[Blindtlk] notetakers: are they worth buying anymore?

[Nikki Wunderlich]

I love the portability of the note taker, because you don't have to take 
head phones, a power cord, and all that computer stuff when you go places, 
plus I love that you can either have the voice on or off. So I definitely 
think note takers are still worth buying even though I wish I had a more up 
to date note taker, but I can't afford to buy my own, and since I'm not 
currently going to college or any thing like that and since I'm not actively 
looking for a job at the moment, since we're hoping I'll be able to move out 
of my dad's cramped 2 bedroom apartment soon. The reason I say it is cramped 
is because there is 6 of us in a 2 bedroom apartment.
Nikki Wunderlich
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk list" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>; "NABS list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "BrailleNote list" <braillenote at list.humanware.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 9:01 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] notetakers: are they worth buying anymore?


> Hi all,
>
> I don't have a set opinion on this matter as of yet, but I'd like to 
> initiate the discussion.  I'm noticing a trend in the blindness technology 
> field: PC's can do most everything a notetaker (BrailleNote, BrailleSense, 
> PacMate, etc.) can do, with some obvious changes and differences, and in 
> some cases can do and support more than the notetaker.  This is also true 
> with the ever-improving accessible smartphones and tablets: the iPhone, 
> iPad, iPod Touch, (the semiaccessible) Android phones, the KNFB Reader, 
> etc.  Yes, the notetakers have built-in Braille displays, but you can also 
> install a stand-alone Braille display on a computer to display what's on 
> the screen, or you could just buy a screen reader (text-to-speech, not 
> text-to-Braille) as a replacement for the Braille display...  that is, if 
> you think it is in fact a replacement for refreshable Braille.  That's 
> another question for all of you in this discussion.  So, here's the 
> question: with all the advancements and capabilities of a computer and 
> screen readers or stand-alone refreshable Braille displays, is it worth 
> it, in your opinion, to buy a notetaker anymore? What, given all the 
> things a PC can do, is the real purpose of the notetakers now? I'd love to 
> hear your thoughts!
>
> Chris
>
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