And what do you do if the reason you have a braille note is for the braille
display? Do you carry a laptop so you can download your e-mail and carry
your bn along as well so you can use its braille display?
This debate between use of a braille note or use of a laptop to cover up
for the braille note's shortcoming is rediculous. The reason people buy a
braille note is because they want the braille display, something not
offered on a laptop. IF it was a choice between a voice note and a laptop,
something that would make infinitely more sense, then, perhaps the issue as
to whether to purchase a vn or a laptop would make sense.
If you have the 16 mb braille note and you know you are going to download
lots of e-mail, store lots of documents, etc, it would be better to either
use a flash card for storage of documents or get the 48 mb upgrade since,
right now, you have to store the e-mail database on the flash disk.
I have that 48 mb and presently have over 27 mb on my flash disk and still
have had hangs when downloading e-mail and the other problems I have
described previously on this list; so, its not a memory issue.
Shouldn't the point be that the bn should be able to do whatever it does
well and do enough that a user doesn't need to buy another unit to make up
for its shortcomings?
At 8/4/2004, you wrote:
Such a business traveler, if he/she is downloading large files and large
volumes of email may well be better served by getting a lap top computer
rather than any PDA. No PDA is as robust and stable as a PC.
I once downloaded 1200 messages on my laptop and no crashes, no freeing
of databases etc.
I am not slamming the Braillenote, believe me! I simply think that if
you will be downloading huge amounts of email and if you require a
device that can download large music files, no PDA will accomplish these
tasks as efficiently as a lap top. And, lap tops are cheaper anyway!
If, on the other hand, you understand that a PDA is a wonderful device
when used as it was intended, then you won't have some of the problems
that are being encountered by some on this list. I simply don't feel
that the Braillenote was ever intended to handle the kind of email
traffic that some are attempting to download. You wouldn't put a lawn
mower engine in your pick up truck and expect the same kind of
performance as one would get from a standard v6 engine.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of beth
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:56 AM
To: Braillenote List
Subject: [Braillenote] BN PK re missing files and E-mail problems
As a prospective BN PK purchaser, I am very concerned about the problems
of
disappearing files and inability--or at least great difficulty--in
downloading large amounts of E-mail and large files. Is the PK going to
resolve these issues? This should be top priority. For example, look
at
the business travelers to whom the PK will be a godsend. What if they
have
many E-mails to download while they are away? Thanks. Beth
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