Oh dear, I think the pac mate should last for more then 5 years. Mind you I haven't seen one to know what it's like. ----- 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 canask 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. Ithink you got a lemon! If that next one is going to break then I'dcarefully 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 notetakerGreetings 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 signaturedatabase 3744 (20090106) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signaturedatabase 3746 (20090107) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signaturedatabase 3746 (20090107) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
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