schraudo@beowulf.ucsd.edu (Nici Schraudolph) (10/07/90)
Just saw an ad for a low-end laptop I've never heard of before:
Panasonic CF 150B, V-20 XT @ 8 MHz, 640k RAM,
backlit LCD, MS-DOS 3.3, 1 x 720k floppy, $599.
Sounds like a good deal compared with the Toshiba T1000... does anybody
have more technical data and/or experience with this machine? Please
mail responses to me, I will post a summary to the net.
Thanks,
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Nicol N. Schraudolph, C-014 "Big Science, hallelujah.
University of California, San Diego Big Science, yodellayheehoo."
La Jolla, CA 92093-0114 - Laurie Anderson.
nici%cs@ucsd.{edu,bitnet,uucp}zlraa@iceman.jcu.oz (Ross Alford) (10/07/90)
In article <schraudo.655257418@beowulf>, schraudo@beowulf.ucsd.edu (Nici Schraudolph) writes: > Just saw an ad for a low-end laptop I've never heard of before: > > Panasonic CF 150B, V-20 XT @ 8 MHz, 640k RAM, > backlit LCD, MS-DOS 3.3, 1 x 720k floppy, $599. > > Sounds like a good deal compared with the Toshiba T1000... does anybody > have more technical data and/or experience with this machine? Please > mail responses to me, I will post a summary to the net. > I've seen one. They look quite reasonable, for a minimal basic laptop-- about the size and weight of a T1000, but a bit faster and with a considerably nicer screen. Only problem is that in OZ, we can get T1000s for $A816 on government contract, while the Panasonic is apparently seriously being offered for sale at some price like $A1895! Ross Alford zlraa@marlin.jcu.edu.au
dhirsch@bbn.com (Doug Hirsch) (10/08/90)
In article <schraudo.655257418@beowulf> schraudo@beowulf.ucsd.edu (Nici Schraudolph) writes: >Just saw an ad for a low-end laptop I've never heard of before: > > Panasonic CF 150B, V-20 XT @ 8 MHz, 640k RAM, > backlit LCD, MS-DOS 3.3, 1 x 720k floppy, $599. > >Sounds like a good deal compared with the Toshiba T1000... does anybody >have more technical data and/or experience with this machine? Please >mail responses to me, I will post a summary to the net. I'm going ahead and posting since I've never seen anyone answer the multiple requests for info on this machine. I bought one several months ago and I'm pleased. When I shopped, the new T1000s supposedly had screens twice the resolution, but the greenish color of the Panasonic screen just seemed easier for me to read; this is totally subjective, of course. I bought the 1M add-in memory ($400) and the 2.4k modem ($190). Although they don't advertise it (for reasons I don't understand), the add-in memory is battery backed, leaving you with a very convenient continuous ram-disk. I was pleasantly surprized. The only disappointment is that the battery doesn't last more than an hour unless you turn off the backlight, which inconveniently involves rebooting. Even so, I don't think I get the three hours they claim, but I haven't taken it to the limit because I don't want to lose my ram-disk. I'll be interested to see if I get similar performance when I get my spare battery pack ($80?). It's possible my modem is eating all that extra power; there's no obvious convenient way to cut off its power. Other than that, it's a nice, light-weight, convenient little low-end laptop, and a fine alternative to the T1000. Doug