tarvaine@tukki.jyu.fi (Tapani Tarvainen) (02/21/90)
Does anybody have any experience or info about Olivetti M211/M211V? Like, who actually makes it (I suspect Olivetti just buys them from some Japanese firm and tags its sign on it)? Is the display any good, and is the VGA version visibly better (worse?) in text mode? Any good reasons NOT to buy one? -- Tapani Tarvainen (tarvaine@jyu.fi, tarvainen@finjyu.bitnet)
donh@oliven.olivetti.com (Donald Herrick) (03/01/90)
In article <3472@tukki.jyu.fi> tarvaine@tukki.jyu.fi (Tapani Tarvainen) writes: > Does anybody have any experience or info about Olivetti M211/M211V? I'm the product planner for Olivetti portable PCs, does that count? > Like, who actually makes it (I suspect Olivetti just buys them from > some Japanese firm and tags its sign on it)? The current Olivetti laptop line (M111, M211, M211V and M316) was developed by a company jointly owned by Olivetti and a large Japanese manufacturing company. Olivetti fully specified the requirements for the PCs, designed the case, assured that quality, compatibility and reliability requirements were met, and markets them, while the Japanese company manufactures them. > Is the display any good, and is the VGA version visibly better (worse?) > in text mode? The VGA is very nice. It is a large display with an excellent aspect ratio and has 32 intelligently mapped shades of gray. It uses the FTN (Formulated Super-Twisted Nematic) technology (black and white), while the EGA display on the M211 uses STN (blue and silver). Text and graphics both display better on the M211V. > Any good reasons NOT to buy one? I guess you can't expect a non-biased opinion from me, but truthfully, with the high performance CPU (12MHz 0 wait state) and hard disk (27 ms) and the integrated standard half-size slot, the M211 and M211V are best suited to the role of (highly portable) desktop replacement. If you are looking for a note-taking machine for your briefcase, look elsewhere. These machines are a good balance of high power, low weight and good battery life. > Tapani Tarvainen (tarvaine@jyu.fi, tarvainen@finjyu.bitnet) By the way, I am interested in hearing any comments any users have on using the new line of Olivetti portable PCs. Don Herrick - Product Planner for Portable PCs - Olivetti Office ................... what's a .signature?.....................
donh@oliven.olivetti.com (Donald Herrick) (03/02/90)
In article <55821@oliveb.olivetti.com> donh@xsft2.UUCP (Don Herrick) writes: >with the high performance CPU (12MHz 0 wait state) and hard disk (27 ms) >and the integrated standard half-size slot, the M211 and M211V are best >suited to the role of (highly portable) desktop replacement. Oops, that should have been ...(16MHz 0 wait state)... By the way, I am still interested in hearing any comments any users have on using the new line of Olivetti portable PCs. Don Herrick - Product Planner for Portable PCs - Olivetti Office ................... what's a .signature?.....................