-----Original Message----- From: Joseph Lee [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:22 PM To: 'Alex Hall' Subject: RE: [Braillenote] concerns about Apex, and their responses
Hi, Since Alex said few concerns, I'll chime in here with vast potentials with Apex: * The annoying "virtual memory is below certain percent" message will go away (at least). With the new operating system, we have 2 GB of virtual memory - close to a hundred fold from current 32 MB. * RAM for RAM, Flash for Flash: We don't have to concern ourselves with KeySoft System Disk taking half of RAM anymore. All OS data will move to Flash (a dedicated Flash apart from Flash Disk). This means we have full RAM capacity for running programs. * Office 2007: This means that, we can view Word, Excel and Powerpoint 2007 (because the OS already supports it). * exFAT (or FAT64): We don't have to concern ourselves with FAT32 limit. Essentially exFAT is NTFS to mobile devices. Well, that's all I can think of. Cheers, Joseph P.S. Anything else? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Braillenote] concerns about Apex, and their responses Hi all, Below I will summarize concerns about the Apex and possible solutions, if possible. Hopefully this will explain some things about the Apex that people may be wondering about. 1. Lack of Compactflash card support First of all, remember that the Apex has three USB ports, not two like the mPower has. Therefore, you can use a card reader in one port and still have two free. It is a hassle to carry a reader, but it is a solution. Next, keep in mind that the Apex has 8gb of storage on its flash disk, so even if you have a 4 or 8gb cf card, you can move the entire thing onto your flash disk and not have to worry about the card at all. 2. Backups It is important to think about backing up your flash disk. The mPower has just 120mb of storage to worry about, so you can fit several backups on a small card. The Apex has 8gb to back up, so you must use a much larger capacity card or thumb drive for backups. 3. Wifi cards Keep in mind that, if you have a wifi card with your mPower, you will not need it with an Apex. You can hold onto it, but we are not sure if the Apex will include the drivers for such cards. Likewise for the compactflash VGA adapter, if anyone happens to have one; the Apex has built-in VGA, so that adapter is no longer required. 4. Bluetooth Audio Remember that the Apex will support bluetooth headsets and speakers, so you do not need special ones like the bluetooth headsets with audio bluetooth dongles. Also, the Apex supports two bluetooth connections at once, so you can use your bluetooth gps receiver and your bluetooth audio at the same time. 5. Dial-up, serial, and Infra-red There is no longer a built-in dial-up modem in the Apex, so you must purchase a usb modem if you need dial-up access. It is the same with infra-red: there does not seem to be an infra-red port in the Apex, so if you rely on this for anything (internet through a phone, ActiveSync, and so on) you will need to switch to a new connection, such as bluetooth or USB. Finally, it is the same case with the serial port; there is no longer one, so it would be a good idea to switch to bluetooth or USB. 6. Lack of Options If you buy an mPower, you are only offered two choices: bt32, or qt32. There is no VoiceNote option, and no 18-cell option. All these are just possible issues you may run into when upgrading from an mPower to an Apex. I have not said much in the way of good points since (A) that is not the purpose of this email and (B) I would go on and on about how great the Apex seems to be. Have a great day, Alex ___ 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 - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.60/2496 - Release Date: 11/11/09 07:40:00 ___ 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
