brevard@yo.cad.mcc.com (Laurence Brevard) (05/11/91)
The era of the $3000+ "serious" laptop is drawing to a close:
In the newest CompuAdd catalog is a machine called the 316nx
For $2495 you get:
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8.5" x 11" x 2.1" 7 lbs
386sx 16Mhz VGA 8.5" diagonal screen and external connector
30M 23ms hard disk plus 1.44M floppy
1M RAM (expandable to 5M)
Memory Expansion is $100/1 Meg, $200/2 Meg, or $400/4 Meg
Batteries are $79
Internal 2400baud modem is $129.
They also sell this in a kit with a Canon BJ-10e printer and the
2400baud internal modem for $2859. This is $235 for the printer!
NOTE: this is NOT the CompuAdd CompanionSX 386sx.
That one is still priced at $3595 with a 20M disk and 2M RAM. The
companion is 1.8" thick and 5.7 pounds so it's a bit smaller. It also
has a 10" screen versus 8.5" for the 316nx and runs at 20Mhz vs. 16Mhz.
I don't think that is $1000 worth of difference (with the same 2M of
RAM) especially since the 316nx has a 30M disk vs. 20M.
The Companion is made by Sharp. I don't know who makes the 316nx.
Tempting, tempting...
My magic number is <$2000 to replace my T1000SE with +2M memory. For that
I want a 386 architecture, >=30M hard disk, VGA with external connector,
1.44M floppy and >=2M RAM with <$100/Meg expansion.
It's getting there.
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