mkant@glinda.oz.cs.cmu.edu (Mark Kantrowitz) (04/16/91)
The enclosed lists (of laptop prices, laptop vendors, etc) could be the start of a FAQ list. Send corrections, updates, suggestions for additional questions (with answers), etc., to mkant@cs.cmu.edu. I'm especially interested in replacing the list prices in this list with approximate street prices. --mark ;;; **************************************************************** ;;; Laptop Prices ************************************************** ;;; **************************************************************** ;;; ******************************** ;;; Key **************************** ;;; ******************************** Size/Weight Classification: Portable (P): > 10 lbs Laptop (L): 6-9 lbs Notebook (N): < 6 lbs, 8.5" x 11" x 2" (or pretty darn close) Handheld (H): < 2 lbs, 9" x 4" x 1" Display: Backlit (B), Sidelit (S) EGA (E), CGA (C), VGA (V) 640x200 (H), 640x480 (F) Power: Battery Type: C-Cells (C), AA Cells (A), Nicad (N), Lead-Acid (L) Battery Life in Hours: Short (S): 1-3 Medium (M): 4-6 Long (L): 7-12 Extra-Long (X): >> 12 Memory: RAM/Hard-Disk/Floppy Processor: Name (Speed) Name:Processor:Memory:Price:modem:battery:display Standard for bare-bones model Prices are list prices, or street prices when available. ;;; ******************************** ;;; Handhelds: ********************* ;;; ******************************** Ataria Portfolio 128K $ 300 XA Poqet PC 80C88 (7 MHz) 512K IC $1099 XA CH Tandy Model 102 8085 (2.54MHz) 24K $ 350 LA H ;;; ******************************** ;;; Notebooks: ********************* ;;; ******************************** ADS NTC 286 80286 12MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $2999 SN BVF AST Prem. Exec 286 80286 12MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $2495 SN VF Airis VH-286 80286 12MHz 2M 20M $1899 2400b LC BVF Austin 286-12 80286 12MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $1890 MN BVF Austin 386SX-20 80386SX 20MHz 2M 20M 1.44M $2690 SN BVF Compaq LTE 80C86 9.54MHz 640K 1.44M $1999 SN BCH Compaq LTE/286 80C286 12MHz 640K 1.44M $3899 SN BCH Compuadd Companion 80286 12MHz 1M 20M $2895 SN BVF Core Ortho LP-86A 80C86 10MHz 1M 1.44M $1449 SN BCF Epson NB3S 80386SX 16MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $5000 SN BVF Hyosung Maxar 80286 12MHz 1M 30M 1.44M $3695 2400b MC BVF Librex 286 80286 12MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $3150 MN BVF Librex 386SX 80386SX 16MHz 2M 20M 1.44M $4150 SN BVF NEC UltraLite V30 9.83MHz 640K IC $1999 2400b SN BCH NEC UltraLite 286V 80286 12MHz 1M 20M $3999 SN BVF Packard Bell 286NB 80286 12MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $1895 SN VF Psion MC-200 80C86 7.86MHz 128K IC $1195 XA PH Psion MC-400 80C86 7.86MHz 256K IC $1795 XA PF Psion MC-600 80C86 7.86MHz 768K IC $2995 XA CH Sharp PC-6220 80C286 12MHz 1M 20M $2595 SN BVF TI TravelMate 2000 80C286 12MHz 1M 20M $2545 SN BVF TI TravelMate 3000 80386SX 16MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $3695 SN BVF Toshiba T1000LE 80C86 9.54MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $2499 MN SCF Twinhead Supernote SX 80386SX 16MHz 1M 40M 1.44M $3495 SN SVF ;;; ******************************** ;;; Laptops: *********************** ;;; ******************************** ;;; Smaller (close to being a notebook): Panasonic CF-150B V20 8MHz 640K 720K $ 599 ML BCH Panasonic CF-170 V20 10MHz 640K 20M 1.44M $1559 MN BCH Panasonic CF-270 80C286 16MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $2096 MN BVH Tandy 1100FD V20 8MHz 640K 720K $ 599 SN BCH Toshiba T1000 80C88 4.77MHz 512K 720K $ 599 MN CH Toshiba T1000SE 80C86 9.54MHz 1M 1.44M $1149 SN BCF Zenith MinisPort 80C88 8MHz 1M 720K(2") $ 699 SN BCH Zenith MinisPort-HD 80C88 8MHz 1M 20M $ SN BCH Zeos Notebook 286 80286 12.5MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $1995 SN BVF ;;; Laptops: Altima NSX 80386SX 16MHz 2M 20M 1.44M $2999 2400b SN BVF Bondwell B200 80C88 8Mhz 256K 720Kx2 $ 999 SN CH Bondwell B310 80286 12MHz 1M 40M 1.44M $1450 SN