 353-2122 clinic phone
(415) 353-2524 clinic fax
(925) 323-0175 cell phone
xxxxxx@ucsfmedctr.org
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Subject: Re: For those who want an iPad but can't afford it

Hi,
Did you mean $700, not $7000?

> I just found out that FRS sales an iPad-2, Wi-Fi enabled, 32 GB iPad:
> http://www.frs-solutions.com/products/comlinks/proslates/ProSlate_10  The
> ProSlate 10 is an SGD when locked and costs $49 to unlock.  (The Wi-Fi
> isn't enabled until it is unlocked.)  The outer case can't be removed or
> the warranty will be voided.  They offer many communication apps, but may
> be able to ship it with a requested communication app that isn't included.
>  This would also be away to bill insurance for mounting equipment.
>
>
>
> The cost is almost $7000.  So for those who only have 80% coverage, the
> out-of-pocket would still be more expensive than just buying an iPad I
> believe.  I'm not sure how the cost of mounting equipment or access
> equipment would affect the bottom line.
>
>
>
> It also comes with switch ports for scanning.  I'm really interested in
> evaluating scanning on it.
>
>
>
> Jen Coggiola, MA, CCC/SLP
> Speech Pathologist
> ALS Center at UCSF
> 400 Parnassus Ave., 8th Floor
> San Francisco, CA 94143
> (415) 353-2122 clinic phone
> (415) 353-2524 clinic fax
> (925) 323-0175 cell phone
> xxxxxx@ucsfmedctr.org
>

Deborah Bell, MA/CCC
Licensed Speech Pathologist
http://deborahbell.net/