jlb@aipna.ed.ac.uk (John Beaven) (12/07/90)
Hi there - A friend of mine is going to the States next month and wants to get a 286 notebook when there. Austin and Zeos advertise machines with pretty good prices, and similar specs: 286 processor, Hard and Floppy drives, VGA screen, 6lbs. The Austin one is slightly cheaper ($1900 vs $2000), and of the machines she has seen advertised, the choice seems to be between these two. Has anyone got any experience of either machine, or even better, of both? Like: - what's the screen like? - what is the battery life? - what are these companies like for reliability etc.? - is the delivery prompt? This is important because my friend is only going to be in the States for 2 weeks. Also, has she missed out any machine that compares favourably with these? Thanks in advance, John jlb@aipna.ed.ac.uk