I would have to say you are correct. I do think, however, that there are individuals for whom they serve a purpose, especially those who need a device that does not entail all that a computer does. I would love an Apple net book. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0...@charter.net> To: "MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 11:46 AM Subject: Re: iphone vs pac mate
I think in general the days of the specialty note taker are numbered. You can get a net book at a much cheaper price and it does a lot more. The only time someone might consider one of these now is if they really need a braille keyboard or a braille display, and even then, there are other options. Other than that, there is no advantage to one of these specialty devices. Hopefully Apple will eventually come out with a net book. On Aug 22, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Rich Ring wrote: > The Pac Mate is a different species of critter. Street Talk was a > funky piece of software, at least now they're using something from > Sendero group. But the Pac Mate as a machine is unstable and way > too large. I know this is off topic, but the Braille Sense Plus is > far better. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Sanfilippo > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 9:40 AM > Subject: Re: iphone vs pac mate > > personal opinion, > > The pac mate and street talk are both dead animals. The only thing I > like about the pac mate now is the braille display and the ability > to use it or the pac mate itself if either is not working. The > braille display is the better part of the hardware, in my opinion. > > My experience with the pac mate and street talk, is that: > > 1, the gps receiver provided with the package can be far too tardy > in tracking satelites, or being tracked by them, take your pick. > > 2, you need a blue tooth card installed in one of the cf slots, and > your maps installed in the other, which means you need to do some > jiggling around and setting up before you can get going. > > 3, I found that the entire setup was a hoffible drain on the pm > battery. This is true on the cel phone as well, but at least there, > I can bring along a spare battery and there is no setup. > > My two cents. > > js > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John G. Heim > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:11 PM > Subject: iphone vs pac mate > > > I am thinking of selling my Pac Mate in favor of an iphone. My main > question > is whether I can get a comperable GPS system to a Pac Mate with > StreetTalk. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
