[nfbcs] Notetakers vs. netbooks

[David Andrews]

Probably not -- with a notetaker you get a nice relatively compact 
one-piece unit with Braille display.  Otherwise, functions are being 
taken over by smart phones and net books.

Dave

At 01:07 PM 9/18/2009, you wrote:
>Is there a good reason, other than a built-in braille display, to buy a
>notetaker instead of a netbook?
>The weight of the netbook seems about the same as that of many notetakers,
>and it runs off-the-shelf software.  Of course, one would have to add the
>extra weight and space of a braille display, which could be a drawback.
>Someone told me that netbooks have trouble running speech, but another
>person said she'd had no problems.  The netbooks I saw online look to be
>more powerful than my old laptop, and smaller.
>And a netbook is a whole heck of a lot cheaper than a notetaker, even one
>without braille.  So what are the drawbacks?  Why aren't most blind guys
>buying netbooks instead of notetakers?
>Just curious, and wondering if I should replace my old laptop with
>something new and snazzy.
>Tracy
>
>
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