From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Fri Dec 04 1998 - 17:43:45 EST
Mike..
re. memory..
several manufacturers offer the 128meg part now..
most are priced at about $450 to $490..
IBM's offering is near the top, others are around $450..
Apricorn, Goldenram, IBM, et al..
note: Apricorn and goldenram have lifetime warranty, IBM has 3 years warranty..
the IBM parts are made by... (sounds of opening up a 770X) Hitachi..! :-)
the other two are made in the USA.. (of US and Non-US parts)
Michael W. Godfrey wrote:
> I think I am about to take the laptop plunge and buy a TP600E. I have a
> few questions first...thanks for any help.
>
> (a) I want to run 3 OSs on it (98 for occassional fun, NT for some work,
> and Linux for my main work). Albert Lee has already given me a couple
> of hints on it, but he didn't bother to leave 98 on his 600E.
>
> Has anyone actually done this with all three OSs? Any hints or things
> to watch out for? (I have installled Linux a few times before on a
> desktop, but I'm no expert. Yes, I know the modem won't work under
> Linux.)
>
> (b) I want to buy the biggest RAM chip I can get to fill in the second
> slot; I believe the biggest I can get is 128M. Are there any highly
> reliable third-party RAM manufacturers that will support the 600E, or
> should I be safe and buy from IBM?
>
> (c) ZIP vs LS120: I note that vstech makes "thinkpad-proven" LS120 and Zip
> drives for the 600. I need some sort of super floppy. I heard Iomega
> has been in trouble .. but that Zips are much more common than LS120s
> ... but ls120s would mean carrying around one drive instead of two ...
> Anyone have a clear thought on this?
>
> (d) I'll need a Linux and NT friendly combo modem/network card? Any
> suggestions?
>
> Any opinions greatly appreciated.
>
> -- Mike
> --
> Michael Godfrey, Assistant Professor
> Univ of Waterloo, Dept of CS
> migod_at_plg.uwaterloo.ca
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