From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Thu Jun 11 1998 - 02:27:20 EDT
I have two 701's and i'll swap for a 600 too.. but only one of them..! the other is
a keeper since its a classic..!
for batteries, they pop up from time to time, and there are aftermarket batteries
available..
don't ask me where since i don't need any.. yet..!
get the NiMH, they last longer..
Axel Hartmann wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> My officemate just got his TP600 PII-233 yesterday, and I brought in my
> TP701 for comparison. This is what I noticed:
>
> The 600 is a tad thinner than the 701.
> It is as deep as the 701 is wide.
> The same almost goes for the screen.
> The keyboards are the same size.
> The taper at the bottom of the case make the 600 easy to lift from a table.
> The IR at the side might be a hassle for head-to-head connections.
> The case is stiffer, especially behind the display. The 701 would show
> smears when I push from behind, and I didn't dare push anymore on the
> 600, but saw nothing.
> I won't even start comparing the displays. Or the speed.
> I find the system-beeps on the 600 annoyingly loud.
> The trackpoint is nice, as usual, but I find that on a 640*480 screen, it is
> as good as a mouse, on a 1024*786, I think I might prefer a real mouse or
> Trackball in the long run. The distances are too large to keep the pressure
> on the TrackPoint. It is still better than any other laptop pointing device
> (except maybe the HP Omnibook Pop-out Mouse for righthanded people only).
>
> It also lasts on battery. Big difference here: My 701 batt's are down to about
> 5 minutes usable time, one is completely dead. Any suggestions? I'm trying
> to cycle the 5min one, but the others are probably dead, right?
> Is a good LiIon worth it? I would like to get more memory, a bigger harddrive,
> but only if it is usable with battery. Memory, HD, and Battery sounds expensive.
> Sniff.
>
> I still like the 701 a lot. I will trade immediately for a 600, though ;)
>
> axel
>
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