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From: gerardka@hobbes.ism.isc.com (gerard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Have any one seen a T5200C ?
Keywords: Toshiba T5200C, Color LCD
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Date: 27 Mar 91 02:49:43 GMT
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In article <10848@bunny.GTE.COM> sc05@gte.com (Shih-Chio Chang) writes:
>I am thinking about buying a Toshiba T5200C -- the new laptop with a color
>LCD display.  It looks impressive from the picture in its Bytes Ad.
>The problem is that nobody that I talked to has ever seen one.  I wonder
>if anybody has seen one in some trade show?  If you do, what do you think
>about its color display?  Does it give reasonably good color and contrast?
>Or should I stick with the plasma display?  Thanks for any information.
>
>S.C. Chang
>GTE Labs
>schang@gte.com

	I saw a 5200C at Comdex back in November 90.  The color
	pictures of it in Toshiba pullout ads are a pretty good
	rendition of the *pale* colors the screen puts out.
	I was not able to "test" the speed of the LCD.

	The 5200C was near a 3200x (?) that had an active-matrix
	color screen and really impressed me.  At the time (11/90)
	there were no plans to manufacture/sell the active-matrix
	display.  Once you see an active-matrix color display
	versus a passive display, it is easy to dislike the latter.

	Note: noisy power supply (high pitched sound) is a common
	complaint about 5200.  The "fuzzy" coating on the case can
	peel if you're not careful.  Other than these nits, mine has
	been reliable for almost 2 years.

	Gerard