Re: T20 vs. T21 - why did IBM drop the T20 so quickly?

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From: Randal Whittle (rwhittle_at_usa.net)
Date: Fri Oct 13 2000 - 15:59:04 EDT


At 02:35 PM 10/13/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Why has IBM launched the T21 so soon after introducing the T20? I know
>the T21 is getting the SXGA screens, but changing screen size/resolution
>has not warranted a major model designation change in the past.
>
>I have seen a couple of reports of serious overheating problems, perhaps
>associated with the video. Has anybody in the group with a T20
>experienced significant problems?

         None--and I demo photo & video software for a living, travelling
with my T20 all the time.

>More generally, is there any real
>reason to avoid buying a T20 to wait a bit for the T21s to become more
>available/affordable?

         I don't see one, but personally...I sort of wish I had a T21...I
like the idea of that higher-res screen (but still not sure if its
practical or not, given the physical real estate).


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