Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!chinet!ignatz
From: ignatz@chinet.UUCP (Dave Ihnat)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Portable or laptop computers
Summary: Z-183/183 family are quite decent
Keywords: Request for info on portables and laptops
Message-ID: <2108@chinet.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jan 88 22:32:35 GMT
References: <117@cetc.Wichita.NCR.COM>
Reply-To: ignatz@chinet.UUCP (Dave Ihnat)
Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Organization: Chinet - Public Access Unix
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The Zenith Z-183 has been released with a 20Mb Winchester; rumors are
that a 30 or 40Mb unit is in the works.  This machine has a
twisted-crystal LCD backlighted display with a true 2-1 aspect ratio
(i.e., identical with a standard CRT display), a decent keyboard, and
quite acceptable battery life.  Weight, with Winchester is--if I
remember correctly--about 17 lb. or so.  I've had a Z-181 (the
floppy-only version) for almost a year now, and am still quite
satisfied with it; for me, that's pretty unusual.  The newer versions
of the machine are 4.77/8Mhz (I do wish they'd gone for 10Mhz, but you
have to make some tradeoffs.)  Price for the Z-181 is $1650 from
Zenith (not list--they have high list prices, but *always* seem to
come down about 20% or more.)  The Z-183 should be acquirable for
about $2300.  The warranty is for 1 year parts&labor.

I've been hauling this box in to work and back on a daily basis for
almost a year, and it's been quite reliable.  Once I had a problem
with the internal modem, and Zenith found a replacement for me in 1
day.  Overall, not the cheapest portable, but possibly the one with
the best display and keyboard, and good service.
-- 
			Dave Ihnat
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