From: Andrew Scott Beals (bandy_at_ricochet.net)
Date: Thu Apr 06 2000 - 14:59:55 EDT
I've been reading all of this with great interest. Both halves of my family
are sold on Thinkpads when it comes to laptop machines. We have a wide
selection of them, from early models all the way through to an 'i', as they
were all bought at various times. The only one who has had problems is my
mother's, and that's probably because of the abuse it has recieved in Kenya,
while she's on her missionary work thing. [failed keyboards, I believe]
My father's i14xx feels like a thinkpad -- I am very fussy about my keyboards,
as I suffer from RSI. In fact, my 770's keyboard is the first flat keyboard
I've been able to use for any length of time in the past four years. I don't
have problems with its keyboard or trackpoint. My father's previous machine
was a 755cx. To him, his 'i' is better in every way -- faster, more memory,
bigger hard drive, built-in DVD-rom, etc.
Now that my 770ed has hit its two-year mark, I'm considering replacing it with
another TP, although the ability to slap a second battery in for all-day
continuous use has great appeal to me, as I'm often mobile and in search of a
power outlet once the battery goes flat. I just might keep it. Or, perhaps,
I'll just get an i15xx and have at it. I know I'll love the speed improvement
and an even larger display.
For those of you who hold to the Corvette and i-Corvette [née Camaro] theory,
I'd like to hear your comments on the 770 vs 600. After all, the 600 was a
more "budget minded" system for the business guys, as opposed to the 770
series, which was meant to be for "power users".
Andy Beals
Silicon Valley Guy
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