hello, No, i didn't have to buy the braille plus. that's neither here nor there as it begs the question. the product has been thought of as a blindness related product. reglardless of when the braille plus was developed, they're still the same units. for your information, i got the braille plus because i read and write braille, and am very proud and glad i know it. so, i simply wanted to know why there was such a lag time for those of us who love to use braille. -----Original Message----- From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:03 AM To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: 40gb hd? Want to know why) The braille plus was not in development as long as icon. I think they're doing an excellent job considering they're, what, a year apart? Also, you didn't have to get the braille plus. and 10 gigs makes no difference at all to me--if the upgrade is available for the brailleplus I'll get it, but otherwise I do not mind. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "denise avant" <dravant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Date sent: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 01:02:08 -0500 >Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: 40gb hd? >hello, >if this sounds confrontational, i really do not mean it to be. jenny said in >her message that the upgrade costs does or shall i say she does not think it >applies to the braille plus users though i'm making the choice to spend my >dollars elsewhere, i wonder why the braille users of this unit seem to lag >behind everything having to do with this product, whether its the docking >station, braille keyboard shortcuts and now the hard drive. we're always >having to wait. >-----Original Message----- >From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chase Crispin >Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:33 PM >To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: 40gb hd? >Please correct me if I am wrong, but as far as I know, LevelStar wants to >keep the price the same, no matter how tiny or gigantic the hard drive is. >Chase Crispin >Administrator and moderator of the Blind Mobile Tech (BMT) blog, and soon to >be website! >Blog: >http://blindmobiletech.blogspot.com/ > APH training video feed: >http://www.youtube.com/BraillePlus/ >Note: Most RSS readers and Podcatchers don't support this type of feed. >You can try, however, you just might have to open the page in Internet >Explorer and see what happens. > e-mail: >chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx >-----Original Message----- >From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rob Lambert >Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 7:18 PM >To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: 40gb hd? >I'm not sure if this has been responded to yet (as I usually don't read all >the stuff that comes in; there's too much of it) but I checked the website >and the 40 GB HDD Icon still sells for $1,395. >---------------------------------------- >> From: llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: 40gb hd? >> Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:35:49 -0500 >> Jenny, Do you know the cost of this to the customer? Thanks. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jenny Axler" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 3:13 PM >> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: 40gb hd? >>> Yes, new Icons currently have 40 GB hard drives. And yes, you can >upgrade >>> your unit. If you choose to do this, you'll send your unit in, they >>> will place a 40 GB drive in your unit, and will send you your 30 GB >>> drive back in a USB enclosure which can then be used as an external >>> drive, and can >be >>> powered with Icon. >>> Please note: right now, this only applies to Icons. As far as I >>> know, Braille + units still have 30 GB drives. >>> Jenny >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "David Poehlman" >>> To: >>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 8:32 AM >>> Subject: [icon-discuss] 40gb hd? >>>> Hi all, >>>> I noticed that the Icon now lists a 40gb hd. As far as I remember, >>>> it formerly had 30. When did this change and can we upgrade? >>>> Icon Discuss Mailing List >>>> icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss >>>> To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe >>>> in >the >>>> subject line to: >>>> icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> To post to this list, send your message to: >>>> icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >Braille >>>> +, Visit >>>> the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >>>> Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >>>> http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >>>> Visit the APH FAQ page at >>>> http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG. >>>> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.7/1361 - Release Date: >4/5/2008 >>>> 7:53 AM >>> Icon Discuss Mailing List >>> icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss >>> To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >>> the subject line to: >>> icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> To post to this list, send your message to: >>> icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >>> Braille >>> +, Visit >>> the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >>> Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >>> http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >>> Visit the APH FAQ page at >>> http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html >> Icon Discuss Mailing List >> icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss >> To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >> the >subject line to: >> icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To post to this list, send your message to: >> icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >> Braille >+, Visit >> the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >> Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >> http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >> Visit the APH FAQ page at >> http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html >_________________________________________________________________ >More immediate than e-mail? 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