From: pkhoury_at_juno.com
Date: Tue Sep 02 1997 - 23:38:15 EDT
On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 00:08:35 -0400 Jane Loyless <jloyless_at_netbox.com>
writes:
>At 10:17 AM 8/29/97 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>The 765 power supply requires a 56W while the others from 760XD
>>downwards use the 35W power supply. This is in part due to the
>higher
>>drain from the 13.3 LCD panel I think.
>>
>
>OK - I see now - it's completely different from the 760 series. I was
>confused and thought it used the same adapter. The only 765 I've seen
>was
>at COMDEX in June, and it was in a docking station. I was so dazzled
>by
>the screen that it never occurred to me to ask any meaningful
>questions
>beyond how heavy was it and how many more $$$ did they want for it!
>
>Thanks!
>
Actually, the LCD take very little power; it's the hard drive, CPU, and
backlight that do it. LCD's are usually very energy efficient, but on a
13.3
inch, the backlight would be bigger, thus consuming more power that way.
Later,
Paul
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