[geeks] portability problem

[Ken Hansen]

Honestly, I got my Portege 650ct from them with low expectations, and was very happy with what I got, realizing:

	- the modem was a PCMCIA card (the internal modem was missing)
	- the HD died almost immediately (and was quickly replaced by them)
	- Upping the RAM to the max. (80 Meg) was expensive! ($100)
	- A screw or two was missing from the case, but no problems yet
	  (the HD bracket should be screwed down, but is not)
	- there was *one* stuck pixel (at 800x600 it is not a problem)
	  but the Active Matrix screen was *very* bright
	- the case was scuffed up, but not too bad (these are off-lease)

I wish I had gotten the unit with the internal CD-ROM, but my goal was cheap...

If you do go with the Portege laptop, I have a couple docking stations (DSV+), with room for internal ISA/PCI cards, as well as CD/HD - I'd let you have one cheap (may even hav ethe adapter). I went a little crazy with the docking stations (they were cheaper than power adapters, so I got one for the office, one for home,and now I use neither)...

HTH,

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: ward at zilla.nu [mailto:ward at zilla.nu]
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:00 PM
To: geeks at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [geeks] portability problem


On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 03:55:34PM -0400, Ken Hansen wrote:
> Run over to www.supersellers.net and look at thier laptop display. THey have *exactly* two models available, the more expensive one is a P/166 (maybe mmx) laptop with 800x600 screen and full keyboard with CD-ROM and some HD/mem for under $150. It will be scratched up, but for your purposes it should be fine...

Ahh, they have portege systems.  I had a 610CT for a while, loved that
little box.  Was a mere P90 with 24MB, but it ran well and was
surprisingly durable.  Definately within my price range, and probably
within my weight limitation.

Reagen
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