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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karen McDonald Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:59 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower Hi, everyone, I found a 512 meg SD card at http://www.flashmemory store.com for $43. That's not a bad price at all, and I can use it for extra memory or for future updates. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > Hi jean. There is no need to buy a card reader to perform a BrailleNote > mPower upgrade. You may find one useful for other purposes, but you can > download the upgrade on your BrailleNote mPower to an appropriately > formatted SD card, and perform the upgrade. We've made the process > extremely smooth and simple, as a few listers have already pointed out. > > Just while I'm writing on this subject, a couple of other comments. > Firstly, HumanWare can and does sell appropriate SD cards for the upgrade > process, but I think it's fair to say that you're not going to get the > best > deal on price from us. We just don't have enough demand to buy these cards > in the tens of thousands such as a big chain would buy. Buying in those > quantities makes a huge difference in terms of the price they pay, which > they can then pass onto you. > > Finally, I would just gently remind the list that some weeks ago, I did > explain that an SD card would be required to update the software in > BrailleNote and VoiceNote mPower. This will be necessary for all updates, > not just this one. > > > > Jonathan Mosen > BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager > HumanWare > > DDI: +1-925-566-9265 > http://www.humanware.com > > > > Jean Menzies > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > a> To > Sent by: Braillenote List > braillenote-bounc <[email protected]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc > .com > Subject > Re: [Braillenote] Patch for the > 07/11/2005 06:07 mPower > p.m. > > > Please respond to > Braillenote List > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .humanware.com> > > > > > > > Richard > > I don't understand. First, I'm an mPower user and I would also have to > purchase an SD card and a card reader to to an upgrade. So it's not > just the old consumer who has to fork out more. > > But what do you mean that the card should be small, that if it is larger > than 128 Meg that the upgrade won't work? Why would the size matter? > > Jean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:35 PM > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > Ok, so the old consumers are taking the heat! > And, for all of you who purchase SD cards in order to be able to update > your Mpowers, make sure that the SD card you purchase is small, say 128 > megabytes. Otherwise, the update still won't work. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lysander > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 4:32 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > Look, there's no way to make everyone happy with this. You have to pick > one, > so it's a question of screwing over the new consumer or screwing over > the > old one? There really isn't another option in this situation. They > appear to > have chosen to screw over hte old one. I was going to buy an SD card > anyway. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 1:29 PM > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > Jonathan Mosen stated that one of the reasons is that SD cards are > currently the least expensive storage alternative. However, if you > already have CF cards with which you're happy, then the SD is no longer > the least expensive way to go. Why? Because you've already got CF > cards that you can't use to update your Mpower, and the money has > already long been spent on those cards. But, since you have to purchase > an SD card, now you're spending money you wouldn't have had to spend > were this not an upgrade requirement. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Les > Kriegler > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 4:12 PM > To: 'Braillenote List' > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > Hi Peggy, > > Well, I'll throw in my 2 cents here. Having support for an SD card is > great. However, I'd much prefer to see it as an option, not a > requirement. > Since the mPower has a flash slot, and many of us have flash cards that > we > used in the classic units, I'm trying to understand why the designers of > the > mPower designed a unit that supports flash cards but requires SD cards > for > any upgrades? This came up before with the SMA upgrades, and I know it > was > required for those as well, but I'm still struggling with the rationale > for > this apparent requirement. > Best Regards, > > Les > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peggy Kern > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 10:46 AM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > I don't have a problem with getting an SD card; it's just that after > buying > the mPower transplant, a new computer, and two large-sized compact flash > cards (my preferred type of card), I hadn't planned on making any more > purchases for a while. But if it's necessary to have an SD card, I > guess > that's what I'll need to do. > > Peggy > > At 03:58 AM 11/7/2005, you wrote: >>Peggy, >> >>I assume, as it's available for download, that it's a free patch and >>therefore it would be to your advantage to download and pop it on an SD > >>card. (I didn't have one until very recently either but I don't regret > >>the outlay.) >> >> >>-- >>Carol >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peggy Kern >>Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 5:44 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower >> >> >>Hi, all. I just went to the website to read about the patch for the >>mPower, and saw that it requires an SD card, which I don't have. So >>does that mean that in order to download any future upgrades I'll need >>to first buy an SD card, or will Humanware be sending out the patch on >>an SD card to those of us with mPowers, or what? >> >>Peggy <disappointed that she can't download the patch, although she >>hasn't needed it yet anyway> >> >> >>___ >>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 Free Edition. >>Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: >>05/11/2005 >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: >>05/11/2005 >> >> >> >>___ >>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 > > > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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
