From: Tom_at_Abacurial.com
Date: Wed Nov 14 2001 - 02:57:31 EST
Or:
- notebooks take less space, are quieter, need less power &
cords.
- notebooks have a built-in UPS.
- LCDs are sharper than same-size CRTs
A few years ago at the Chateau Tremblant, they were using Thinkpads
as their check-in computers. Much less junk between the staff and the
customer.
Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ronald W. Heiby" <heiby_at_falkor.chi.il.us>
> >
> > I am intrigued by the concept of paying the premium for a
notebook
> > computer, and accepting the inherent compromises, and then
never
> > taking the computer anywhere. Would the home edition A21p also
not go
> > anywhere? What am I missing? Why are you doing this?
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