From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Mon Dec 14 1998 - 13:43:21 EST
Jeroen..
a couple of observations and a question...
the enhanced video adapter is STILL not ready..
forget december, more like january, unless my sources are in error.. (i have 6
or 8 on order<g>)
speed:
wait till you load it up with 328megs of memory.. :-)
where was your machine manufactured..?
mexico or japan ?
Jeroen Elfferich wrote:
> I got my 770X last Tuesday. It's a PII 300 with 8 Gb HD, 128 Mb RAM,
> 13.7" 1280*1024 screen, DVD and Windows 98.
>
> Screen
> I was used to a 14.1" 1024*768 screen on my Digital Hinote Ultra 2000.
> The SXGA took a little time to get used to, but when I now look at my
> old Hinote I do appreciate (and will soon not be able to live without) the
> extra .5 million pixels... I use the small font settings of 98, so
> I'm thankful to have good eyesight. I have zero bad pixels, which
> makes me happy too!
>
> Performance...
> ...is excellent, a big improvement compared to the 233 Mhz Hinote.
> The 3D of the graphics card could be better though. I'm very glad
> with the harddisk, which is speedy and above all twice the size
> I was used to..
>
> Other features
> The keyboard is better than my desktop keyboard. I love the Trackpoint
> (been using a Touchpad for too long). Audio quality is the best I've
> heard from a laptop, both in line-out and internal speakers. By the way,
> there were some remarks about places where the 770 is manufactured.
> Mine is actually made by IBM UK in Greenock, Scotland.....
>
> Future plans
> I've only used the DVD as a CD-ROM so far, but I'll be testing some
> movies soon. I'll be getting the enhanced video adapter 'somewhere
> in December', so I'll be able to grab and output video and better
> DVD performance. When I've got some time to spare I'll be installing
> NT and/or Linux as well. I'm also considering a docking station to
> use PCI cards and SCSI.
>
> Jeroen
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