Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!hp-pcd!hpcvra.cv.hp.com!lorenh From: lorenh@hpcvra.cv.hp.com. (Loren Heisey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds Subject: Re: NEC UltraLite from DAK at $699, Worth it? Message-ID: <25590137@hpcvra.cv.hp.com.> Date: 19 Apr 91 15:54:27 GMT References: Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA Lines: 12 >I just got the latest DAK catalog and it has the NEC UltraLite for $699. >There are things that aren't spelled out (as far as I could tell) like >the Microsoft Works included is not on a ROM card, so it must be on disk, >but they don't give you a disk drive, it's $199 extra. > >Anyway, is the system worth it? They charge an additional $200 for the >2Mb "Silicon Hard Disk" as they call it. Is that worth getting? You might check out comp.sys.laptops. Some reviews of the machine were posted there not too long ago. Loren Heisey