[comp.sys.laptops] Price and poop on new DECpc 320sx

mo@bellcore.com (Mike O'Dell) (06/06/91)

Info from phone call to DEC Sales phone person

BASE MACHINE:
386sx, 20 MHz, 2 megs ram standard, up to 6 megs max
60 meg hard drive, 1 serial, 1 parallel, 
INTEGRAL finger-tip mouse pad thingie (appears as 2nd serial port
according to the salesperson I asked), 3.5" 1.44meg floppy
6.5 pounds, 11.7" wide, 8.3 inches deep, 2.1 inches thick
backlit VGA lcd display (diagonal measurement and levels of grey not known)
82 Key PS/2-style keyboard

OPTIONAL 2400baud data/9600baud fax (send & receive)
OPTIONAL additional extra battery, charger stand, and expansion chassis

List price for the BASE MACHINE with NO software at all (are you sitting down?)

	$4745 US	

I did mention that, except for the mouse pad, I could get essentially
the same machine for almost exactly $2000 less.  He was not amused.

Happy shopping.

	-Mike

Bellcore?? Bellcore isn't allowed to have opinions, so these MUST be mine.