From: Andrew Webber (awebber_at_wwwebbers.com)
Date: Mon May 01 2000 - 15:49:01 EDT
On Mon, 1 May 2000 08:49:58 -1000 (HST), Vincent Poy wrote:
>- Ultrabay (TM) 2000 -- Fast-swap a range of common
>devices
>Users can share standard and optional Ultrabay 2000
>devices between ThinkPad A Series and T Series
>notebooks. The Ultrabay 2000 was designed to enable
>the user to swap devices, without having to move
>the system.
Does this mean any UltraSlimBay devices will be dead weight? Guess
I shouldn't invest in any more!
>Devices for the new Ultrabay 2000 include
>CD-Read/Write ($389), DVD-ROM ($299), SuperDisk
>(LS-120) drive ($195), CD-ROM ($125) second hard
>drive (requires optional second HDD adapter, starting
>at $289) or second battery ($189).
Hopefully that's a punctuation error, and it's the second HD that
starts at $289, not the adapter! (My 600's adapter was ~C$50).
>Users can connect easily with built-in RJ-45 and RJ-11
>ports and the versatile user-accessible Communications
>Bay, which accommodates industry-standard Mini PCI cards.
>Users can enable either the on-board RJ-11 or RJ-45 ports
So built-in network? :)
>Models are available with either an IBM 10/100
>EtherJet Mini PCI adapter with 56K (3) modem or
>56K modem Mini PCI card.
Or maybe not built-in?
>Individual Volume Control -- push button controls for up,
>down and mute
Oh good, I don't have to wait until after the Windows start-up
sound to turn down the volume?
>ThinkPad T20 is available with 14.1-inch or 13.3-inch XGA
>display, 6GB or 12GB hard disk drive and are available
>with DVD-ROM or CD-ROM standard.
Isn't XGA the 1024x768 that we've got now? And shouldn't the 14.1"
display go to 1280x1024? Or at least support higher resolution on
an external monitor when the LCD is off! 8Mb VRAM suggests
something better! I notice they're much less generous with specs
on the T20 than on the A20, I guess because they sound less
impressive.
andrew [awebber_at_wwwebbers.com]
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