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Subject: Re: Comparison of Toshiba T1000 and T1000SE
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Date: 12 Feb 90 13:25:27 GMT
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The T1000 SE memory setup is the same as T1000, instead of 512K +
768K LIM/EMS, it is 640K +2.4MB LIM/EMS.  I had it as 640K +
2.4MB Hard Ram (non-volatile) storage.  After loading my
essential software, I still have 1.7MB for data, good enough for
my needs.

From my experience with T1000, I always have a disk in the 1.44
Drive to store programs I ocassionally use and declare a:\ in the
path statement so that they are accessable when required e.g.
dictionary.

Also use Pkzip to backup my data files when not currently used
from each directory with batch files (using the update function
of pkzip) on HD floppies.  Please note I use an editor QEdit
(47K) on it rather a word processor and port the text files back
to WordPerfect on desktop before formatting (underline, bold
face, center etc) and printing.  If I need word processing on the
laptop, I used WPExecutive's wp (58K) in drive a:.  The floppy on
T1000 SE has an access time of 94ms, significantly faster than
T1000 and is bearable for ocassional use.  With all these storage
saving techniques and carrying ten HD floppies around, there is
no tremendous handicap as compare to desktop and no need for a
hard disk.  There is no room for a hard disk on it.

The battery doesn't seem to last very long, talked to Toshiba
technical support, they claim 2-1/2 hours with hard ram and 2
with 10 percent floppy use.  I'm using 2 hours as my upper limit
with hard ram.  I bought an extra battery pack for $59.  Will be
exploring sealed NiCd batteries intended for alarm systems and
camcorders for extended non-AC use.  The current requirement
seems to be .74 amp at 12 volt (AC adaptor output) which should
not be difficult to reproduce with sealed NiCd's plugged into the
adaptor socket.

I got my machine from ICC (818 894 1100 voice, 891 3285 fax) near
LA at $1090, an authorized Toshiba dealer who is asking $1195 for
it now and $750 for the 2MB memory module.  If hard disk is a
must, go for the Compaq LTE/20 (8086 version with 20 MB hard
disk) which has a street price of $2350.  I chose T1000 SE
because weight, screen and keyboard is more important to me than
storage and I can handle the storage limitation with the methods
described above.


				Charles Wong.