Rhonda, Why are you guys not changing the subject line to reflect the real subject? Now the $500 figure is something that Keith Bucher mentioned in his message earlier. Don't worry about it. If you guys keep floating these ideas around, Humanware will say gotcha! why not? Now let's do some mathematics. If you pay $200 for battery replacement and 2,000 people do the same, that's $300,000 in to Humanware coppers. why $300,000.00? Because the cost of the battery is $50 and they're making $150 on each replacement. So 2,000 units will net them 300,000 buckaroos! If it was 4,000 units repaired, then they'd makd $600,000. You get the economical picture now? I estimate that there's at least ten thousand to 20 thousand units out there world wide! so you see how they're making onney on these units? that's why they make the battery nonuser replaceable! they're not doing the end user any favors! they're doing their coffers favors! Don't let anyone pull the wool over your eyes, folks! PulseData made a net proffit of $40,000,000 two years ago! I didn't hear what their proffit was last year! Isaac
On Sun, 3 Jul 2005, Rhonda Clark wrote: > 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 > > > ___ > 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 >
