Not perfect! Whatever shall we do! (smile) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:18 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] some observations
Hi All, I have both an mPower and a pk. I am absolutely thrilled with both of them. They are not perfect and neither am I. I think I'll keep all of us. Robert Carter At 12:41 PM 11/1/2005, you wrote: >Isaac, > >I think you too are suffering too many stomach pains from reading >this list! The M-power truly is a fine product! It isn't without >problems I agree but it truly works better than the previous classic >products. I have had a BN here for at least four years. I have >seen much improvement in the BN family of products since I bought my >first unit! I challenge you privately to show me anything better on >the market than a PC or another notetaker that would be better than >the M-power or PK! I dare you to do so! I wouldn't put it on the >list but you can write me privately if you like! Perhaps those of >us who have M-power units would take the time to talk about what we >like about the M-power, we might put the list into a better >perspective on this product! > >Jim Aldrich > >At 11:19 PM 10/31/2005 , you wrote: >>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! 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