Will, I am a Kw user and know nothing of Openbook. I would recommend Kurzweil for ease of use, and it has rarely caused me problems. One point worthy of consideration is that with KW you can upgrade from an old version to the latest one, without paying for any versions you may have missed. I do not know whether this is the same with Openbook. Also, the KW license allows you to use it on any machine, as long as you are the sole user. It is probably also worth considering that Openbook will soon be paired with the new Pearl camera technology if that is what you wish to use. I am just putting these points forward as things you might wish to consider. I do not have many answers, but am just posing a few questions which others may wish to comment on. David -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: 21 July 2010 09:00 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: kurzweil 1000 Hi Will To me, personally, they are much of a muchness in terms of features. Open Book supports Braille without needing to have JAWS running in the background, whereas K1000 doesn't. K1000 isn't copy protected in the way that Open Book version 9 will be either, but it costs £100 more at the moment. I use both of them. What I can't get out of one, I generally can with the other. Kind Regards, Jackie Cairns J&M Work-Ability jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.work-ability.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: 21 July 2010 07:46 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] kurzweil 1000 hi all, how does k1000 compare to openbook? It seems that k1000 has a lot more online based and daisy features or does openbook have all this as well? Will ** 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.839 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3016 - Release Date: 07/19/10 19:36:00 ** 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 __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5296 (20100720) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com ** 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