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From: allanon@ucrmath.UCR.EDU (Kenneth Leung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Suggestions for cheap Lap Top
Message-ID: <2408@ucrmath.UCR.EDU>
Date: 7 Nov 89 19:58:34 GMT
References: <13566@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Reply-To: allanon@ucrmath.UUCP (Kenneth Leung)
Organization: University of California, Riverside
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In article <13566@boulder.Colorado.EDU> atk@tigger.colorado.edu (Alan T. Krantz) writes:
>
>I'm looking for a cheap lap top for word processing. Major features I'm
>looking for are:
>		1) Light weight  (7/8 pounds would be great)
>		2) Nice keyboard
>		3) Nice screen (full size)
>		4) TTL, serial and parallel ports
>		5) Capable of running WordPefect or MsWords
>		   (I.e, close to Ibm compat but does not need to be
>		   perfect)
>		6) Cheap $600 or less would be great.
After finishing my thesis which is on laptop computers in United States, 
I can tell you thatchoice 1-5 is relatively easy to satisfy, but 6 is 
a b*tch to find.

In my study, the Toshiba T-1000 would be a good choice for you except
for the screen. It will run Word Perfect but without the Static RAM
upgrade the machine is a dog when running a word processor. WIth the RAM
upgrade even on mail order $600 is very difficult if not impossible.

Another choice would be the Zenith Supersport, depending on whether
you have education discount it will xceed $1200 depending on hard drive
or two floppy. The Minisport would be a good choice if you don't mind the
non-standard 2.5" floppy. But again the price will DEFINITELY exceed
$600 

If you really need dirt cheap, try finding an IBM Convertible, they are cheap,
not great processing power but they may serve you needs for a limited budget

Another one to try is the Bondwell systems, I am not sure they are still
around but in my research they showed up with a Bondwell B200 which retails
for $1000 with removable Nicad battery, one 3.5" disk and 8 pounds.

Good luck!


Kenneth C.P. Leung
University of California, Riverside CA 92521
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