From: Richard E. Robbins (rer_at_interaccess.com)
Date: Sat Sep 04 1999 - 09:49:54 EDT
I am looking for purchase two notebook machines for active use in my home.
My wife uses them for typical SOHO applications and my children use them for
a wide variety of childrens software including many CD ROM applications as
well as limited web browsing. I would use these machines in a pinch if for
some reason there was a problem with my primary computer. We are all most
comfortable with the pointer stick style pointer. I have had good luck with
Toshibas but am attracted to the Thinkpad line (which we have had great
success with at my place of work). I am willing to spend up to $3000 or so
per machine.
These machines will replace a pair of aging Toshiba Satellite Pro notebooks,
a 400 and 430 CDT, respectively. Because these machines are rarely taken
out of the house, a seven pound box is not a problem. A three spindle setup
would be nice. At a minimum the notebook must be able to be configured with
an onboard CD ROM. A port replicator with PCMCIA support is also a must as
we prefer to dock the machines to the replicator in order to attach to a
home network. I don't want my wife or children fussing with attaching
network cables to any device. The screen should support 1024x768. I am
aware that some screens support larger resolutions by some sort of panning
technique where the screen shifts as you move the mouse pointer along the
edge of the display. I am not interested in this approach at all. In other
words, if the display is set to 1024x768 I want the whole thing visible at
one time. Finally, I have assumed 64 meg of memory and at least a 4.0 gig
hard drive.
At the end of the day I've narrowed things to the 1552 i Series, although
I'm not sure what sorts of port replicators are available and the 390 (one
of the models with the 14 inch screen).
How would you differentiate between these machines for my intended use? Why
should I prefer one to the other?
-- Rich
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