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hokulea
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 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:48 am Post subject: Digital Translator Recommendations |
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I am planning to buy one as I plan to move to Taiwan. Am thinking it would be invaluable to communicate with locals as I cannot speak or write Chinese.
I suppose the basic features would be a stylus-to convert languages, and Chinese/English dictionary.
Any recommendations? Cost? |
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BigWally
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
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Location: Ottawa, CAN (prev. Kaohsiung "the Dirty South")
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:47 am Post subject: |
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Buy a BESTA once you're here. All my kids have them, they're sweet.
Range from $5000 to $20,000 depending on how good you want. |
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hokulea
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:59 am Post subject: |
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Big Wally,
Thanks for the response. |
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TaoyuanSteve
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Location: Taoyuan
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| BigWally wrote: |
Buy a BESTA once you're here. All my kids have them, they're sweet.
Range from $5000 to $20,000 depending on how good you want. |
I had one. I even figured out how to configure it to accept pinyin inputs. However, BESTA's are really meant for Chinese people learning English and not the other way around. They won't help you with characters you see that you can't read. When I got a Palm device and this, my BESTA gathered dust and was given away. I've found nothing else that can even compare ever since. |
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hokulea
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:44 am Post subject: |
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TaoyuanSteve,
Ok, thanks I'll look into getting Palm.
Is your PDA bought from the US?
Just wondering about the AC adapter; US being 110v. I think many most places in Asia run on 220v. My 100v toothbrush got fried in Thailand-I forgot I needed a power converter.
Maybe it has one of those flip/flop AC adapters(110/220-for lack of a better term)? |
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TaoyuanSteve
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Location: Taoyuan
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| hokulea wrote: |
Just wondering about the AC adapter; US being 110v. |
Taiwan, you'll be happy to know, is also 110v. Only difference is Taiwan doesn't use the middle prong (ground) that is sometimes used. Basically, your electric devices from over there, will work over here. |
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hokulea
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| Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:28 am Post subject: |
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| TaoyuanSteve wrote: |
| hokulea wrote: |
Just wondering about the AC adapter; US being 110v. |
Taiwan, you'll be happy to know, is also 110v. Only difference is Taiwan doesn't use the middle prong (ground) that is sometimes used. |
That is cool. I just have to remember now because I have 2 electric razors. One a 110v and another a 220v-this one will be left behind. |
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