I don't know who came up with the $500 battery. I thought I paid a bit over $100 to have the battery in my BN replaced! I had other things done to my unit on other occasions but I don't think I paid that much for a battery change! I'd get the facts from people who have sent in their units for a battery change and surely there will be people from the conventions who can speak to this issue.
Jim Aldrich > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Stanley Littrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 11:41:17 -0700 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Risks Indeed! >I'm not thrilled with the prospect of paying 500 dollars for a >replacement battery. We can decide whether or not we want to buy a >given product. There were obviously problems with another competing >product or they would have continued to offer a user replaceable >battery. I would settle with things the way that they are rather >than to buy a unit only to find out that they are able to offer a >newer board with a battery replacement later that possibly has >problems. Over all, I've been happy with the battery on the >braillenote. As a number have wisely observed, this is not a >laptop. If you don't like the battery that they choose to use, don't >buy the product or spent money on the upgrade. It is as simple as >that. I wish our adaptive products were cheaper. We can wish in one >hand and spit in the other and see which one fills up the fastest. >Regards, everyone. Have a great holiday.At 11:12 AM 7/3/2005, you wrote: >>The battery fits in there now? So it should not be hard to compartment it so >>at least a user can change the darn thing. >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Alexander >>Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 8:55 AM >>To: Braillenote List >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Risks Indeed! >>Once again, we are not speaking about apples, & apples. The BN family has >>battery life far supperior to a laptop, which gets 6/8 hours at the maximum. >>The BN is able to run for well over 18 hours! Having a replaceable battery >>may be a good idea, but now we begin to talk about extra bagggage that has >>to be carried? Maybe I can find a good source of luggage, with wheels, to >>accomodate all this stuff? >>Bruce >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Keith Bucher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 6:59 PM >>Subject: [Braillenote] Risks Indeed! >>> Why is it that nearly every commercial manufacturer of notebook >>> computers offers user replaceable batteries? The more power a computer >>> draws, the more important it is to have a user replaceable battery. >>> Recently, I saw the following quote from a message by Mike May on the >>> Gps-Talk list: "We have enhanced the manual route creation software. >>> You can now designate manual waypoints as Straight, Left or Right. You >>> can add custom descriptions like 4-way intersection or "slight bend in >>> path."This makes routes created across a campus or in the woods >>> extremely versatile." >>> What hapens when you're in the woods and your nonuser replaceable >>> battery goes south? Belly Up? Dead? Runs out? Sure, maybe Freedom >>> Scientific didn't get it right the first time, but at least they >>> tried. From what I can determine, Humanware has no product for which >>> one can replace the battery. >>> I saw a question the other day from someone asking what it would >>> cost to get a battery installed at one of the consumer conventions. >>> Then I saw a price of $500.00. This price doesn't even deserve a >>> comment. >>> Jonathan, as you said, "Remember, these devices draw much more power >>> than does a mobile phone or MP3 player." I totally agree. In which >>> case, wouldn't it be even more important to have a replaceable battery? >>> And another thing. I know that the Braille Sense is new and has >>> some bugs, and doesn't yet have the popularity of the braillenote >>> family. But by golly, I don't know about anyone else, but I'm >>> giving Dan and Doug credit where credit's due. At least they >>> are starting out on the right track. They're giving us the >>> independence and portability of having a replaceable battery. >>> Something Humanware has never done, whether it be the Keynote >>> Gold, Braille Displays, or the Braillenote family of Products. >>> The more battery power any item consumes, the more important it is >>> to be able to replace the battery. Remember Mike's example of the >>> walk in the woods? You might also be on a downdown >>> street in a major city when that nonreplaceable battery goes dry. If >>> you're unfortunate enough to be at the aCB convention, you'd >>> better hope you have enough cold water until you're rescued by UPS. >>> It boggles my mind how a company can come up with a >>> device with so many enhancements as the Braillenote, but yet be so >>> hamstrung when it comes to common sense. No, not Braille Sense, but >>> common Portability Sense. Is it portable or isn't it? >>> How about it guys? Did it really cost $500 when you got those >>> batteries replaced at the consumer conventions this summer? >>> Keith Bucher >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>> Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - Release Date: 7/1/2005 >>___ >>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
