Comments on: AlphaSmart Neo review

By: Veronika

Veronika — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:40:54 +0000

I’ve had the NEO for over a year and love it. It has a crazy battery life. I only charged it when I bought it and then when I upload stuff it will charge up. It’s very durable. I dropped it out of a car, accidentally threw it on the floor and it doesn’t have a scratch. I got mine used and really recommend ebay or amazon. It’s a must have for writers. The only thing I don’t like is when you upload things it takes a while. And if the uploading is on the fastest setting it won’t all send in one piece. You’ll lose parts and it’ll get all mixed up. It’s an amazing thing and I swear it’ll never break unless you really try.

By: Lin

Lin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:09:43 +0000

Wow such a deal! Check out alphasmart’s website. Brand new the price is $162

By: Terri

Terri — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:23:28 +0000

Anyone interested in buying a Neo? I’d sell it for about $200. It hasn’t been used that much. Great condition. Has a the power cord and case. Manuals included. Interested? Let me know. Thanks.

By: John Kuraoka

John Kuraoka — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:06:18 +0000

I am one of the few who have destroyed not just one, but two AlphaSmarts in the line of duty (although I later cobbled the two corpses into one working device). My Neo is my fourth AlphaSmart. They are not quite totally indestructible. However, as a testament to their durability, my first AlphaSmart continues to work just fine in the hands of my two kids, and has done for years … so this grown-up person managed an act of destruction beyond the reach of a six-year-old. I consider that a triumph, albeit a dubious one.

Here are a couple tricks that may help you get more out of your AlphaSmart Neo, if you haven’t already found them. First, the underscore character is a command that turns on and off italics when you transfer text to most word processors. So, _this_ would transfer as this (assuming HTML is enabled on this comment box). The same thing is true of the * (asterisk) symbol, which turns on and off boldface. Hence *this* would transfer as this. I have not found a command to turn on underlining.

Having owned and used the Alphasmart 2000 and 3000 models, I have a unique perspective on the Neo. I like it a lot – it’s a significant upgrade to the AlphaSmart 3000. You can read my review here: http://www.kuraoka.com/adblog/nov08.html#111608

By: Eolake Stobblehouse

Eolake Stobblehouse — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:54:40 +0000

I agree very much with all your points.

I’ve just ordered a Neo, though, because I have a Dana, and the screen contrast is abysmal. And I’m told that the main reason for this is the backlight. The backlight film is not reflective.

I also need no distractions, and I like writing in cafes.