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From: mheyda@heyda.austin.ibm.com (Michael Heyda)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Laptops with long battery life?
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Date: 25 Apr 91 13:55:15 GMT
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Reply-To: mheyda@heyda.austin.ibm.com (Michael Heyda)
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Try Aris Corp.  They are located in Chicago as a matter of fact.  They make(?)
a laptop that is a 286/12 with a 20MB hard disk, 2400 baud modem/9600
send fax, and VGA display.  For all this (modem included) they want $1,895.  An
excellent deal if they ever get the machine past FCC Class B requirments.  All
the laptop makers seem to be waiting in line at the FCC.

I was going to buy an Aris but they didn't come out in December like they said,
then they didn't come out in February like they said.  So, I bought a DataWorld
NB320, a 386SX/20.  I still think that the Aris is a great deal because they
toss in a lot of nice extras.  For example, the ROM BIOS is modem updgradeable.
When Aris comes out with a new ROM BIOS you give them a call on your modem and
they send you the new BIOS over the modem.  They also have modem diagnostics
tools.  As far as the battery life.... Aris claims 10 hours on "C" size
batteries!

					Mike