From: richard (rpritz_at_interport.net)
Date: Sat Apr 04 1998 - 11:46:51 EST
On Sat, 04 Apr 1998 07:49:26 -0800, Randal Whittle <rwhittle_at_usa.net> wrote:
>At 07:16 AM 4/4/98 , richard wrote:
>>The 600 is only about 15% faster than the 560 (PCMag benchmarks). While
>it has
>
> 15% is peanuts. If it were 50% faster, you'd start into the realm of
>significance. You wouldn't even notice 15%...
Not to be defensive, but that's what I meant by "only".
I'm hoping that the speed difference between the 560 and 560x is readily
apparent.
>>a larger, higher resolution screen, it weighs about a pound more and the
>battery
>
> You missed something here--the 600 weighs 6 1/2 lbs, while the 560 is 4.1
>lbs. That's not merely a pound, that's almost 2 1/2 pounds. Definitely
>not insignificant (at least ot me!). That's a *huge* difference.
PCMag lists the 600 as 5.6 lbs system weight and 6.5 lbs travel weight
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