Hi Scott, Would like to hear more of your comments on the touch pro. The keyboard, the sound, the GPS, anything you can think of. I just have a problem with having to spend $600 for phone including my access software. I'm thinking of purchasing this device though, as nothing cheaper seems to have this good a feature set. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Granados" <gsgranados@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:26 AM Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Need recommendations for a new notetaker Get off the blind devices. Go with a good PDA and mobile speak. HTC Touch Pro is working out great for me, combine with a small bluetooth keyboard and you're better off than any nitch market device anyday. Not to mention you'll have a phone / outlook integrated contact tool / bluetooth device/ tv / web browser and what ever else you want to do! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamie Pauls" <jamiepauls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 6:20 AM Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Need recommendations for a new notetaker >I think almost five and a half years of daily use is about all that you can > ask of any notetaker. I don't care for the Pac Mate for reasons other than > the fact that it wore out but I can't fault it for that. > > -----Original Message----- > From: accesscomp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:accesscomp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of arlene > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:53 PM > To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Need recommendations for a new notetaker > > Hello Jamie< I would ask around about the upgrade to pack mate. I > think you got a lemon! If that next one is going to break then > I'd > carefully research in a reliable note taker. Good luck! sorry the > current pack mate is not working like it should! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jamie Pauls" <jamiepauls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 6:28 AM > Subject: [accesscomp] Need recommendations for a new notetaker > > >> >> Greetings all: >> >> I have owned my Pac Mate QX 40 for over five years and it is literally >> falling apart in my hands; pins coming out where the Braille display >> locks in, keys coming off, and one Braille cell that no longer works. >> I have used the product every day for the past five years. I am going >> to ask my local rehab services for the blind agency to either repair >> the old unit or purchase a new notetaker for me. If I actually manage >> to make a good dpitch for a new unit, I am not sure whether to ask for >> a Braille Note or a Braille Sense. I have no one close to let me demo >> either, although I have briefly looked at a Braille Note. Here is what >> I need: >> >> 1. Need a smaller unit than my current QX 40; probably do not want a >> qwerty keyboard; will go back to a Braille keyboard. >> >> 2. Reliability; few lockups and the ability to recover data if lockups >> occur. Does the Braille Note or Braille Sense save data after a hard >> reset as the new upgrade to Pac Mate does? >> >> 3. Good media player functions; I use the unit now with my music >> therapy practice and might start using it in my music appreciation >> class with connected speakers instead of a boom box. >> >> 4. Ease of use when reading with the Braille display; I've always >> found the Pac Mate display slow to read with; don't know if this is a >> function of Braille displays in general, my own lack of proficiency >> when reading with a Braill display, or the Pac Mate display in >> particular. >> >> A repair and upgrade of my old Pac Mate is probably what I'll get. How >> good is the upgrade in terms of increased speed and reliability? >> >> Thanks for answering these questions as best as you can. >> >> Jamie Pauls >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 3742 (20090106) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.3/1879 - Release Date: 1/6/2009 > 5:16 PM > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 3744 (20090106) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 3746 (20090107) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 3746 (20090107) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > >