When I saw the pm lisa, i wanted to play with it thought it was a toy grin swiously, i like working in braille on the road and just couldn't get it straight in my head and i also like the stability of the bn if my silly modem would cooperate more but the bn's very steable and has a good one hand mode. and, i don't need the bn to control my tv and stereo, they have their own remotes. The only thinking I wouldn't mind seeing is a way to use it for scanning, but even that i have discovered bookshare can do and other people can help me convert books. and, maybe i'm weird, but I don't need an mp 3 player. I still like radio and cds for musowic and hardly ever get radio over the web unless i absolutely cannot get the station at all on regular radio.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lisa Kozlik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 21:20:55 -0600 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] purchasing BrailleNote or PacMate >When my BrailleNote was purchased almost 4 years ago, the PacMate wasn't >available. However, I had the chance to see the PacMate (BX440?) earlier >this summer and was less than impressed with its construction, design and >command structure. In terms of weight, the BrailleNote is heavier and feels >more durable. The PacMate feels much lighter and reminds me of a video game >controller. <smile> The Perkins keyboard on the PacMate is a little smaller >than the BrailleNote's and not ergonomically designed (something I like on a >Braille keyboard). Although I haven't had the opportunity to see one, I >think I'd prefer a QWERTY keyboard given the two factors I just mentioned. >Finally, as someone who relies exclusively on Braille, I noticed that some >of the command prompts and related information presented on the PacMate were >not accessible via the Braille display. If you're a PacMate user, please >don't flame me. <grin> These are just some of my impressions -- for what >they're worth. <smile >Lisa >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
