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From: dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Toshiba T1000SE
Message-ID: <8540001@hpspcoi.HP.COM>
Date: 15 Jan 90 20:28:42 GMT
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>Has anyone seen (or bought) one of these yet?
>It's not a version of the T1000 but a repackaging for the American market
>of the Dynabook (!) J3100SS.  It's got a backlit screen and a single 1.44MB
>disk along with 1MB memory and a 80C86 processor.
>Any comments appreciated, especially on the screen, keyboard, and battery.
>I'm looking for a laptop for paper writing and email reading on the road 
>(no programming needed; as light as possible; want compatibility with
>Microsoft Word on my office Macintosh IIcx).  Thanks.

I recently had an opportunity to do a side by side comparison of the
T1000SE and the Compaq LTE. First the T1000SE screen is as readable
as any regular CRT screen. Possibily better as I saw less reflection
on the LCD screen. The Compaq screen was rather mediocre in my opinion.
It's a full inch shallower than the T1000 but otherwise has the same
form factor and weight. The keyboard is cramp but no more so than any other
small portable and it has a good touch for typing. At $1199 it's
fully competitive with the Radio Shack 1100 and is virtually the
same form factor. Given its much better screen the Toshiba T1000SE
is clearly THE portable to buy if you do not need a hard disk.

			   Danny Low
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