BCH Bondwell B310+ 80C286 12MHz 1M 40M 1.44M $2195 SN BCH Datavue Snap 1+1 V20 9.54MHz 640K 720Kx2 $2395 MN BCH Datavue Spark V20 9.54MHz 640K 720Kx2 $ 995 MN BCH Dynabook 286 80C286 16MHz 1M 1.44M $4395 SL BVF Grid 140XT V20 8MHz 768K 20M 720K $2550 SN CH GridCase 1450SX 80386SX 16MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $4995 SN BVF GridLite XL 80C86 8MHz 128K 1.44M $1950 SN CH Mitsubishi MP286L 80286 640K 20M 1.44M $1799 SN BCF NEC Multispeed EL2 V30 9.54MHz 640K 720Kx2 $2499 SN CH Sanyo MC-16LT 80C88 8MHz 640K 720Kx2 $1269 MN CH Sanyo MC-17NB 80286 12.5MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $2999 SN BVF Sharp MZ-100 V20 720Kx2 $ 599 Sharp PC-4602 V40 10MHz 640K 720Kx2 $2195 SL BCF Sharp PC-4741 V40 10MHz 640K 40M 1.44M $2995 SN BCF Tandy 1400FD V20 8MHz 768K 720Kx2 $1499 SN BCH Tandy 1500HD V20 10MHz 640K 20M 1.44M $1999 MN BCH Toshiba T1000XE 80C86 9.54MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $1779 SN BCF Toshiba T1200HB 80C86 9.54MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $2999 SN BCH Toshiba T1200XE 80C286 12MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $1992 SN BCF Toshiba T1600 80C286 12MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $4499 SN BEF Zenith SupersPort 80C88 8MHz 640K 720Kx2 $1999 SN BCF Zenith SupersPort286 80286 12MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $3999 SN BCF Zenith SupersPort286e 80286 12MHz 1M 20M 1.44M $4999 SN BVF ;;; **************************************************************** ;;; Laptop Vendors ************************************************* ;;; **************************************************************** AIRIS Computer Corp. 1824 N. Besly Court Chicago, IL 60622 312-384-5608 AST 16215 Alton Parkway Irvine, CA 92713-9658 1-800-876-4AST Advance Data Systems 27 Mauchly Drive, Suite 212 Irvine, CA 92718 714-581-3850 Altima Systems Inc. 1390 Willow Pass Road, Suite 1050 Concord, CA 94520 1-800-356-9990 415-356-5600 FAX 415-356-2408 Amstrad Inc. 1915 Westridge Drive Irving, TX 75038 214-518-0668 Atari Computer 1196 Borregas Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94088 1-800-443-8020 408-745-2000 Austin Computer Systems 10300 Metric Boulevard Auston, TX 78758 512-339-7932 Bondwell Industrial Co. 47485 Seabridge Drive Fremont, CA 94538 415-490-4300 Compaq Computer Corp. 20555 FM 149 Houston, TX 77070 713-370-0670 Compuadd Corp. 12303 Technology Boulevard Austin, TX 78727 512-250-1489 Core Pacific USA Inc. 197 Meister Avenue N Branch, NJ 08876 201-704-8383 Datavue One Meca Way Norcross, GA 30093 404-564-5555 Dauphin Technology Inc. 1125 East St. Charles Road Lombard, IL 708-627-4004 Dynabook Technologies Corp. 3101 Scott Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95054 408-457-1791 Emerson Computer Corp. 5500 E Saluson Avenue Commerce, CA 90040 213-722-9800 Epson America Inc. 20770 Madrona Avenue Torrance, CA 90503 213-782-2606 1-800-922-8911 Fora Inc. 3081 North First Street San Jose, CA 95134 1-800-FOR-FORA 408-944-0393 FAX 408-944-0392 Forefront Technology Corp. 50 Mall Road, G12 Burlington, MA 01803 617-270-9733 FAX: 617-270-9313 Grid Systems Corp. 47211 Lakeview Boulevard Fremont, CA 94537-5003 1-800-222-4743 415-656-4700 Hyosung Computer and Information Systems 710 Lakeway Drive, Suite 285 Sunnyvale, CA 94086 408-733-0810 Leading Edge Products Inc. 225 Turnpike Street Canton, MA 02021 1-800-872-5323 Librex Computer Systems Inc. 260 Santa Ana Court Sunnyvale, CA 94086 408-441-1911 Mitsubishi Electronics America 991 Knox Street Torrance, CA 90502 213-515-3992 NEC Technologies 1255 Michael Drive Wood Dale, IL 60191 708-860-9500 Packard Bell 9425 Canoga Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 818-348-7000 Panasonic Two Panasonic Way Secaucus, NJ 07094 1-800-742-8086 Poqet Computer Corp. 650 North Mary Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 408-737-8100 1-800-624-8999 (x-1590 for literature) Psion Inc. 118 Echo Lake Road Watertown, CT 06795 203-274-7521 Samsung Information Systems America 3655 N First