I love my Alphasmart...I've owned the very old AS 3000, the Dana and now I am the proud owner of a Neo.
they are great for writing on the go without any technical hurdles.
you can get older AS3000s and Danas on Ebay very economically.
Just type it in, connect a USB cable between the Alphasmart and your computer, open up your word processing program and hit send. They couldn't be easier.
And durable. Designed for the education market, they can take a pounding without being damaged.
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