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From: pgt@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Paul G. Tobin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: RQOM (Retarded Question Of the Month)
Message-ID: <15650004@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
Date: 27 Mar 91 18:00:09 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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	Okay, what's the difference between a notebook and a laptop
(computer, that is).  Expandability?  Spiral vs. hardbound (he-he)?
Type of plastic in the case?

	On a more general note, I'm looking for recommendations on a
relatively inexpensive (~$1500) notebook/laptop.  Blazing speed is not
a huge requirement - a 12 or 16 MHz 286 would probably be fine.  Of
course, a 386SX would be nice to avoid obsolesence in the next 17
days, but I doubt that'd be in the given price range.  At least a 40MB
drive, VGA monitor (how many levels of greyscale??), and a couple MB
of RAM seem reasonable.  Any and all comments will be greatly
appreciated!

	Thanks,

		Paul Tobin
		pgt@fc.hp.com