[nabs-l] [Blindtlk] braille note V. Sense V. Packmate

Thu May 19 20:10:22 UTC 2011

I=20forwarded=20your=20question=20to=20the=20Blind=20Talk=20list.=20=20Here=
's=20a=20nice=20
response!

=20Chris

"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abilit=
ies=20motto)

---=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20----=20Original=20Message=20------
From:=20"David=20Evans"=20<drevans at bellsouth.net
Subject:=20Re:=20[Blindtlk]=20[nabs-l]=20braille=20note=20V.=20=20Sense=20V=
.=20=20
Packmate
Date=20sent:=20Thu,=2019=20May=202011=2009:46:53=20-0400

Dear=20Chris,

It=20depends=20on=20who=20you=20ask=20which
one=20is=20best.=20=20I=20have=20tried=20both=20and=20this=20is=20what=20I=
=20have=20observed.
The=20Pac=20Mate=20has=20certain=20features=20that=20give=20it=20some=20adv=
antages=20
over=20the
Braille=20Note.
It=20uses=20a=20form=20of=20Windows=20PC=20that=20makes=20it=20work=20with=
=20other=20
windows=20programs
right=20out=20of=20the=20box=20where=20you=20may=20need=20to=20convert=20so=
me=20things=20to=20
work=20in
the=20Braille=20Note.=20=20This=20can=20be=20done,=20but=20it=20require=20m=
ore=20steps=20as=20
I=20see=20it.
It=20can=20also=20use=20some=20off=20the=20shelf=20hardware=20and=20softwar=
e=20that=20the=20
Braille
Note=20can=20not=20make=20use=20of=20such=20as=20a=20bar=20code=20scanner=20=
and=20other=20
things.
The=20Braille=20display=20,=20on=20the=20Pac=20Mate=20is=20detachable=20and=
=20can=20be=20
easily
removed=20and=20sent=20in=20for=20repairs=20with=20out=20sending=20your=20w=
hole=20unit=20
away.=20=20The
Braille=20Note=20and=20Apex=20both=20need=20to=20be=20send=20away=20for=20a=
ll=20repairs=20
and=20you=20are
without=20your=20unit=20and=20data=20until=20it=20comes=20back.
The=20Pac=20Mate=20has=20some=20draw=20backs=20too=20as=20it's=20constructi=
on=20is=20not=20
as=20heavy
duty=20as=20the=20Braille=20Note=20and=20Button=20covers=20often=20come=20o=
ff=20and=20
need=20to=20be
snapped=20back=20on.
I=20even=20dropped=20my=20Braille=20Note=20in=20a=20fountain=20in=20a=20hot=
el=20once=20and=20
after
letting=20it=20dry=20out=20naturally=20for=20a=20few=20days,=20was=20able=20=
to=20just=20
plug=20in=20the
charger=20and=20it=20came=20back=20to=20life=20with=20no=20problems.=20=20I=
=20was=20lucky.=20=20
I=20did=20not
make=20the=20mistake=20of=20trying=20to=20turn=20it=20on=20right=20away=20t=
o=20see=20if=20it=20
worked
which=20might=20have=20shorted=20it=20out=20completely.
I=20like=20the=20size=20and=20layout=20of=20the=20Pac=20Mate=20better=20and=
=20disliked=20
the=20keyboard
of=20the=20Braille=20Note=20as=20the=20stretches=20are=20different=20and=20=
the=20
locations=20of
certain=20buttons=20is=20different=20that=20on=20my=20PC=20and=20lap=20top.=

I=20think=20that=20the=20Pac=20Mate=20has=20more=20room=20to=20expand=20and=
=20better=20
potential=20for
development=20that=20does=20not=20require=20you=20to=20pay=20for=20expensiv=
e=20
proprietary
software=20upgrades=20every=20time=20you=20turn=20around.
I=20think=20that=20which=20every=20unit=20you=20pick,=20there=20will=20be=20=
things=20you=20
like=20and
things=20you=20don't,=20but=20you=20will=20learn=20to=20work=20with=20them=
=20and=20around=20
them.
There=20is=20no=20such=20thing=20as=20a=20perfect=20note=20taker,=20just=20=
good=20ones=20
and=20better
ones.
The=20technology=20is=20always=20moving=20forward,=20so=20no=20matter=20wha=
t=20you=20
get,
something=20will=20be=20coming=20along=20to=20upgrade=20or=20replace=20it=20=
within=205=20
years=20of
the=20time=20you=20get=20it.
Get=20what=20you=20can=20afford=20and=20what=20you=20like=20today=20and=20p=
lan=20on=20
replacing=20it=20in
5=20to=207=20years.=20=20There=20will=20always=20be=20something=20better,=20=
faster,=20
slicker=20and
radical=20coming=20down=20the=20road.=20=20Use=20it=20and=20be=20happy.
You=20can=20always=20go=20to=20either=20the=20Freedom=20Scientific=20or=20H=
uman=20Ware=20
web=20sites
and=20read=20up=20on=20each=20of=20the=20units=20before=20making=20up=20you=
r=20mind=20about=20
which=20to
get.
Remember=20that=20the=20NFB=20has=20a=203%=20loan=20program=20for=20the=20p=
urchase=20of=20
technology
to=20help=20you=20get=20what=20you=20want.
The=20program=20is=20run=20by=20Curtis=20Chong=20and=20the=20paper=20work=20=
can=20be=20had=20
through=20the
National=20Center=20or=20Curtis.

David=20Evans,=20NfBF=20and=20GD=20Jack.-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"=C2ris=20Nusbaum"=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
To:=20"Blind=20Talk=20list"=20<blindtlk at nfbnet.org>;=20
<gary.legates at comcast.net
Sent:=20Wednesday,=20May=2018,=202011=209:26=20PM
Subject:=20[Blindtlk]=20[nabs-l]=20braille=20note=20V.=20=20Sense=20V.=20=20=
Packmate

I=20can't=20answer=20this=20question=20since=20I=20have=20only=20used=20the=
=20
BrailleNote.=20=20But
maybe=20those=20of=20you=20who=20have=20had=20some=20experience=20with=20mo=
re=20than=20
one=20of=20these
notetakers=20can=20add=20some=20input!

=20Chris

=20"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abi=
lities=20
motto)

=20---=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20----=20Original=20Message=20------
=20From:=20Jorge=20Paez=20<computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com
=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20braille=20note=20V.=20=20Sense=20V.=20=20Packmate
=20Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2018=20May=202011=2021:10:15=20-0400

=20Hi=20all:
=20Just=20wondering,
=20as=20far=20as=20note=20takers,
=20which=20one=20in=20your=20opinion=20is=20the=20best=20or=20seems=20to=20=
be=20the=20
industry=20leader?
=20If=20so=20why?
=20Which=20one=20seems=20to=20have=20the=20most=20feature-rich=20interphase=
?

=20Thanks,

=20Jorge

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