Does the 1 GB SD card work in the mPier? What brand is it? Katie
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: Blake Sinnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [email protected] >Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 06:10:42 -0600 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower >You've got to be kidding! I paid $72 for my one gig SD card from amazon. >From: Evelyn Weckerly <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower >Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 22:48:06 -0500 >Hi, Peggy, >I asked them about that. They charge a $5 shipping and handling fee and the >512 meg SD card is $89. >Evelyn >At 10:22 PM 11/7/05, you wrote: >>I wonder if Humanware, at time of upgrade or transplant or purchase, could >>have offered to include an SD card as part of the package, with the >>information that future upgrades would be done via SD. Then people would >>know they were going to need an SD card at some point, and could either get >>it at time of purchase, or order it in some other way. I think the being >>caught off guard is what bothers me. Guess I'll call Humanware tomorrow >>and see what their SD ccard price is; but it would have been a lot easier >>to buy it with the transplant, or while I was waiting. But since I didn't >>know how necessary it was, I bought what I wanted for storage, which wasn't >>an SD card. >>Peggy >>At 05:12 PM 11/7/2005, you wrote: >>>the problem I have with having to use SD cards, is that I can't use them >>>in >>>my PC as well. they won't fit in my card reader. so, they aren't a >>>storage >>>medium that would be useful to me for transferring files between the PC >>>and >>>the mPower. but since I don't have my mPower yet, I'll get the patch as >>>part of my transplant. however, if that means future software upgrades >>>will >>>use the SD cards, then I'll have to find a card reader for the PC for SD >>>cards. Hmmm. well, thankfully, I can worry about that in the future. >>>Sherry >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah >>>Cranston >>>Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 2:48 PM >>>To: Braillenote List >>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower >>>Just be certain the SD card is no larger than 512MB. My 1GB SD/USB compo >>>won't work, much to my dismay. Oh well, it just means I get to buy >>>another >>>card, which I was also going to do anyway. >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Ring >>>Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 4:35 PM >>>To: Braillenote List >>>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 >___ >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 Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/161 - Release Date: 11/3/2005
