From: Michael Geary (Mike_at_Geary.com)
Date: Sat May 01 1999 - 12:47:51 EDT
> I am using a TP 600 (PII 266 and 96 MB RAM) with great pleasure,
> but I am always puzzled by the various reviews in the computer
> magazines that are the rating the TP 600 pretty low compaired
> to Dell or HP because of it's lack of speed due to the graphic
> chipset and the cost. I have to say that the 2 main reasons
> why I have bought a TP 600 were the support (drivers) and
> the built quality not the price.
> So what are you thikking of these (bad) reviews ?
You hit the nail on the head yourself. You are using your TP600 *with great
pleasure*. Very few magazine reviewers truly appreciate the pleasure of
using a great notebook, and they don't understand what makes a notebook
great. So they measure what's easy to measure: speed and specs.
If Notebook A puts a smile on your face every time you use it because of its
great design, but Notebook B is 10% faster and 10% cheaper, Notebook B will
win the reviews.
One thing reviewers never seem to get: if one computer is 10% faster than
another, you *can't tell the difference.*
-Mike
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