fuka@spectre.unm.edu (Mary Fuka) (05/27/91)
A local store is selling the TI TravelMate 2000 with a 20 Mbyte hard disk, 1 Mbyte RAM, and a 3.5 inch floppy for $1000 (new). Anyone know if this is a good computer and is this a good price for this or similiar systems? My application is primarily simple word processing. I need both a hard disk and a floppy, 20 Mbytes is plenty big. I am less concerned about processor speed (the TravelMate has a 12 MHz 80C286). It would seem a good system for my needs, can anyone recommend a better system for about the same price? Mary
gjs@inmet.inmet.com (05/28/91)
| A local store is selling the TI TravelMate 2000 with a 20 Mbyte hard | disk, 1 Mbyte RAM, and a 3.5 inch floppy for $1000 (new). Anyone know | if this is a good computer and is this a good price for this or similiar | systems? ... Assuming the AC adapter and internal battery are included (they always are), it's a great price; maybe even too good to be true. The lowest I have seen for a new unit is about $1900, excluding the floppy drive. In January it was about $2600. With 386 laptops now the rage, this machine may become the bargain of the year. You won't find anything better or lighter for $1000, not even an 8088 class laptop. Note that the floppy drive is a box that plugs on the back and is secured with two of thumb nuts. You can leave it attached when carrying from one table to another, but you must detach it to pack the system around. The system is probably overpowered for simple word processing, unless you want to run MS Windows and WYSIWYG fonts. I run multitasking DESQview windows, Kermit, Sprint word processor, Framework III, 123 2.2, QRAM, HyperDisk disk cache, ProKey, and various smaller programs. Try reading the screen in your typical lighting conditions before you buy; it can wash out in bright light. -- George Snyder (617) 661-1840 Intermetrics, Inc. -- -- gjs@inmet.inmet.com (from internet/MILnet) 733 Concord Avenue -- -- uunet!inmet!gjs (from usenet) Cambridge, MA 02138 --