"Dominique Pivard" <domi@kenavo.fi> wrote:
> With luck the US launch of the x40 will reduce the price of the x31.
>
> I'd still like a unit around 3 lbs with a built in DVD :-(
Me too!
Built-in harddrive and optical (CD, DVD, CDRW, whatever).
My current laptop is a 600E (and I couldn't have been more
pleased with it), and I just don't have the motivation to upgrade.
But shave a couple of pounds off even the same package, and
I be a buyer.
Realistically, what would I want? Clock speeds of course
would be higher, but additional raw performance isn't a
priority. Same screen, or maybe one notch up in resolution
with a *slightly* larger screen, would be fine. Longer battery
life. External floppy. (The 600E let's you use the floppy
externally, or install it in place of the CD. I use the floppy
with some regularity, but I haven't installed it in years.)
I wouldn't want the footprint to be much larger. The screen
is adequate, but wouldn't be great as a desktop replacement,
but if you've ever booked a flight on "sardine air," you know
that bigger isn't always better in a laptop.
Built-in wi-fi would be nice (but I can live with pcmcia).
Two pcmcia slots would be nice, but I can live with one.
Three pounds, optical drive, track-point, but preferably
no ultra-pad, with the classic IBM reliablilty and durability.
I'd be a buyer, right now!
Like I said, I just haven't had a reason to upgrade.
Anybody at IBM listening?
Frank R.Brown
Frank.R.Brown@MailAndNews
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