Hi,
I have extensive use with the BNBT, but have only seen a Braille
Sense. However, from my experience and information on the
companies' websites, here is what I think:
BrailleNote Advantages:
416 mHZ processor instead of 400
Bluetooth built-in instead of through an external card
Three USB ports (two for devices, one for activesync connection)
instead of only two (one device connection and one activesync)
SD card support
Easy-to-learn, intuitive menu-driven system
GPS option
Overall smaller size, though not by a great deal
Thumb key Braille navigation (very easy and comfortable, the best
system I have seen)
PCMCIA slot (the PC cards themselves are hard to find, but with
an adapter the BN can take two CF cards--one adapted and one in
the dedicated CF slot)
Built-in 56K dial-up modem
Dictionary/thesaurus option (not sure what the Braille Sense does
about that)
Twice the onboard storage--128mb instead of 64mb
Choice of Eloquence or KeyNote Gold speech
Braille Sense advantages:
Full media playback controls (play/pause, stop, skip track, and
so on)
Interface looks more like Windows, but keyboard shortcuts are
given
Built-in LCD screen (though many times I find that emailing or
giving a document to someone on external media is just as easy,
if not easier because they can edit it and such as they read)
Built-in VGA port to connect the device to an external monitor or
projector (the BN can do this through a compactflash-VGA adapter)
Built-in DSL jack
Two CF slots
Removable battery--you can have more than one, so you could carry
a secondary battery if the one in the unit goes flat, and no
settings are lost because of an emergency backup battery in the
unit itself
Built-in stereo speakers (the BN has a single speaker)
The Braille Sense costs less, though I am not sure by how much
They Both:
have 32 cells of Braille, but the BN can also have 18 or none
Have headphone and microphone jacks
Have built-in microphones, both mono
have a Braille keyboard (eight keys plus space) but the BN can
also come in a QWERTY version
Can only use WIFI through an external card
Can hold two CF cards, but the BN uses an adapter in its PCMCIA
slot for one of them
Have cursor routing buttons above the Braille so you can move the
cursor to anywhere on the display
I mainly concentrated on hardware since software is always
changing, but if you want more info I will be glad to help (any
software features, though, will come from www.gwmicro.com, but I
can give exact details on the BN side).
Hope this helps, and best of luck on your decision. As expected,
though, I would say go with the BrailleNote.
Have a great day,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: Lee Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Date sent: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:27:11 -0500
Subject: [Braillenote] BrailleNote BT and BrailleSense
comparison?
Hello all,
I've been doing research on notetakers for my mother. I'm still
torn
between the BrailleNote BT and the BrailleSense. Does anyone on
the
list have experience with both, and would you mind sharing that
experience?
If this is considered off-topic, please email me privately.
Thank you,
Lee
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