From: Chuck S. (probepro_at_mindspring.com)
Date: Sat Sep 04 1999 - 16:45:09 EDT
Richard,
CNet just compared the 390E to the iSeries. It's rather general, but
none-the-less interesting.
http://www.computers.com/reviews/features/0,173,0-12-1863-1,00.html?st.co.1f
d1.srg1.thinkpads
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard E. Robbins <rer_at_interaccess.com>
To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 8:49 AM
Subject: Thinkpad 390 v. 1552 i Series
| 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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