From: Randal Whittle (rwhittle_at_usa.net)
Date: Wed Jun 03 1998 - 14:45:09 EDT
At 10:32 PM 6/2/98 , Patrick Hong wrote:
>I've always purchased the high end notebook at the time but I have to
admit, my
>shoulder and back has paid for it dearly. Like you, I've lived through
several
>models although we've never used the same ones (720C, 755CX, 760ED) and have
>always loved the high end machines. But, I'm seriously considering giving
my
>shoulder a break.
I don't think you'll regret doing so. Once I realized that the "Hi End"
was mostly just unnecessary feature bloat (Be honest...how many times did
you use the Video Out port?), I figured there was no use in wasting my
money. All most of us really want is a fast CPU, a good screen, and plenty
of RAM and HD space. Ever since the 701 (well, the 701 was a little late
to market so it was almost DOA in terms of CPU, etc.), IBM has shown us
that they can (and do) put most all of that in a mid-range machine without
the hefty price. The 560 confirmed that with wild success in the
marketplace, and the 600 is well on its way to doing the same.
Suddenly, the mid-range isn't "middle" at all--its a high-end machine
without the decorations on the icing and for one or two thousand dollars less.
>I do have one question regarding the machine. Does it have any legs at the
>back to tilt the machine up? I actually find the tilt keyboard on my 760
kind
>of annoying and I prefer the machine to be raised. I guess you can say I've
>had my fair share of *hot* laps and desks.
No legs.
However, I should note that now that I've had the chance to use it for a
few hours while seated on my couch and mostly have it right there in my
lap, I'm *very* surprised that the bottom is just fairly warm--but *not*
"Hot". My 750C always felt kinda hot, as did my 701 and to a lesser
extent, my 560. Maybe its the fan they have to put in these things for the
P-II's (which, I should note, I cannot hear. Even when I put my ear down
to the vents I described, the only thing I hear sounds like the normal hum
of a spinning hard drive. It could be a fan, I suppose, but the salient
point here is that the fan is *not* noisy by a long shot.).
The case bottom is warm, but not hot.
Stay tuned for an addendum to the TP 600 review.
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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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