I don't have my mPower yet, but I know that my PC locks up and freezes for no reason. Probably once a week i have to do a hard shut down and restart. The resets that happen with the braille note are mild and less of a problem in comparison.
Sherry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Aldrich Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:41 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] some observations 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! 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 > > > > > >___ >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
