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Comment by DEPOGRL ~ Angelica R. Gutierrez yesterday

So Lori, I see you posted in August of 2011 that you were going to be getting the LS.  How do you like it?  I am thinking of getting one myself now and am curious how you liked it.  I am also undecided as to which one to get since I've never used key pads on my machine and have always had the hard keys with the wide DZ keys but I hear you can only get one or the other?  Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Comment by Laura Renke on August 24, 2011 at 17:20

Hi, Lori.  I got my white LS first and then a blue one.  I like them both, but the white is my favorite.  Originally I thought I wanted red, but I'm very happy with the colors I have.  It is nice being able to switch off or even match my writer to what I'm wearing that day, LOL.

I agree with Lori about the key adjustments.  At the beginning, you'll need to pay close attention to what keys aren't registering and what keys are registering unintentionally, keep track, and tweak daily.  It's helpful even to tweak on breaks during jobs so you can see how much improvement you get from your tweaks during actual jobs. 

Once you get your own personal touch dialed in, not many adjustments are needed.  It's been months since I changed any settings.  The keys don't slip out of adjustment like mechanical keys do.

Best of luck to you.  I hope you LOVE your new LightSpeed/s!

Laura

Comment by Lori Byrd Buckner on August 24, 2011 at 16:55

Thanks, Lori - TOMORROW I'm calling Stenovations.  And I like your colors!  I'm agonizing between blue and red, but the white is certainly my first choice.  I really need TWO of these, so a color change every now and then would be great.  This is going to lighten me up SO MUCH for international work!

Comment by Lori Stokes on August 24, 2011 at 16:24

My first one was blue.  My new one is white.  I think the white looks nice. 

No, you shouldn't have to tweak it much at all once you get it set how you like it.  I only adjust mine once every few months or so, and then it's only a couple keys.  It takes some playing with at the beginning for sure, but once you get it dialed in, it's great.

Comment by Lori Byrd Buckner on August 24, 2011 at 16:17

Okay, folks, I'm getting closer and closer to the REAL question of, what color do I want?  ONE MORE QUESTION FROM THE REAL EXPERTS - YOU!

Once you get the LS tweaked to your writing style, have you found that you have to re-tweak at each deposition, or at least often?  With the Mira I use presently, I have to adjust keys each time I sit it down for a deposition or trial.

Comment by Lori Byrd Buckner on July 17, 2011 at 17:12

Hi, Lori, Lori here ... what a very nice offer -- I'm on the east coast right now, but BOY HOWDY I wish I could borrow a Lightspeed.  May I ask, do you use only the Lightspeed?  Or do you have another machine that you also use?   I guess I'm wondering if I should throw the Mira and the old backup (but LOVED) Stentura out and get two Lightspeeds.  YIKES ... but wow, it would make easy travel, huh?

Comment by Lori Stokes on July 17, 2011 at 10:43

Hi Lori 

Where do you live?  I am in the Bay Area, and I have two lightspeeds if you want to try one out.

Comment by Yvette Heinze on July 16, 2011 at 13:28

Lori,

I have both the Lightspeed and the Diamante.  I used to do deposition work, and I loved the Lightspeed because it was easy to carry from place to place.  I only recently started using the Diamante because I'm now working in court, and they bought it.

I haven't found it a problem going back and forth from both machines, but I know others have said it was difficult for them to adjust.  It's great as a backup machine because it doesn't need as much maintenance and attention as the other machines.  It uses a USB cord to attach to your laptop, and it's something you can pick up at any electronic store.  On the steno machine, it uses a memory card for backup.   However, if you're writing to the laptop, it makes a backup through the LightSpeed software as well as the backup with your CAT software.

 

Reasons not to buy the Lightspeed:  You cannot read back if you don't have it attached to a laptop.  It does not make an audio file.  It will force you to look at your writing so that you can adjust the keys to your writing style.

 

Hope that helps.

Comment by Lori Byrd Buckner on July 16, 2011 at 13:04

Hi, folks - I'm very cautiously checking out the new steno machines, and have promised myself a new one by early next year.  I want the Lightspeed!  But I have questions:  (1) what kind of backup is on the steno machine?  A USB?  (2) With the kind of travel I do, I need to carry a backup machine, and I'm wondering if I could switch back and forth from my Mira to a Lightspeed and still do realtime output to attorneys.  (3) I see a lot of good reasons to buy the Lightspeed here - any reasons not to?

Comment by Greg Adelson on July 10, 2011 at 13:04

Hi, everybody. I am working for Stenovations as an independent sals agent. To be as knowledgeable as I can be about their products, I am training myself on the LightSpeed. I like the feel. It definitely takes some commitment to switch over from a traditional writer to the LightSpeed, but the reward is definitely worth the effort. There are some very wonderful things on the horion.

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