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From: dlow@pollux.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: My first laptop. Help Needed.
Message-ID: <5690003@pollux.HP.COM>
Date: 17 Jan 91 18:04:33 GMT
References: <1991Jan17.104603.5493@marlin.jcu.edu.au>
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>(Matt Crowd) 
>I saw an ad in a magazine here in australia with the following :-
>brand : ? (can't remember)
>processor : 8088
>hd : 20 meg
>drive : 1.44meg
>memory : 640k
>screen : cga
>price : ~ $ 1900

This is the same configuration as the new Toshiba 1000LE which sells
here in the USA for $1649US.

>I've used the toshiba t1000se and the only reason i want to get one is
>for transferring data from our mini's to take it home, so something
>relatively cheap will suffice, a hard disk would be nice but not all
>that necessary.

The SE is now $850US. One piece of advice when chosing a laptop. The
quality of the LCD display varies enormously between various makes
and sometimes between models in a maker's lineup. I have found the
displays on many laptops to be unusable. The best display (and it's
a very good display even by desktop standards) is the side lit
fluorescent display on the new Toshiba 1000LE and 1200XE.


			   Danny Low
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