From: Paul Khoury (pkhoury_at_loop.com)
Date: Sun Feb 08 1998 - 01:34:37 EST
On Sat, 7 Feb 1998 22:12:28 -0800 (PST), Paul Rubin wrote:
> >Apparently in the last week the 770 line has had a significant
> >price cut, like 15-20% or so. They're still out of my range but
> >those of you about to buy one should be aware of this.
>
> I noticed. Now the best one is selling for "only" ~$4999 from
> CompUSA direct. Not bad for CompUSA, too. But WAY out of my
> range, too. :(
>
>According to the www.thinkpads.com home page, a new 770 with a 266 mhz
>cpu and an 8 gb disk is about to come out. That might explain the
>current price cuts. I wonder if they will come out with a bigger
>screen too--some off-brand models with 15" screens are apparently
>available now. I think that the mobile Pentium II is due out this
>summer, and that should result in further price cuts for the current
>Pentium-MMX models. I believe the lower-end 770's are now under $4000.
>When they get to the $3000 level including CD, I'll start getting
>interested. Perhaps that will happen in the next few months. Meanwhile,
>my 755cx is getting pretty clunky, but still holding up.
>
I can agree about my 701. It's a great machine, and except for
that ^&$%*@% keyboard, it's held up quite well. :)
One thing about the 15" screens, though - when you get bigger and bigger,
it almost starts getting less portable - after all, what about opening up
something like that on an airplane, or lugging it around? I take my ThinkPad
everywhere, and when notebooks get to be 12-15 pounds, that's pushing it
(I used to carry my desktop to school, in pieces, and that was already heavy for such a
small system. <g> ).
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