Asking someone to purchase a pc because they want the functions of a pc
doesn't make logical sense. You guys keep forgetting one crucial fact.
The braille note has a braille display. A laptop does not. I didn't buy my
braille note because I wanted all of the functions of a laptop, although
that would be nice. I bought it because of the braille display.
If it was between a voice note and a laptop, the laptop would win hands
down, but with a braille note, the key is the braille display.
At 4/3/2004, you wrote:
I have a PC at home, and one at work. i bought the BN strictly for mobil
use. i bought in in the summer of 2000, so a lot has happened since then,
but the reason I picked it was because it was the only note taker that did
POP Email, so I could use it with my regular ISP. I also like the crisp
feel of the dots on the Braille display. The Braillenote is the perfect
solution for what I need. It appears that there are many on this list, and
in other places who want the BN to have all of the functionality of a
regular PC. For those folks, I would recommend the purchase of a laptop PC
such as the Laptalk, which combines all of the power and functionality of
the PC with a full fledged powerful screen reader in a compact footprint.
IRTI also sells a PC called the Zero Footprint, which is a full fledged PC
built into a case the size of a standard PC keyboard, and it sells for
$1000. A Laptalk or Zero Footprint with one of the compact 40 Cell Braille
displays sold by either FS or Sighted Electronics would provide a powerful
portable solution for about the same price as a BN 32 or equivilant Packmate.
Andy
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