AccessWorld
January 2002 • Volume 3 • Number 1
Product Features
Feature: Speech output, BrailleNote, Yes, Braille Lite Millennium, Yes.
Feature: Speech quality, BrailleNote, Very good, Braille Lite Millennium, Good.
Feature: Braille display, BrailleNote, 18- or 32-cell, Braille Lite Millennium, 20- or 40-cell.
Feature: Braille cursor routing, BrailleNote, Yes, Braille Lite Millennium, Yes.
Feature: Ports , BrailleNote, Standard, Braille Lite Millennium, Nonstandard.
Feature: Online documentation, BrailleNote, Yes, Braille Lite Millennium, Yes.
Feature: Word processing, BrailleNote, Yes, Braille Lite Millennium, Yes.
Feature: Calendar, BrailleNote, Yes (Note 1: Although both notetakers offer a calendar function, the BrailleNote's is far superior), Braille Lite Millennium, Yes.
Feature: Windows e-mail, BrailleNote, Yes, Braille Lite Millennium, Yes.
Feature: Calculator, BrailleNote, Yes , Braille Lite Millennium, Yes.
Feature: Stopwatch, BrailleNote, No , Braille Lite Millennium, Yes.
Feature: Read Word files, BrailleNote, Yes, Braille Lite Millennium, Yes.
Feature: Save Word files, BrailleNote, Yes (Note 2: Only the BrailleNote can import and read Word and WordPerfect 5.1 files. The Braille Lite Millennium uses a utility to read Word files, but it can save files only in text format), Braille Lite Millennium, No.
Feature: Macro capability, BrailleNote, No, Braille Lite Millennium, Yes.
Feature: One-handed operation, BrailleNote, Yes, Braille Lite Millennium, No.
Feature: Multi-lingual, BrailleNote, No, Braille Lite Millennium, Yes (Note 3: The Braille Lite Millennium is available in multiple languages, including Spanish, French, and German, but the BrailleNote speaks and properly displays only English).
Price, BrailleNote, 18-cell: $3,799, Braille Lite Millennium, 20- cell: $3,495.
Price, BrailleNote, 32-cell: $5,499, Braille Lite Millennium, 40- cell: $5,595.
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