Street San Jose, CA 95134 1-800-366-7472 Sanyo Business Systems 51 Joseph Street Moonachie, NJ 07074 201-500-9300 Sharp Electronics Corp. Sharp Plaza Mahwah, NJ 07430 201-529-9500 Tandy Corp. 1800 One Tandy Center Fort Worth, TX 76102 817-390-3011 Texas Instruments Inc. 12501 Research Boulevard Austin, TX 78769 1-800-527-3500 Toshiba America 9740 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, CA 92718 1-800-334-3505 1-800-457-7777 Toshiba America Bulletin Board Service (TABBS) 300/1200/2400 714-837-4408 9600 HST 714-837-2722 9600 V.42 714-837-2116 Twinhead Corp. 1537 Centre Point Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 1-800-545-8946 408-945-0808 US Micro Engineering Corp. 2810 Wilderness Place Boulder, CO 80301 303-939-8700 Zenith Data Systems 1000 Milwaukee Avenue Glenview, IL 60025 1-800-553-0331 1-800-842-9000 (ext 1) Zeos International, Ltd. 530 5th Avenue, NW St. Paul, MN 55112 612-633-4591 ;;; **************************************************************** ;;; Emacs for Laptops ********************************************** ;;; **************************************************************** Freemacs via anonymous ftp from grape.ecs.clarkson.edu:/pub/msdos/freemacs/ Author: Russ Nelson <nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu> MicroEMACS version 3.11 anonymous FTP from midas.mgmt.purdue.edu (aka zeus.mgmt.purdue.edu) in the dist/uemacs311BETA directory outside the hours of 8am to 5pm on EST on weekdays. 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laird@think.com (Laird Popkin) (04/19/91)
In article <12681@pt.cs.cmu.edu> mkant@glinda.oz.cs.cmu.edu (Mark Kantrowitz) writes: >The enclosed lists (of laptop prices, laptop vendors, etc) could be >the start of a FAQ list. Send corrections, updates, suggestions for >additional questions (with answers), etc., to mkant@cs.cmu.edu. I'm >especially interested in replacing the list prices in this list with >approximate street prices. > >--mark > >;;; **************************************************************** >;;; Laptop Prices ************************************************** >;;; **************************************************************** > >;;; ******************************** >;;; Key **************************** >;;; ******************************** >Size/Weight Classification: > Portable (P): > 10 lbs > Laptop (L): 6-9 lbs > Notebook (N): < 6 lbs, 8.5" x 11" x 2" (or pretty darn close) > Handheld (H): < 2 lbs, 9" x 4" x 1" > >Display: > Backlit (B), Sidelit (S) > EGA (E), CGA (C), VGA (V) > 640x200 (H), 640x480 (F) Smaller (S) > >Power: > Battery Type: > C-Cells (C), AA Cells (A), Nicad (N), Lead-Acid (L) > Battery Life in Hours: > Short (S): 1-3 > Medium (M): 4-6 > Long (L): 7-12 > Extra-Long (X): >> 12 > >Memory: RAM/Hard-Disk/Floppy Should include expansion options somewhere, too. >Processor: Name (Speed) > >Name:Processor:Memory:Price:modem:battery:display > >Standard for bare-bones model > >Prices are list prices, or street prices when available. These should be differentiated between -- otherwise people end up comparing the street prices of some machines to the list prices of others without knowing which is which. >;;; ******************************** >;;; Handhelds: ********************* >;;; ******************************** >Ataria Portfolio 128K $ 300 XA I believe that the Atari Portfolio uses an 80C88 running at 4.77 MHz. Street prices have been reported in the $225 range. In case you want to list expansion capabilities, the PF uses SRAM cards (32K-128K), and can be expanded to a 640K RAM 20 Mb HD system. >Poqet PC 80C88 (7 MHz) 512K IC $1099 XA CH I thought that the Poquet listed for about $1450. Or is this a street price? If so, I may have to look into it again. Aside from that, the list looks quite useful. - Laird Popkin (laird@think.com)
dhirsch@star-trek.bbn.com (Doug Hirsch) (04/19/91)
The proposed "Frequently asked questions list" is great! Since I'm in the market for one, I request you add a section on printers suitable for laptops. Thanks. Doug