From: Ray Bay (canyonlands_at_theriver.com)
Date: Sat Jan 01 2000 - 20:40:51 EST
Good luck. I had terrible trouble with my sony Picturebook and
eventually persuaded the vendor to take it back as a lemon item.
"Dr. Cornelius Halvey" wrote:
>
> I've got the Sony PictureBook. Screen is "sport model XGA": 1024 x 480. It
> is INCREDIBLY sharp and clear. I've run DVDs through it via the PCcard port
> and the sharpness is phenomenal. Its width and depth are the size of the
> keyboard. and it's an inch or so thick. A great travel machine. With the
> optional battery ($300!!) figure 3 hours or so of use. ymmv. This is the
> Pentium 266 machine. Sony's new PictureBook is a Pentium II 400 and the
> specs on that look awesome.
>
> Regards,
>
> Neil
>
> Thinkpad 770ED, 600, 701
> Sony PictureBook C1X
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Hultquist
> To: Thinkpad Mailing List (E-mail)
> Sent: 3/20/00 4:10 PM
> Subject: ThinkPad 240, plane notebooks
>
> I have heard a rumor that the 240's battery life is only about 45
> minutes. Is that really true? Also, any of you seen a small computer
> with one of the unusual high-resolution screen aspect ratios (like
> 1024x600)? I have a couple of people in the office who are looking for
> machines to use on planes without having them crushed when the person in
> front leans back. Suggestions?
>
> ssh
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