pbg@cs.brown.edu (Peter Galvin) (09/25/90)
My father is looking for a low-powered laptop (he just does text processing) and the Tandy 1400HD (with 20MB hard disk) is on sale this month for $1199 (or something close). Any opinions on it?! Sounds like a good deal... -- --Peter ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- Peter Baer Galvin (401) 863-7623 Systems Manager, Brown Univ. Comp. Sci. pbg@cs.brown.edu Box 1910 (115 Waterman Street) uunet!brunix!pbg Providence, RI 02912 (02906) pbg@browncs.bitnet
wmf@chinet.chi.il.us (Bill Fischer) (09/26/90)
In article <PBG.90Sep25091435@bob.cs.brown.edu> pbg@cs.brown.edu (Peter Galvin) writes: =>My father is looking for a low-powered laptop (he just does text =>processing) and the Tandy 1400HD (with 20MB hard disk) is on sale this =>month for $1199 (or something close). Any opinions on it?! Sounds =>like a good deal... => I have been using a 1400HD for about 6 months now and am very pleased with it. While a pretty heavy unit with disappointing battery life, I found it to be a durable workhorse. I even had a case where the thing was dropped on the floor, while the hard drive was active. No damage! At $1199, this is an excellent buy! Bill -- | Bill Fischer | US Agent for Omega Electronics & Swiss Timing | | wmf@chinet.chi.il.us | Sports Timing and Display Systems Worldwide | | "Timing the significant moments in sports since 1936" | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
rlk@telesoft.com (Bob Kitzberger @sation) (10/02/90)
wmf@chinet.chi.il.us (Bill Fischer) writes: > > I have been using a 1400HD [with hard disk] ... > > At $1199, this is an excellent buy! Guess how much the upgrade from a 1400LT (two floppies) to a 1400HD (one floppy, one hard disk) costs? Yup, $1199. Sigh, -- A 1400LT owner -- Bob Kitzberger Internet : rlk@telesoft.com TeleSoft uucp : ...!ucsd.ucsd.edu!telesoft!rlk 5959 Cornerstone Court West, San Diego, CA 92121-9891 (619) 457-2700 x163 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Civilization rests on two things," said Hitzig; "the discovery that fermentation produces alcohol, and voluntary ability to inhibit defecation." -- Robertson Davies, "The Rebel Angels"
cho@cs.psu.edu (Sehyeong Cho) (01/22/91)
Radio Shack has them on sale for $1199. This machine has V-20 processor,
a 20MHD, one floppy, and probably ~768K mem.
Their original price (if not on sale) is $2499 (ha,ha,ha).
Is there any happy user of this 10 pounder?
Is $1199 a fair deal, compared to other brands?
Sehyeong Cho
cho@cs.psu.edudlow@polluxSVALE.HP.COM (Danny Low) (01/22/91)
>Radio Shack has them on sale for $1199. This machine has V-20 processor, >a 20MHD, one floppy, and probably ~768K mem. >Their original price (if not on sale) is $2499 (ha,ha,ha). >Is there any happy user of this 10 pounder? >Is $1199 a fair deal, compared to other brands? This is a very good price IF the floppy is a high density drive. It's still a good price if the floppy drive is only a double density drive. My only objection to the RS laptops is their screens are ugly. After staring at them for several minutes I was getting twitchy eyes. Danny Low "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You" Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley HP CPCD dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com
wmf@chinet.chi.il.us (Bill Fischer) (01/22/91)
cho@cs.psu.edu (Sehyeong Cho) writes: >Radio Shack has them on sale for $1199. This machine has V-20 processor, >a 20MHD, one floppy, and probably ~768K mem. >Is there any happy user of this 10 pounder? >Is $1199 a fair deal, compared to other brands? > I am writing this on one. I am very pleased with it. I have the 2400 internal modem, also. Display is acceptable and the keyboard in nice. Battery life is disappointing, but I'm told that's due in part to the modem. It's also pretty hefty. It is fairly compatible, I haven't run into any problems in that area. Tandy originally offered the upgrade from 1400FD to HD for about $1100, so I guess the price is right. It is out of production, being replaced by the sexier 1500HD. -- | Bill Fischer | US Agent for Omega Electronics & Swiss Timing | | wmf@chinet.chi.il.us | Sports Timing and Display Systems Worldwide | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
RFM@psuvm.psu.edu (01/23/91)
I bought one at the $1199 sale price, am satisfied, albeit wishing I
had the money for a '286 portable. I think the 1400 screen is superior to
Zenith screens. The hard drive isn't a *FAST* one, bt it seems sturdy.
1400 comes with 768 k, the top 128k of which can be accessed *ONLY*
as a ram-disk. System won't recognize drivers for expanded memory.
1400 has an external cga port, and that is important to me. I can carry
into class, hook up to a display screen & get pretty good resolution
(640x200) projected via an overhead onto a screen. I plan to do a
lot of demos, display topic outlines, etc.
1400 is "heavy", probably 15 lbs in the case with modem and external
pwer adapter, but you can get used to that.
Me, I wish:
1. That hard drive was 30 or 40 megs.
2. That I had the $2500 to buy the *NEW* Tandy '286 laptop
just announced, but even it's only a 20-meg hd.
Bob M., PSU-Hbg