[nabs-l] Notetaker Reviews

Domonique Lawless dlawless86 at gmail.com
Mon Sep 7 21:37:46 UTC 2009


Hi Joe,
The BrailleNote is not always my favorite note taker to use simply
because it does not use Windows Mobile. With Keysoft  you have to
convert your files and it takes time which could be  better spent
elsewhere.  Also HumanWare has not always acted on the overwhelming
concerns of it's clients and as a result their upgrades are not always
an improvement on the product. GW Micro has awesome tech support and
they will either stay on the phone with you until the issue gets fixed
or will quickly fix it once it's been shipped to them. You can set the
deefault file format as MS Word which makes file transfer quick and
painless.

Freedom Scientific's tech support isn't always the best but they do
run a Windows Mobile product that seems to work well. The Pac Mate has
come a long way since it was created and FS seems to listen to their
customers' concerns and used them to improve the product. What's nice
about the Pac Mate is that you can install a lot of third party
software and use the JAWS commands that we all know and love.

sorry if this is a bit rambly, but I hope this helps!
Domonique

On 9/7/09, Sean Whalen <smwhalenpsp at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Joe,
>
> Let me preface this by saying that I know absolutely nothing about the
> BrailleSense. Having used both a Braille Note and PacMAte, I prefer the
> PacMate by far. The Braille display is a separate piece, however it is so
> seamlessly integrated into the unit, that had I not been told this, I would
> have never noticed. PacMate is larger than either of the other two, but no
> larger than a small laptop.
>
> I like PacMate because:
>
> The OS is windows mobile and very familiar if you have used a phone or pda
> that runs Windows Mobile.
>
> If you use a qwerty keyboard and are a JAWS user, many of the commands will
> be very familiar.
>
> You can open and edit Excell files. (you may be able to do this with the
> newest version of Keysoft, I don't know)
>
> You get a 40 cell Braille display.
>
> As has been mentioned, you can install many third party applications.
>
> I have had the PacMate for a year and have found it to be stable. The wheel
> for navigation is not my thing, but you don't have to use it.
>
> If you want to check it out before you make a purchase, I could bring it to
> Sport one night.
>
> Let me know if there is anything else I can tell you.
>
> All the best,
>
> Sean
>
>
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