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

Wed Jul 13 02:10:50 UTC 2011

In that case, then, the Apex would run on a newer CE version, 
namely Windows 6.0.  And that's an old version...  wow, FS!

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:02:19 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Pacmate versus Braille note apex versus 
Braille sense

Oh.  I think pac mate runs on c e 5.2.

sent from my Apex
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From: Brianna Scerenscko <bfs1206 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:55:05 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Pacmate versus Braille note apex versus
Braille sense

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

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[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
 Of David Andrews
 Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 4:21 PM
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 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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