Hi Karen: Well, as has been remarked on already, prices do vary widely. I was attempting to acquire one for the longest time; pouncing every time I read of one being available, only to find that someone else had found out about its availability first. Now, one development that has caused the prices of used DecTalks to come down is the availability of the new DecTalk USB, which can also operate in serial mode. IRTI was having a christmas promotion last year which enabled me to acquire a DecTalk USB for $645. Then, I learned of the availability of a DecTalk express, and while I now had a brand new DecTalk capable of working in serial mode, I did, figuring you can never have enough hardware synthesizers, acquire the used DecTalk express for $300 plus shipping. The seller was both honest and maticulous about the care of his DecTalk; it was, and is, in pristine condition. Given the availability of new DecTalk USBs, I wouldn't pay more than $350-$375 for a used DecTalk express. HTH! John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Lewellen" <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:51 AM Subject: dec talk express prices? > > Hi all, > Seeking some opinions. I may have come across a a dec talk express, and > am wondering what the fair market value is these days? Not sure if you > can still buy them new, but I would welcome this, or a dec internal card > if i could find one. Still I do not want to be taken given the article > is not new. > Ideas as to the street price of a dec talk express? > Thanks, > Karen > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
