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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: misc.forsale,misc.wanted,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: $$$$$$$ (update) NEW IBM pc LAPTOP FOR SALE (BEST OFFER) $$$$$$$
Summary: comparison to Tandy 1400LT
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Date: 23 Jul 89 16:02:24 GMT
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The Tandy 1400LT computer is currently on sale for $995, but I was
able to get an "educational discount" that lowered the price to
$850.

The 1400LT is similar to the IBM portable, with the exception that
the 1400LT has 768K of RAM and a backlit supertwist display.  The
printer port, video, and serial ports are also built-in as opposed
to being in the sidecar as with the IBM.  The one feature that the
IBM has which is not present in the 1400LT is that the IBM can
power back up in the middle of an application that was running when
the power is shut off.  The Tandy does have a standby mode that
allows the RAM to be saved for up to 12 hours or so.  The Tandy
also has a separate NiCd battery for retaining the setup and
running the clock/calendar chip.  It is annoying that the IBM
portable loses its memory when the main battery goes dead.  I have
used both of the aforementioned machines extensively.

As such, a good rule of thumb would be that $850 would be the upper
limit on what one should spend for the IBM portable.   I would
expect to pay substantially less than the limit.


Bill