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From: nancyb@dcl.enet.dec.com (nancy b.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: ZEOS Notebook 286  (a very happy customer!)
Message-ID: <3274@ryn.esg.dec.com>
Date: 24 Oct 90 03:30:29 GMT
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	George Wang @ University of Illinois requested input
	from other Zeos laptop users.  Here's my story.

	After following the technical progress and price/performance
        of laptops for the past 5 years or so, and never being 
	satisfied with the compromises and the relative high cost
	compared for what it would take me to put together a full-	
	size PC, I finally took the plunge.  While  half-asleep 
	reading my October PC-Magazine with the cover story about
	the TI Travelmate/CompuAdd at 10pm one night when I saw 
	the fold-out ad for the ZEOS Notebook 286.  I said, "this is
	it", called their sales line (yes someone answered at 10pm), 
	and ordered one.

	What is it?  (I think someone here posted this a while before too)

	For $1,995, I received a (from their documentation):
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	"PC/AT compatible book-sized portable computer":
		 - Dual speed 12 and 8 MHz 80C286 CPU
		 - 10-inch CFL-backlight LCD screen with
		  	VGA resolution and _32_ grey scales.
		 - 1MB of system RAM (exp to 5MB)
		 - 20MB 20ms access hard drive
		 * a _built-in_  1.44 MB floppy drive
		 - 6.5 lbs with batter pack
		 - (subjective) a nice keyboard!
		   (but someone told me ZEOS is known for their keyboards)
		 - Clock/calendar
		 - some VGA utility programs and a couple other utility
		   programs (setup, etc.)
		 - battery life of 2 hours (my experience has been 
		   slightly more)

	I love it!  Don't know how I survived this long without it ;-).

	Having the floppy drive built in is especially nice, as I take
	it places where I'm continually winging data in and out of it
	to different systems.  Not having to mess with the cables and
	LapLink is a luxury.
	
	IMO, this laptop is a much better value than the TI Travelmate/
	Compuadd Companion, etc..

	Also, I recently read where Ogivar was introducing it's 
	"Internote" notebook.  It has the exact same specs as the
	ZEOS, but it was listing for $2995 ($1000 more)!

						nancy b.