Josh, the orbit reader's braille technology is still way too new to make the traditional motor-driven braille technology immediately considered quote unquote old braille technology. The orbit's in a league of its own, being the first and only device  to feature this technology. So it's not like a simple out with the old, in with the new. Just because it may be ready for reading, doesn't mean it's ready for people to go rapidly moving through menus, I mean look at the refresh rate on that thing. A few seconds if I'm not mistaken, which is perfect for reading, after all it takes a second or so to move back to the left of the display to read the next string of output. But for on the fly braille, pc usage for example, it's not quite ready for that, yet. Are they trying to get it ready for that before release? Possibly, who knows. They've been pretty behind the scenes with it lately. But I think it's getting close to release, because an nvda update came out that had a driver for the orbit. If there's ever a perfect time to get the screenreader drivers ready, it's before the release of the display. And the Braillenote Touch may be old braille technology if you'd like to call it that, but it's certainly the top of the line. I've seen weaker pins, look at the focus as an example. Those easily give, totally unsuited for someone with a physical/fine0motor disability. Braillenote? Well, not quite there for someone who has dexterity related disabilities, they still give if you push down hard, but it's not like you can gently push down and they give. You can definitely tell the levers are stronger. The long and short of it is, if you can afford it or win it, and it works for you, then more power to you.