Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!decwrl!decatl!shlump.nac.dec.com!has4.enet.dec.com!schroeder From: schroeder@has4.enet.dec.com (Harry Schroeder) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: Toshiba 1200XE Message-ID: <9764@shlump.nac.dec.com> Date: 30 Mar 90 00:39:35 GMT References: <764@ncs.dnd.ca> Sender: newsdaemon@shlump.nac.dec.com Reply-To: schroeder@has4.enet.dec.com (Harry Schroeder) Distribution: na Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 11 I am currently using a COMPAQ 286 LTE for this type of work. The one I have has a 20mb hard drive and 1.64 MB of memory. While it does not have the ability to battery backup the RAM disk, I have been very happy with it. I have gotten more that 4 hours worth of heavy use from a single battery, and carry a second battery for longer use. (Have yet to use the second battery.) I read a review of the 1000XE and according to the article the battery life is 2 hours or less, for me that is not long enough. Has3