[nabs-l] Question about technology

[Mike Freeman]

There's now the PacMate Omni.  Dunno if it has a built-in wi-fi card as does
the Apex but it's much newer than five years old.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Kirt Manwaring
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:23 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Question about technology

Joshua,
  The PAC Mate is a little bit behind the Apex in terms of the latest
up-to-date technology.  That, however, shouldn't stop you if you are
more comfortable with it.
  However, I will say that if you liked the Braillenote you saw, it's
a fair bet you'll like the Apex.  The design's the same, basically
everything you could do on the old braillenote you do the same way on
the Apex, the Apex just has more bells and whistles.
  Personally, if it were me, I'd get the Apex because the PAC Mate is
no longer being updated by Freedom Scientific and it's a bulkier
machine.  I used a PAC Mate for like 5 years, I loved it, and I still
miss it sometimes.  But my Apex can do more, the braille display is
just as good as it was on the PAC mate, and it's easier to carry
around.  But, as I said, if you really like the PAC mate better after
looking at both machines, get the Pac Mate.
  All the best,
Kirt

On 4/23/11, trising <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I absolutely love my Pacmate BX440. If I could only have one piece of
> technology, this is the one i would have. I can take minutes
> as the Secretary for the NFB of Michigan. I can also read books. I can
also
> edit minutes and other documents. I am very partial to
> having Braille under my fingertips for accuracy as a Secretary, so I very
> much prefer having Braille rather than just Jaws. This all
> depends on what you are used to and what you are familiar with.
>
> Terri Wilcox
>
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