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From: ssingh@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: 286 machines: sharp pc5641/5741, T3100e advise pl
Message-ID: <176276@kean.ucs.mun.ca>
Date: 27 Dec 90 21:22:40 GMT
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
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Dear Readers

I am interested to get a 286 laptop for my office. As I have to pay 
for this from my pocket I will prefer it to cost me less than US$2.2k. I 
do not have a desktop in my office, so I will be using the laptop for 
longer time. 

I do not want to spend extra for the accessories,  
thus the screen quality (preferably bklt VGA), a built-in floppy drive 
and a hard drive (at least 20M) is must. Further, a socket for the math 
co-processor is required. Battery power is not necessary.  

I am not very particular about the weight, but it should be within     
the limit of occasional portability without demanding extra bucks      
for baggage checking while on move.   

I have short listed following machines. 

Sharp PC-5641   (286,1.44M/40M, LCD VGA)
Sharp PC-5741   (386sx,1.44M/40M, LCD VGA)
Toshiba T-3100e (286,1.44/20M, gas DCGA)
Toshiba T-1600  (286,1.44/20, LCD EGA)
Panasonic CF-270(286,1.44/20, LCD VGA)
Sanyo 17NB(??)  (286,1.44/20, LCD VGA)

I have seen T-1600, but the screen is not that great. Please advise me 
by e-mail regarding these machines.

Thanks and best wishes for the new year,

sanjay 
ssingh@kean.ucs.mun.ca