From: Paul Khoury (pkhoury_at_loop.com)
Date: Sun Dec 03 2000 - 05:27:07 EST
On Sun, 03 Dec 2000 09:21:17 GMT, Emanuel Brown wrote:
>On Sun, 03 Dec 2000 03:27:58 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>At 09:46 PM 12/2/00 -0800, Paul Khoury wrote:
>>>Okay, I'm thinking of finally buying a more recent machine,
>>>so from list experiences, which is the the best machine for general use?
>>>I think the 600 is lighter, and the 770 is heavier, but I've used a 760ED and this
>>>701CS for everyday use (including going everywhere).
>>
>>Brief and subjective reaction, comparing 770ED to 600X:
>>
>>The 600X is way faster (mine was 500MHz, vs. 266MHz 770ED), ridiculously light and compact, and ran Win98
surprisingly stably. The 600X video was so-so, the sound was fine, the features were fine. And you can absolutely get
a DVD for it.
>>
>>Overall I loved the 600X as compared to the 770ED. For the price of a slightly smaller screen, less video RAM,
slightly inferior power savings, and no hot-swapping of devices, I got a very powerful, very portable machine that I just
loved.
>>
>>I have no idea how Win2000 runs on either, nor have I touched a 770X, nor do I have a clue what the prices on
these things are these days. I'd be pleasantly surprised if a good 600 were available for $900.
>>
>
> The 600E is running $900-$1200 on eBay depending on options, from
>what I've seen. I've noticed some flyers and sinkers in there (some
>for $900, others for $1800) but some patient browsing and sniping will
>land one in the above price range (I paid $1175 for mine).
> I've seen some MMX models going for $700 or so, but by the time you
>add in the Margi card and DVD drive you're back up in 600E territory
>anyway, so if you want DVD-movie capability I wouldn't bother.
> You stand a better chance of finding a 770 in your price range,
>from what I've seen. I feel the 770 doesn't offer enough of a power
>advantage to warrant hauling around another 2-3 lbs, but that's just
>me.
So can I add in an internal DVD drive for the 600E? I really don't want an external
drive if at all possible. Pentium II minimum would be desirable.
As for the comparisons with, I wish I knew the model numbers - anything with
X or Z at the end is probably out of my price range...
Are there any PII 770 machines? I assume of course you can swap the HD, etc with the
600E?
Paul
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