They say the apex is a lot faster than the mpower, and it is, in some things. Moving files, opening files, and similar tasks is not much faster, and webpages do not seem to load much faster. The size and replaceable battery are two big advantages, and having wifi built in is great. You can also use sdhc cards, though not cf cards without a card reader, and you can output what you are doing to a monitor or vga lcd projector. The thumb keys are loud when you use them, which is a trade-off since the keyboard is somewhat quieter than the mpower, though not as quiet as the hw site makes it seem. I guess, in summary, the apex has its advantages, definitely, and we will hopefully start seeing them as time goes on. That is, I hope hw starts taking advantage of the capabilities like multi-tasking or pdf support. If you want something for graduate school, the apex seems like a good choice, mostly because it will continue to be upgraded while the mpower is being phased out, with only two more upgrades coming for it, leaving you without features halfway through school. Also, future upgrades will probably add features that the mpower just can't handle, just as the classic was left out of some features the mpower could manage.
On 6/7/11, Lucy Sirianni <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I currently use a BrailleNote MPower but am considering > upgrading to an Apex before beginning graduate school in the fall > and am wondering whether it would be worthwhile to make the > switch. I'm aware of the differences between the two models as > outlined by Humanware, but could those of you who have used both > tell me what you actually find to be the main advantages and > disadvantages of the Apex as opposed to the MPower? Would you > recommend one over the other? > > My apologies if this has been discussed on the list before; I > usually don't have time to read all of the posts.... > > Thank you in advance! > > Lucy > > ___ > 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 > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ 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
