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Wrassles.....

I'm running Encore Pro 1.6i on XP Home edition....along with Encore Pro Analyzer. Everything runs nicely on my laptop. Don't bother getting MyEncore....it's obsolete......and hasn't been upgraded properly.

As for the choice between the "tank" and the "M"....my vote is for the "M". I run one....and have had zero problems.

I suspect......but could never prove.....that the operating software in the "M" series is probably more advanced than the "tank". Although both are still available, it's my understanding that the "tank" is to be discontinued soon. My opinion is that the "M" series is the "next generation".....and that the "tank" series has reached the end of its product life. The factory has probably tweaked and improved the "tank" about as far as it can....and that's the reason they came out with the "M".

As with all new generational changes, there are usually some unexpected problems with early editions of any new model.....but, I suspect that most difficulties have been smoothed out....and that the "M" series will settle into a pattern of continued incremental improvements.

I'm about to order a spare machine.....and it'll be a duplicate of what I'm running now.

Gerald

I'll have to cast my vote for the PB 420E with the Silverlining software. I've used mine now for just short of 2 years and it's great!

I travel by airline about once a month and it's no problem at all carrying my little 420E and its humidifier to and through the airports. It stores in the overhead compartment on top of my briefcase with no trouble. It comes with a spiffy travel bag that holds the APAP, the humidifier, hoses, mask and electrical connectors/cords.

The software is very user friendly and easy to install. It tells me what I need to know, what I want to know and a bunch more! Yeah, I have to unplug my APAP and carry it alllllllll the way to the computer instead of only having to haul just a smartcard, and it uses a rather oldfashioned cable to hook up, but believe me, it is NO problem.

So, put the 420E back on your list of APAPs to consider.

Kajun

Hey CollageGirl:
Call it a draw? I don't think so.

Your statement

It not only makes exhaling much more comfortable, but it helps eliminate/prevent aerophagia (swallowing air) as well

was flat-out, matter of fact, this-is-the-way-it-is, in its wording. It clearly states that exhalation relief... "eliminate/prevent aerophagia as well."

Since you have been on this forum for over two years (your contention) and noted that you have seen more posts that aerophagia has been reduced by exhalation relief than caused by it, (also your contention) you would know that your assertion regarding aerophagia elimination/prevention without a qualifier, is inaccurate and, for new forum members, misleading. You would know this because your two years worth of reading and chatting, which has enabled you to say that you have seen more posts regarding a reduction in aerophagia due to exhalation relief rather than an increase in aerophagia, has alerted you to the reality that some users, albeit a smaller group than others, HAVE experienced aerophagia as a result of exhalation relief. Your statement, as posted, was inaccurate and, could mislead.

My statement

Exhalation relief, while a blessing for some, is a curse for others in that it can actually trigger swallowing air

already contains all of the qualifier that it needs as I said that it "can" trigger swallowing air. I did not say "does" or "will," I said "can."

Another factor would be the type of exhalation relief (which neither of us mentioned) in that C-FLEX *can* trigger aerophagia whereas the methodology employed in the ResMed machines (given that it maintains the relief for a longer period) may be less likely to contribute to aerophagia.

The bottom line here is that all of us have an individual response to treatment and for new users/members of this forum in particular, statements of "fact" (like yours) that don't have any qualifiers, are too likely to mislead through their unintentional "this-is-the-only-answer manner of delivery.

So no, CollegeGirl, not a draw. I'm fine with the qualifier that I put in my statement. I'm not fine with the lack of qualifier in yours.

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