It may definitely be more than the $80 I heard. I've just never heard the $500 figure. Hopefully, this will be responded to by someone in Humanware.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "matthew dyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:31:52 -0400 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Risks Indeed! >Hi Rhonda. It is very intresting is I had a batter replaced a few months >aggo and it only cost me 200 dallars. It was a little expencive, but >cheeper then what people are paying now. >Matthew >if you want to chat with me you can use msn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] >UIf you use aol my screen name is matTdD7 >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rhonda Clark >Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 3:36 PM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Risks Indeed! >Hi All: >I can't figure out where the price of $500 for the battery has come in. I >thought it was around $80. >Have a great day, everyone. >> ----- 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 >___ >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 >-- >No virus found in this outgoing 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
