Kim, I have two comments to make: 1. Does the Mpower support the traveler floppy drive which worked in earlier versions of the Braillenote? 2. Why are there no "trial" units? When I wanted to purchase a versabraille from Telesensory Systems years ago, they let me borrow a versabraille for a whole week! that was more than enough time for me to decide whether I could use the unit. I recently spoke with a vendor about another product and I asked if there were demo units. The answer was an emphatic "YES!!!" Now I didn't borrow the unit because I am not serious about purchasing it presently. I only ask to demo something that I may recommend for someone else or that I may buy for myself. the guy that I asked about this was downright unfriendly. This is a Humanware employee. Oh, well, I won't be recommending the Mpower for my client. Isaac
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, kim wrote: > Upon hearing about the Braille Note Mpower, I was very > excited, and have seriously considered purchasing one > for some time. After reading the list however, I have > felt more discourage for a few important reasons. The > first of these involves the new unit, whether it is a > transplant, or a completely new one's ability to lock > up for some unexplained reasons. Just today in fact, > someone posted about her Braille Note locking up after > she received an attachment, which she could not read, > because the unit claimed it was not a valid word for > windows 6.0 or word 97 file. Does this also mean that > Word 2003 files are not supported? This is only one > instance of the unit locking up, but there have been > others mentioned, which are unexplained. One of these > occurs, when the braille note will not accept > peripherals such as micro drives. From negative micro > drive experiences that users have had, the use of the > PCMCIA card slot will cause the unit to lock up, and > in some cases, cause a reset loop. When asking about > peripherals, and their compatibility with the Braille > Note, there are severe limitations, and no real desire > on the part of people from Humanware that I have > observed to expand it. This lack of enthusiasm for > expansion extends not only to peripherals, but to any > limitation that is mentioned concerning the Braille > Note Mpower The most recent example, is the person who > asked about being able to pause a recording, and > resume in the same file. The answer was no, but that a > new file could be created. This could have just been > an idle question, but it is something which would be a > usable feature for people to have. There was no > promise to look into it farther. I realize that this > unit is new, and therefore, a lot of improvement is to > be had. It will not be perfect, but taking suggestions > or questions from users seriously, instead of > deflecting them with a band-aid-like solution is quite > discouraging. > > Sincerely, > Kim > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. > http://farechase.yahoo.com > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >
