Jim, As much as I hate to admit it, you're correct! No unit will be without it's quirks. I have no equipment that is superior to any other equipment. they all lock up from time to time. even my computer does that! You're right, I am suffering from stomach pains. there has indeed been improvement in the product. So I shall attempt to recognize the facts of life and list dynamics. Only a small percentage of people report problems. but those shouldn't be taken out of context. But my client won't benefit from this because there's no one to teach her the unit, unfortunately. I can't be there long enough to teach her how to really use the unit. reading manuals won't help either. So for her it's back to DOs. I think that's the best I can do for now. thank you. Isaac
On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, James Aldrich 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! 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 > >
