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The second coming? Another one bites the dust? There might be a new Alphasmart on the way
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Posted by Tomasz Raburski
Aug 25, 2022 at 11:09 AM
There it is. It’s looking nice.
I wonder how it will handle diacritics.
Posted by satis
Aug 25, 2022 at 12:58 PM
Lots of skepticism in the AlphaSmart forum regarding the pricing and capabilities.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AlphaSmart/comments/wwnmaa/new_freewrite_alpha/
Unless you absolutely need 100-hr battery life I think a comparably-priced Chromebook with 10-hr battery beats this in many ways.
Posted by Amontillado
Aug 25, 2022 at 06:02 PM
I think part of the problem is the Freewrite folks expect you to draft your MS on this with certain specific workflows.
My Neo was always just another general purpose tool. It carried the load when my workflow forked away from my desk.
These days, I write differently. Instead of outlining, I write notes flying in coordinated confusion. Then I refer to that mess while I write.
If what I’m writing won’t distract me from the Internet, I probably shouldn’t be writing it.
satis wrote:
Lots of skepticism in the AlphaSmart forum regarding the pricing and
>capabilities.
>
>https://www.reddit.com/r/AlphaSmart/comments/wwnmaa/new_freewrite_alpha/
>
>Unless you absolutely need 100-hr battery life I think a
>comparably-priced Chromebook with 10-hr battery beats this in many ways.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Aug 26, 2022 at 11:45 AM
... and the price! Yeeeuck!