Just some thoughts based on personal experience regarding wireless cards with the BrailleNote. when possible, be sure and get a compactflash wireless card. Those go in the back of the unit, and the signal is *much* stronger than if it's placed in the PCMCIA slot on the side.
I use my pCMCIA slot for my compactflash card. :) Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Hatch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:32 PM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] New BrailleNote > Hello Mary and all, > > There are still a lot of laptops that have the PCMCIA cards installed, so > the BrailleNote in its many variations isn't behind in its technical savvy > by having it in my opinion. It's not just microdrives, you can also use the > pcmcia for accessing a network with a pcmcia network interface card. You > can also use a pcmcia adapter to use a compaq flash card, and of course you > could use a wireless card that is pcmcia so that you won't have to use the > compaq flash for a wireless card if you'd rather not do so. > > Just some thoughts, > > Beth > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] New BrailleNote > > Andy, > I have to agree with you on the pcm cia slot.I can understand why people > with older Note family members, who have invested in microdrives would like > to see that slot retained. But I haven't seen such a slot on any laptop I've > looked at in the store for the last year or more, including the one I bought > earlier this year. I wonder if retention of that slot was just one of the > ways Humanware sought to make the transition/upgrade easier for previous > customers. I'd certainly rather see a different media type, or two sd slots > or whatever as opposed to pcm cia. For those who say pcm cia isn't scarce, > I'd like to hear some examples of pcm cia devices being sold right now, > other than the micro drive, of course, which I guess is still available. I > have the idea that pcm cia devices are more costly and eat more battery than > do sd or flash cards. If that's wrong, please educate me. > Mary > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.5/32 - Release Date: 6/27/2005 > >
