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Table comparing prices and features of Electronic Notetakers and Organisers


Company/Product Price Memory RAM Braille Display No. Braille Cells QWERTY Keyboard Speech Output Media Player Wireless Connection
American Printing House for the Blind                
Braille 'n Speak Scholar
$1249.00
-
No
-
No
Yes
No
No
Artic Technologies
BrailleDesk 2000
2.5MB
No
-
No
Yes
No
No
TransType 2000/2000X
2.5MB
No
-
Yes
Yes
No
No
Baum                
Paddy
-
Optional
-
No
Yes
No
No
Pronto
64MB
Yes
18
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Beyond Sight                
LapTalk LT
$2295.00
512MB; 768MB; 1GB
No
-
Yes
Yes
-
**
CareTec
Nano PDA-Lite
€499.00
-
No
-
No
Yes
No
No
Dolphin                
Pocket Hal
£395.00
-
No
-
*
Yes
Yes
Yes
F H Papenmeier                
Braillex El Braille Assistant
32MB
Yes
32
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Braillex Trio
4MB
Yes
40
No
-
No
Yes
Freedom Scientific                
Braille 'n Speak
$1395.00
-
No
-
No
Yes
No
No
BrailleLite M20
$3595.00
14MB
Yes
20
No
Yes
No
Yes
BrailleLite M40
$5595.00
14MB
Yes
40
No
Yes
No
Yes
PACmate BNS
$1995.00
-
No
-
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
PACmate BX400
$2395.00
64MB
No
-
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
PACmate BX420
$3795.00
64MB
Yes
20
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
PACmate BX440
$5595.00
64MB
Yes
40
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
PACmate QX400
$2395.00
64MB
No
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PACmate QX420
$3795.00
64MB
Yes
20
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PACmate QX440
$5595.00
64MB
Yes
40
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PACmate TNS
$1995.00
-
No
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Type Lite
$5995.00
-
Yes
40
Yes
Yes
No
No
Handy Tech
Braille Star 40
£4095.00
4MB
Yes
40
*
No
No
Yes
Braille Wave
£3450.00
4MB
Yes
40
*
No
No
Yes
Braillino
£2425.00
4MB
Yes
20
*
Yes
No
Yes
Hims
Braille Sense
64MB
Yes
32
*
No
Yes
Yes
HumanWare                
BrailleNote mPower BT
£3195.00- £4195.00
64MB
Yes
18, 32
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
BrailleNote mPower QT
£3195.00- £4195.00
64MB
Yes
18,32
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
BrailleNote PK
£3595.00
16MB
Yes
18
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Maestro HP iPAQ Pocket PC
£870.00
128MB
No
-
*
No
Yes
Yes
VoiceNote mPower BT
£1800.00
64MB
No
-
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
VoiceNote mPower QT
£1800.00
64MB
No
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Micro Marvellous
Crichton
A$1900.00
-
No
-
No
No
No
No
Nistec Ltd                
TapMemo  
-
No
-
-
Yes
No
No
Parrot                
Voice Mate
1MB
No
-
No
Yes
No
No
Robotron
Aria Braille Palmtop
$999.95
1MB
No
-
No
Yes
No
Yes
RNIB
Talking Mini Memo Voice Recorder
£6.54
-
No
-
No
Yes
No
No
Sensotec
EuroScope
1MB
No
-
No
Yes
No
Yes
EuroScope 20
1MB
Yes
20
No
Yes
No
Yes
EuroScope CE 40
1MB
Yes
40
No
Yes
No
Yes


Key:

* QWERTY keyboard not included, but device can be used with an external keyboard

** Option to add if required

 

 

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