It may not be too big, but it is important to remember that, first, SD cards
are now as easy to get as CF cards, for no more money, and the Apex has to
have room for a VGA port and a cable ethernet jack; at only .78 inches tall,
there is little room for extra storage, and I suppose hw figures that an SD
slot and 3 USB ports will be enough, especially considering that more and
more people own a Book Sense or VR Stream, meaning they will have an SD card
already. Again, too, remember that the Apex has an 8gb internal flash disk,
so you have 8gb of storage before you need to even think about external
storage.
As to upgrading in a few years, I would expect nothing less. Computers are
constantly evolving as technological advancements are made and as their use
by consumers changes; 15 years ago computers were good for businesses to
track databases and crunch numbers, but now no one wants to buy a cell phone
if it does not include an instant messenger and a media player. Assistive
technology companies must catch up to this constantly changing world of
technology, and failure to do so will only hurt them (remember how many
announcements we saw of people switching to the Braille Sense Plus or Voice
Sense?)
Have a great day,
Alex
New email address: [email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc." <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 22:24
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Another Apex Review
The failure of the Apex to include a compactflash card slot makes it a
poor choice for a notetaker in my books. Rather than improve, there has
been a regression. Now I will be forced to buy a card reader so I can
continue to read materials saved on a compact flash card.
Makes me wonder: Are compactflash cards NO LONGER being produced?
Perhaps I am mistaking, but I think I have heard that compactflash cards
are now available up to 64GB or am I just day dreaming?
I know that some will say that the compactflash card reader is so small
and WILL NOT TAKE UP too much space anywhere. Duh! Excuse me, when it
was a integrated into the product previously with the MPower and the
Classic, wasn't that more compact and a lot easier to schlepp around?
As always, indulgence in false pretense makes better sense as opposed to
truly making adaptive equipment a more useful tool for the customer; let's
just give them something to MAKE THEM JUMP UP AND DOWN a weebit, charge
the same outrageous prices, and, when the ovation wears out, we will just
MAKE ANOTHER PRODUCT and reintroduce the compactflash card again.
Interesting the way the mind of adaptive equipment developers seem to
work!!
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Coloradon.
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