From: Chuck S. (probepro_at_mindspring.com)
Date: Sat Apr 01 2000 - 18:40:30 EST
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randal Whittle" <rwhittle_at_usa.net>
To: "TP List" <tp750_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 8:56 AM
Subject: EZServe, Then & Now (Was: Fascinating article on IBM ThinkPad
Repair Service)
|
| ThinkPads still carry a nasty price premium (the good ones
| anyway--the i-series is cheapo crap and the 3xx series isn't exactly
| high-end either). I bought the 600 because of its combination of
| features--and let's face it, the better Thinkpads really *are* better
(than
| other notebooks). But the service stinks. So you just hope and pray
| nothing goes wrong.
|
>From what I have seen, high-end TP's are just as expensive as other high-end
laptops. The i-series has the best price/performance of any TP, which
probably explains its success. There is now a TP for everyone's pocketbook
and needs. If the 600 is the Lexus of laptops, then I guess that makes the
i-series a Toyota, which ain't all that bad.
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