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
>
>
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