[bookcourier] Re: which one to buy?
- From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:16:11 -0500
I do think having a note taker on the book port is kind of silly. The
product is supposed to be a reading device, not a note taker. If someone
wants a note taker, then that's what they should get.
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 4:39 PM
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: which one to buy?
> Hi Mary,
>
> Good report, but you don't make it clear that both products
> are manufactured by the same company, and the firmware is
> also written by the same company - Springer Design.
>
> In many respects the "BookPort" is simply a badge engineered
> "BookCourier", which has three extra buttons and some extra
> features to complicate what is essentially a book reading
> device.
>
> George.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary
> Otten
> Sent: 28 April 2005 21:22
> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: which one to buy?
>
> I bought the book Courier not long after it came out. At
> that time, its features and those of the bookport were
> rather similar, and the courier came with a larger memory
> card. That was almost 2 years ago. Since then,=20
> the bookport has added more features, most notable among
> them from my point of view being the braille entry
> capability for text searching and note taking, although the
> later is handicapped by the fact that you have=20
> to use computer braille, not grade II. The units now also
> come with the same sized memory cards, I believe, so there
> is no difference there any more. The bookport supports more
> file types through its transfer tool,=20
> something which didn't concern me, because I use K1000 and
> can use it to transfer any documents to the courier without
> needing to use its transfer tool. I like the key describer
> feature of the courier; the port doesn't=20
> have that. I think the courier also has fewer commands which
> require pressing of more than one key at a time to envoke
> them, which may be an advantage for some. If you own k1000
> or are a bookshare subscriber,=20
> you can get a discount on the courier. If money's tight,
> that can be important. It does seem like APH is putting more
> resources into upgrading the Port. One thing it now does is
> enable speeded up playback for mp3=20
> files. That is something that I believe will be forthcoming
> for the Courier. Its something I myself don't care about,
> but it has been a requested feature. I know, from
> discussions on the Bookport list, that APH is planning=20
> a major hardware upgrade at some point. They don't say when
> or how much it will cost to upgrade if you own an older
> unit. I have no clue if springer is planning a similar
> hardware upgrade; it would be interesting to see=20
> their plans on that score if they are.=20
> Mary
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