Hi Mary It really depends on what you are trying to achieve. I use the Alva BC650 with feature pack as a Braille output system for the PC and Mac products. It also has a microphone on it, and speakers so that it can be used as a Skype in/out device. Also, it has a Braille Perkins style inputting facility to be used with its on-board simple note taker. I have loaded NVDA portable onto one of its two flash drives so I can use it to access various family computers without installing access software onto them. HTH David W Wood Ham call - G3YXX FOC # - 1685 Licensed - 1969 -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Tottle Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 1:15 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Braille notetakers Hi, I am thinking about buying a Braille notetaker as I would like to read and write more in this form. I know very little about the various ones available so could someone please advise. I am tempted by the Pac Mate Omni, does this have the latest firmware on the market? Does this have the largest storage capacity? What other things would I need to consider? Is there good support for the product here in the UK? Any help much appreciated. Regards Mary -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 2766 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq