Hi, I am Catherine from Pennsylvania, and I am returning to this list after about two years. I am a new owner of a PK, my first Braillenote product, so I am glad to hear the message below. I had been using an M20 at work, and this will replace that. I chose the PK because of its small size because I would like to get the GPS. I tend to store files on flash cards so I'm not so concerned about storage space, and I don't need a radio, so hopefully this was a good decision. I hope it is sturdy enough to hold up to the heavy use at work. I am anxious to try the database feature and see if I can get it to interface with Access. That would really be great for work!
Right now I'm just getting comfortable with the unit before starting to use it at work because I have to be quite fast and efficient once I take it to work. It's not difficult at all, but like anything it takes awhile to get totally comfortable with the keyboard and shortcuts. I do wish they had sent a quick reference with some shortcut commands. I'm sure I'll have questions as I work my way through the manual. Thanks. Cathy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Carter Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:15 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: re: [Braillenote] PK Or MPower? Hi, I have both an mPower and a pk. While it is true that the pk does not have as many ports, no radio, less memory and cannot stream audio, I do not find it any slower than the mPower. It is also awesome with gps. They are both excellent products. I find that I prefer the pk when I am going to be on the go. It is just a lot less to carry around all day. Robert Carter At 03:47 PM 5/16/2006, you wrote: >Hi, > >I have had my mPower since February. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!! It is >fast, streams audio, has a better speaker than the PK, has a more >comfortable keyboard, has USB host ports, has both an SD and PCMCIA >slots, has an external microphone jack, supports playlists, and can >have a full 32 cell Braille display. I have heard of more software >problems with the PK than with the classic or mPower, and I would >imagine it is pretty slow. > >The advantages (I am speaking from assumption and from using a PK for >about five minutes): basically fits in a pocket, has a joystick (I >would prefer two joysticks over the four thumbkeys), still has >bluetooth, and can play music in the background, though only one track >at a time. > >I apologize to anyone who has a PK; I know the keyboard is preference, >not comfort for all, and that some of what I have said may not be >accurate. I did my best. The best way I could put it is an mPower is >like getting a Dell PDA, while the PK is like picking one up at a local >store for not much money. They both work on the same principles, yet >one can do a lot more than the other. As mentioned, the main physical >difference in the two (aside from ports and jacks) is the size, so >consider where you will be using your unit and how much you will travel >with it. > >Alex > >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Daveed Mandell <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [email protected] >>Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 12:05:24 -0700 >>Subject: [Braillenote] PK Or MPower? > >> While the PK is very appealing, due to its small size, I >hear from several >>MPowere owners that the latter has significantly longer battery >life, much >>more flash memory, is more powerful in general, and isn't that >huge to >>carry around. What would folks recommend for a blind radio >reporter to >>carry around, given the constsraints of the PK? I would also use >the unit >>with GPS, of course. Another advantage is that I could read and >write >>Spanish documents with the MPower, I'm told, and that this >wouldn't be >>possible with the PK. > >>Thanks for any comments/recommendations. > >>----Daveed--- > > >>-- >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/340 - Release Date: >5/15/2006 > > > >>___ >>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 > > > >___ >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
