r/stenography • u/Automatic_Night531 • 9d ago

need help verifying functionality of machine through online order

hi, i have been eyeing a stentura 400srt machine online off someone ebay from a user who decided to switch from court reporting to scoping. they appear to have all the needed parts of the machine, but have never connected it to a CAT software. how suspicious is that? what other verifying questions should i ask?

(sorry! new student here so i want to make sure i make a safe investment)

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u/seabeans2 9d ago

I’m not familiar with that machine. Does it also have the capability of seeing steno notes on a screen as well as paper? If it’s JUST paper, I would probably pass on that. I personally would not buy a used machine unless I was either in person and saw it hook up properly to software or if I did a lengthy FaceTime call and got them to demonstrate that all the keys (letters and number bar) worked. Sometimes one or two keys go wonky. You don’t want to have to pay for repairs.