Phoenix theory machines?

I was told I had to purchase an 8000LX to have it be able to hold the phoenix dictionary on it.  Does anyone know if this is false or not?  Do you know what's the cheapest electronic writer i can get that holds the phoenix theory dictionary?

Thanks!

Hi, Dani.

Jackie is right about the RAM, but I am not sure if the 8000LX will actually hold the Phoenix Theory dictionary.

The .rtf version of my Phoenix Theory dictionary right now is 4.7MB in size, while the digitalCAT version is 16MB.

You might be able to get the Phoenix Theory dictionary on the 8000LX, but you may have to lose a few entries.

On the other hand, I find when I'm writing along at a good clip, I just don't have time to look at my screen. 

To be clear, I have a ProCAT Flash, and it doesn't hold a dictionary; all I see on that screen is steno ... but when I'm taking a test or writing along with the Speed Teacher, I don't have time to look at my screen.

Finally, avoid buying either the 200 or the 400.  Neither one of these writers will allow you to take the occasional 200 page dep when you finish school, which, of course, means you'd have to buy another writer in order to start working.  Save yourself some money and buy a refurbished professional writer now.  It should carry you through school and through your first year on the job ... at which point you can buy another, keeping your old writer as a backup.

Good luck, Dani.

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The 8000LX being the only writer to hold the Phoenix dictionary is not true. What you may be referring to is talked about here: http://www.stenoworks.com/pages/Stentura-8000LX-FAQ's.html

Specifically with the 8000LX, they made a 2meg version and a 4meg version. If you have Phoenix, you need the 4 meg version. If your serial number is higher than 8045120, you're fine. I bought my 8000LX of eBay, and I just asked the person what the serial number was to make sure. I use Pheonix and it's fine, although I always am using my laptop. The only time I really rely on my LCD screen is if I want to see if I just wrote the last word correctly or if I'm asked to read back the last sentence and don't want to expend the energy of lifting up my laptop screen.

Are you a student or working? Any of the newer machines will hold the dictionary, and if you're a student and have a laptop, you can really do just as well with an SRT400. It doesn't have the screen, but if you have your laptop, who cares?