[nabs-l] Pacmate versus Braille note apex versus Braille sense

[Brianna Scerenscko]

Coming from someone who had nothing but problems with the Pacmate and
then switching to a Braille Note, I'd say make the switch but to which
device is up to you.

On 7/11/11, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> As to my knowledge, the pacmate would be more like a laptop--it runs on
> windows mobile 6.0 just like any other mainstream device out there.
> According to Freedom Scientific's pacmate headquarters web page, the pacmate
> is the ultimate computing  solution for the blind--and that might be true
> because the pacmate can run third-party applications and can even run mobile
> versions of office applications (like word, excel and powerpoint).
> So in my opinion, the pacmate sounds like a more "off-the-shelf" notetaker,
> it has more openness regarding applications and features, and it even runs
> JAWS pocket version. So the pacmate is more like a windows pocket PC
> mainstream device or phone, but except it is accessible, runs a screen
> reader, and instead of a touch Screen interface, it has a full querty or
> Braille style keyboard depending on your choice.
>
> In regards to the Braille note or apex, those notetakers do not run
> third-party software, and have a more closed environment than the pacmate.
> Yes they have features such as WyFy (for the apex) and built-in Bluetooth,
> they have glitches too. For example, if your primary internet browsing
> experience is done by a Braille note or apex, you will see that many web
> sites do not support mobile platforms, or, will not be
> accessible--especially if they employed flash like youtube. In addition, the
> Braille note family of products--including the apex--does not, and will not
> open, Microsoft word tables or documents with complex formatting--which the
> pacmate does a better job at. It is known, by my personal experience, that
> the Braille note will eat your homework at some point--you know, you will
> open a document and you saved it with your Braille note, and then you try to
> open it later, the contents are wiped out! at least that's what happened to
> me when I had my Braille note00especially with documents that contain
> formatting such as lists or tabs.
>
> Hope this helps you and hope you have good luck with your notetaker hunt!
> Cheers, Humberto
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of David Andrews
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 4:21 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Pacmate versus Braille note apex versus Braille sense
>
> While these devices are somewhat different in their approaches, they
> mostly do the same things.  If you are like most of us, a change of
> this magnitude would have to have a good reason.
>
> So, are there things that you can't do on the Pac Mate that you could
> on Apex or Braille Sense?  Or is it that PM isn't as glitsy any more?
>
> Dave
>
> p.s.  I still use a PacMate.  It has synching options that the others
> don't have, and I need them.  Plus I can use pocket versions of Word,
> Excel etc. which I need to do for work.
>
> Dave
>
>
> At 06:09 PM 7/11/2011, you wrote:
>>Hello everyone,
>>Right now I have a pacmate but while at the convention I got a
>>chance to learn about the apex and the braille sense. What do you
>>guys use and do you think it would be worth making a switch?
>>
>>Amanda
>
>
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Brianna Scerenscko