Hi, I would recommend the mPower if you want greater flexibility in terms of what you can do. I chose the mPower for several reasons, some of which were medical. Good luck in your decision making. Chris Hallsworth BrailleNote mPower user Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kylie Forth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Grant Hardy'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'BrailleNote List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 3:37 AM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] The Notetaker Debate
Hi Grant It was agreed by common consensus about a week ago not to criticize the BrailleNote or conduct discussions of competitors on this list. However, the most widely known problem with the BrailleNote is that some of the more complex Word documents are not supported. There are always work-around of this issue, including saving the document as an earlier version Word document or even text before transferring it onto the BrailleNote. Looking at your post, it seems that this is a similar problem with the PackMate, so perhaps it won't influence your decision. The BrailleNote is the most reliable braille computer I have had to date, and you can choose between the compactness of the PK or the greater connectivity of the MPower. As a student, I highly recommend the PK because it is much easier to carry around, but others will recommend the MPower for other reasons. Good luck with your decision, and I hope to see you entering the world of BrailleNote. Cheers Kylie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grant Hardy Sent: Monday, 24 September 2007 10:24 AM To: BrailleNote List Subject: [Braillenote] The Notetaker Debate Hey all, Well, I've had the opportunity of working with both a PAC Mate and a BrailleNote throughout my schooling, and need to reach a decision about what notetaker to acquire for next year upon commencing my university education. I am leaning heavily towards the BrailleNote at this point, because I do not believe the PAC Mate meets the needs of a student in my situation. Amongst other things, it is sluggish, you can only work with one level of directories within applications, the sound is dreadful, Word files are not directly supported in their preferred editor, no accessible interactive fiction client exists, there is a lack of thumb keys or any other convenient means for braille panning, the calculator doesn't support proper Nemeth, the connectivity is not as good as the BrailleNote's, no way exists to independently control the volume of a streaming MP3 file and the speech, multilanguage braille support is nonexistent, no way exists to translate text on-the-fly when you copy and paste... you get the idea. In other words, I'm nearly completely won over that the BrailleNote is the way to go. I don't even care that it isn't open to third-party developers at this point, because frankly, I think that the BrailleNote contains nearly everything I need in terms of notetaking, and most Pocket PC apps on the PAC Mate that I download are either just plain inaccessible or inefficient. I am wondering though, for the sake of honesty, what people believe are the BrailleNote's own downsides. I just think it is helpful to know, because admittedly I have not used the BrailleNote in some time. Obviously it lacks Excel support, which isn't a huge deal to me. Could we add any more items/comments to this list? Thanks. Grant ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.30/1025 - Release Date: 23/09/2007 1:53 PM ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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 ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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
