Joe, it is about midpoint from side to side. If you hold the cartridge over
the opening you can feel where the socket for the cartridge is to help you line
it up. It helps to have skinny fingers to do this and what you want is a long
flat style of thumb drive. Try the Kingston Data Travelrs. I don't think the
Sandisk ones work to well as they are thicker and shorter.Frank
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Wow. I didn't know you could put a thumb drive in the cartridge port. Where
about is that located within the cartridge mouth so-to-speak?
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I share your perplexity as to why some people need massive amounts of
storage space to store talking books that they never can have the time
to read, but there are other uses for a thumb drive that the
cartridges can't be used for. Also, a four gig thumb drive is going to
be a lot cheaper than a DTBM cartridge and is easier to get. It's
easier to just pick one up at the checkout line in the grocery store
than it is to order them from some specialty company for the inflated
prices. As for the battery problem, that is only if you use it in the
side port. I use my thumb drive in the cartridge port and it uses no more
battery life than a cartridge.
Of course, a cartridge is a lot easier to get in and out of that port.
and if you have dexterity problems it is probably the better choice.
Also, a thumb drive with a large capacity will sit there and beep for
a very long time before you can start listening. That is certainly a
disadvantage.
What it comes down to is that there are advantages and disadvantages
to both choices and you have to weigh those advantages and
disadvantages before buying. Personally, I use a thumb drive, but it
is not necessarily for everyone.
On 5/24/2016 3:00 PM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
Cartridges are a lot easier. They don't use up all that extra battery
life.
They sell 4 gig cartridges. Why anyone needs more than that, I can't
imagine. It costs something like $12.
Miriam
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For that matter, you don't even have to buy a blank cartridge. You
can just pick up a thumb drive at the checkout lane of your grocery
store.
Of course, some thumb drives work better with the machine than
others, so it would be a good idea to get some advice on which brand
to buy on the BARD Talk list.
On 5/24/2016 9:24 AM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
If you download the daisy audio version of the Bookshare book, andcomputer from various places like A P H.
if you know how to open the zip file and transfer the book to a
cartridge, you can hear the book on the NLS player. I use the
humanware companion software to transfer the book to the cartridge.
You can buy blank cartridges and the thing that attaches them to
your
Miriam
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Hi
I have no idea how you would listen to Book Share books on the
Talking book player. I love that I can just stick the Stream in my
pocket and head out.
Marsha
