THE POET COMPACT BY BAUM IS A COMPACT READER WITH VOICE OUTPUT. IT CAN E USED WITHOUT A COMPUTER IN EITHER ENGLISH, GERMAN OR FRENCH. IT WILL READ BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, MAGAZINES OR NEWSPAPERS WITH EASE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUT THE ITEM ON THE ON THE GLASS OF THE SCANNER AND THE POET DOES THE REST. YOU CAN SAVE YOUR DOCUMENT TO BE READ AT ANOTHER TIME ALSO. THERE IS AN ON/OFF BUTTON, TWO BUTTONS FOR VOLUME, AND FIVE BUTTONS FOR BASIC OPERATIONS. THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE MACHINE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. MY LATE HUSBAND WHO WAS LEGALLY BLIND USED IT OFTEN TO READ HIS MAIL AND NEWSPAPER PLUS VARIOUS ARTICLE IN MAGAZINES. HE PURCHASED IT FOR $1000.00 AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. I WOULD CONSIDER IT TO BE IN EXCELLANT CONDITION.