Ross, I would have to agree that it is fairly expensive to purchase a VoiceNote mPower, but think that if you manage to sell your VoiceNote Classic and pay for the difference, it will do you wonders in the long run. Well, the price of upgrades is $195 USD per upgrade. I am not sure if it is possible to perform the upgrade from 3.7 to 6.1 by yourself, but it will be possible from 6.1 onwards. Just looking at the upgrades from 6.1 to 7.5, it is around $1000. This is not accounting for the upgrade of 3.7 to 6.1, which 6.1 takes two upgrade counts because it is a software as well as an operating system upgrade.
When I performed a search on upgrade on the HumanWare page, I found information pertaining to the 6.1 upgrade through the 7.5 upgrade but nothing prior to 6.1. I would recommend visiting the HumanWare page and searching for, "upgrade." I would recommend phoning into the HumanWare Australia Office to get the exact quote on the upgrade. The CompactFlash card that is in the Classic units is still current but is slowly being replaced with SD cards, cards that hold as much as CompactFlash cards but are the size of a postage stamp and use less power as well as having a write-protection switch. Hope this helps Kevin Kevin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross McGregor Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 9:35 PM To: voice note Subject: [Braillenote] classic qt questions Hey Kevin and Scott and cathie, thanks for your replies. Yeh Kevin, i'm sure the mpower is a very good unit, but I can't afford that at the moment. I noticed there was a 7.5 classic upgrade on the humanware web site, so was wondering about doing that, but couldn't find out its extra features compared with the 3.7, or its cost. I presume it will update from 3.7 ok? And I don't know if they make any hardware mods to the classic when you get that 7.5 version. Is interesting the mpower is 1995 USD, but in oz is $3500. is a big jump. Are their different types of cf card and can you tell me is this cf 1 still current or is now outdated technology. I agree the mpower is the way to go, and hopefully I will be able to get one in the near future. Thanks again, Ross. ___ 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
