Linda, My husband has the mPower and I have recently acquired the PK! <SMILE>
The mPower (Mobile Power) does have a few features that are not available to the PK or Classic and it does specifically give you a choice of speech synthesizer, KeyNote or Eloquence. For fast and longer listening, Eloquence is my preferred option, but KeyNote is fine and I still handle this at a fair pace on the PK. The big advantage for me of the PK is that I have problems in holding and carrying weights and PK certainly scores there! In addition, its keyboard is quieter than the mPower. the PK is only available with an 18 cell Braille display, where the mPower is 18 or 32, but some prefer to read from a shorter display anyway. I suggest you try to get the chance to see both before committing yourself. You may find it hard to write correctly on the PK at the beginning, if you're used to a more conventional Perkins-type keyboard as the dots 1 and 4 are angled and also the spacebars at the bottom, so you have to get used to the position before you're comfortable. This doesn't take too long though and you soon find you're flying along! The mPower has more ports, memory and drive space so I guess, in the longer term, this model may well go further than the PK, but I understand it's HW's intention to support upgrades for both of these products and they have lots of good things in mind. Yes, the best thing you can do is to try to get yourself a demo or two or, better still, find someone local to yourself who can let you have a little more "hands on" experience. You'll then be able to choose what is right for you! I hope this helps and that you'll be able to make your choice very soon. -- Carol [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lynda Ingraham Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 12:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Braillenote] PK or MPower I am trying to decide between the MPower and the PK. I have seen both units. I would be interested in hearing what features about each of these units led to your decision to choose one over the other. Also, are there any features that were an unexpected pleasant surprise (example transferring data was much easier than you thought). Conversely, what, if any, features have you been unhappy about with the unit? This is more subjective than objective, which unit do you think has more possibilities for the future? Thank you. Lynda Lynda Ingraham email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.12/265 - Release Date: 20/02/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.0.0/267 - Release Date: 22/02/2006 ___ 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
