<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> Avery has mentioned "laptops" a couple of times. Forget schelping a laptop, my ETD travels in my pocket, litereally. Get a pocket PC--even a brand new one PLUS Tunelab would be cheaper than buying any of the ETD machines. Again, I'm not knocking any of them, they're all great. I just heartily endorse TL and recommend people at least consider it as, bang-for-buck, the best deal around. It has every capability as others, far as I know, and the fantastically useful spectrum analyzer that none of the others have. Maybe some people look down on TL because it does cost so much less--the old "perceived value" psychology. But Bob's try-it-for-free policy is inspired because he KNOWS you'll like it a lot if you do. And that's the old "test drive" automobile sales psychology. Now that you've bought a pockt PC you can: Use it for your schedules Communicate with the world Take notes, write letters It's a calculator, a calendar, an address book, etc... Play a jillion different games (I have Sudoku, chess, and Scrabble) And a whoooooooole lot more. So ... what was that reason for buying a VT or SAT box, again? Just my humble (okay, maybe not) and possibly controversial opinion. Alan Barnard Salem, MO Joshua 24:15 <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: Avery <AVERY1@HOUSTON.RR.COM> To: "Cy Shuster" <CY@SHUSTERPIANO.COM>, "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> Received: 12/02/2006 12:35:53 PM Subject: Re: RCT or SAT III And since I'm planning on retiring from the university at the end of next May, I'm even considering buying a Verituner. The SAT I'm using right now, the university bought. It still has the original battery. But since I was an aural tuner for 25+ yrs., and I've read some great things about the VT, I'm definitely considering it. I don't have a laptop and don't really want to lug one around. Avery At 08:10 AM 12/2/2006, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">It will even run on some cell phones!  Check it out!   --Cy-- <DL> <DD>----- Original Message ----- <DD>From: <A href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery</A> <DD>To: <A href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</A> ; <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> <DD>Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 1:53 PM <DD>Subject: RE: RCT or SAT III <DD>At 01:24 PM 12/1/2006, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"> <DD>Step-by-step instructions: <DD>1. Go to <A href="http://www.tunelab-world.com/">http://www.tunelab-world.com/</A> and download TuneLab Pocket. <DD>2. Install it. <DD>3. Try it, if you must, for free. <DD>4. Fall in love with it, with it's spectrum analyzer, split-scale option, astonishingly accurate one-pass pitch corrections, etc. <DD>5. Buy it. <DD>6. Congratulate yourself on solving your problem instantly with a truly great product and only spending $340.</DD></BLOCKQUOTE> <DD>IF you already have a laptop! <DD>Avery </DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>