Terry: A thumb drive, or a jump drive can be used on the m power. It's the size of your thumb and some of them you can wear around your neck or put on a keychain. The biggest is 8 GB. In some ways they're better than a flash card because its easier to transfer data to a PC via a thumb drive. Sense most desk tops don't have compactflash card slots or readers, you can't transfer data w/o a reader, but most computers have a USB port, so thumb drives can be used. The computer recognizes it as another drive. Prices range anywhere from $15 to $200 depending on the size of the drive.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 9:22 AM To: 'Braillenote List' Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Re: portable storage pricing Paul; What is a thumb drive and how does it compair to a cf card? Terry Powers Did you or someone else say it could not be used on the mpower? -----Original Message----- From: Paul Henrichsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:14 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Re: portable storage pricing You can find 1 gb sd or flash cards at Costco or Sam's club for around 70 dollars. The 1 gb thumb drive can be found at wallmart for around $83. At 9/18/2005, you wrote: >That so, huh? I got my 512 thumb for $40. The compact flash cards for >the >same price were higher, plus I was going to buy a flash card reader so >that I could put hte data onto the card right from teh computer as opposed >to syncing up and then moving it to the flash card, which would have been >anotehr $50 or so. I didn't see any SD cards because the only thing I have >tha supports them is the Braille Note. >----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:17 PM >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] compact Flash cards > > >>A 1 gb thumb drive is about the same price, perhaps a bit higher than >>the >>same thing as an sd card or flash card. I have a 1gb sandisk that cost >>me 83 dollars. I can get a similarly sized sd card or flash card for >>around 70 dollars. >>At 9/17/2005, you wrote: >> >>>Everything except he mPower? The mPower has compact flash too. Though >>>personally I think that using a thumb drive is easier and cheaper than >>>either of the cards. >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaac Obie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:56 AM >>>Subject: [Braillenote] compact Flash cards >>> >>> >>>>Phoenix, >>>>List, >>>>when you go to purchase a coard for your braillenote, any model, if >>>>it's a >>>>"compact flash" card, you don't need to worry. If it doesn't say >>>>compact flash, then it's probably not for you. now SD cards or >>>>secured data cards are different. I can't coooment on those since >>>>I've not seen one. but for everything except the Mpower compact >>>>flash is what you want, I believe! Isaac >>> >>>___ >>>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 >>> >> >> >> >>___ >>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 >> > >___ >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 > > ___ 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 ___ 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
