From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Fri Sep 01 2000 - 19:05:44 EDT
Awright, gotta throw in my two cents on this one...
I have an old 760CD P120 that my 9 year old was using. I got a cable
modem. I hooked it up to that machine, it was WAT too slow to use with a
cable modem, even with 56MB RAM. The old ISA bus machine just does not
have the horse power to keep up with taht kind of speed.
So, I hooked up a 760EL P133 (which IS a PCI bus. With 48 MB RAM, it
works GREAT for browsing. All the P133 and up 760 machines are more than
adequate for most tasks, even the 760E P120 is a good one, as it is PCI
bus.
Rob Bell wrote:
>
> Having been a 760EL user for several years I just have to offer a slight
> correction. Many other 760 models, such as the 760EL came with the 11.3"
> screen, not just the 'L'. That was a pretty dim screen compared to the 13.3"
> and larger active matrix screens on 600s and 770s (and newer). Also, many
> 760ELs are 120MHz too. While a pretty thick laptop, they are a fair amount
> smaller in footprint and slightly thinner than a 770.
>
> It's a good PC if you're running Win95 and Office 95. I wouldn't think it
> would be very fun to run Win98 or later on one. With the older software it
> has reasonable power for web browsing, word processing, etc. I even used one
> for Cold Fusion web development for a while. Makes a big difference to bump
> up the RAM. Base models had probably 24MB, but with 96MB it runs a lot
> better.
>
> Rob
>
> "Shawn R. Lin" <slin01_at_mail.orion.org> wrote:
> >
> > I bought a 760ED for $148 on Ebay, they certainly are a good buy.
> > I would recommend one with 12.1 TFT. All the 760-series has the 12.1
> > except for the 760L.
> > The 760C/CD is usually 120MHz, EL/ED are usually 133MHz, XL/XD are
> > usually 166MHz.
> >
> > Only drawback to them (IMO) is size, weight, and heat. They're big and
> > bulky, the 760ED is almost twice as thick as my 560X. It weighs
> > probably 7 or 8lbs. It also generates enough heat that it can get
> > extremely uncomfortable sitting on my lap.
>
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