Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:52:48 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Toshiba Laptop Selection
In a message dated 7/13/2004 9:48:52 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:31:55 EDT > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Toshiba Laptop Selection > > > > Fellow listers: > > > > I'm in the process of selecting a laptop PC for my daughter, who will head > > off to college in August. Being a Libretto devotee, I'd prefer to get a > > Toshiba of some flavor, but I'm not as educated as I'd like on the older > > models that I can afford. I'm looking for a PII machine, in the 300-400mHz > > range, preferably not a heavyweight but fairly light/thin, maybe a 10.4" or > > 12" LCD. Can anyone help me out with suitable models I should be focusing > > on? Thanks. > > Lee, > > From your criteria, you're probably looking at a portege. I have both the > 7020CT and the 3480CT. > > The 7020 is fine with win2k and will boot from a pcmcia CDrom, though you'll > require either the port extender or a base station if you want to use the > serial or parallel port. There's a separate port for a dedicated floppy. The > screen is good - about 12", 1024*768 and although the battery will be almost > certainly dead, long life batteries which don't add to the thickness of the > unit aren't expensive and will last most of a transatlantic flight. The > processor is a 366, standard disk is 6G, and it comes with 64MB ram with a > socket underneath for another 64MB. You might find that the processor can't > decode all the latest video codecs in real time, particularly AVIs, though > it's fine for MPG and audio replay. It will run off the same mains psu as > the > libs (round connector) though it prefers a three amp supply. Weight is under > two pounds, if you don't insist on carrying the floppy and extender and > cdrom > around, which is the whole point :) and size is about an inch wider than a > sheet of A4 paper, about an inch thick. > > The 3480CT runs all the stuff that the 7020 does but has a faster (600M) > processor, more ram (64M+128M) and a bigger disk - 12G. The screen is the > same resolution at 1024 by 768 but smaller - it's an inch smaller all round > than the 7020. Overall thickness is about 3/4 inch. Standard battery pack > (new) will run two-three hours and the extension pack - which is > ridiculously > cheap because it's a stupid design - bolts underneath and doubles the > thickness and weight, but it runs at least ten hours. The keyboard can be a > little small, and I'd prefer a bigger shift key on the right. The port > extender includes serial, parallel, extra USB, network point, another video > output, an alternate power input (round as above; the power on the machine > itself is the two-prong type used on the 100/110), keyboard/mouse port, and > another audio output. There's a winmodem socket on the side of the machine, > too. > > Of the two, the 7020 is more comfortable to use but I like the lesser size > and > weight of the 3480. > > HTH, > > Neil > Neil, you read my mind. In fact, I just bought a 7010CT (with dock) on ebay. I wanted to hold out for a 7020, but the 7010 price was right. The RAM has been upgraded, but a new HDD may be in order, as it still has the 4.3GB stock drive. I wish I'd checked my email before bidding, as I didn't know about the 3480. I'll report back (briefly, since it's off-topic ;-) when the machine arrives and we give it the once-over. Lee ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
