From: Randal Whittle (rwhittle_at_usa.net)
Date: Sat Apr 04 1998 - 00:49:50 EST
At 12:08 PM 4/3/98 , Jane Loyless wrote:
>At 07:10 AM 4/3/98 -0800, you wrote:
>
>>Yeah, I know--the 600 series should be coming out soon that will
>>incorporate the same kind of features (at least the ability to insert a CD
>>drive--I don't know about the larger screen & etc.)
>>
>
>The TP600 looks pretty interesting from this review:
>
>http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/firstlooks/9804/f980402a.htm
Wow...6 1/2 pounds with the CD drive in? That's almost 1 full pound
heavier than the Versa 5000 series with its CD drive in, and a *almost* 2
1/2 pounds heavier than the 560 (which is a mere 4.1 lbs)!
Looks to me like IBM remembered the part about "thin", but forgot the
"light". We know it can be done (adding in modularity like an insertable
CD-Drive) in less weight in these same dimensions (12" x 9.5" x 1.5"
thick), because NEC does in in the Versa 5000 series in 5.6 lbs. (with
CD-Drive in. A touch over 5 lbs. with an empty bay). So why does IBM's
stab at this weigh so much?
Also--I'm curious: Do TFT displays weigh a significant amount? Enough to
make a significant difference between, say, a 12.1" screen and a 13.3"
screen? Or 14.1" screen? About how much would that difference be? Is it
mostly the glass (or whatever it is)?
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Randal J. Whittle whittle_at_usc.edu (213) 740-7775
Director, Electronic Commerce Program
Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
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