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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!usc!sdd.hp.com!swrinde!gatech!rutgers!cmcl2!cs!fox
  2. From: fox@cs.nyu.edu (David Fox)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
  4. Subject: And the winner is...
  5. Message-ID: <FOX.93Jan5083106@graphics.nyu.edu>
  6. Date: 5 Jan 93 13:31:06 GMT
  7. Sender: notes@cmcl2.nyu.edu (Notes Person)
  8. Organization: Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
  9. Lines: 36
  10. Nntp-Posting-Host: graphics.cs.nyu.edu
  11.  
  12. After considerable research I have decided that the most awesome
  13. notebook computer currently available is...
  14.  
  15. [drum roll]
  16.  
  17. The Texas Instruments TravelMate 4000WinDX2/50.  Here are the specs:
  18.  
  19. Processor:    486DX2
  20. Speed:        50
  21. Max RAM:    20
  22. Max HD:        200
  23. Weight:        5.6
  24. Thickness:    1.8
  25. Trackball,
  26. 1024x768 external video resolution
  27. Passive matrix color available
  28.  
  29. Does anyone else know of any other systems that could compete?  Any
  30. which are still to be announced?  Here are the ones I know about
  31.  
  32. Make        Model                Processor    Max Ram    Max HD    Weight    Thick.    Width    Depth    Battery    Track-    Comment
  33.                                                         Life    Ball
  34. -----        -----                --------    -------    ------    ---    -----    -----    -----    -------    ------    -------
  35. Acma        486/33 Exec Note        486DX/33    20    120    5.8    1.7    11    8.5                    
  36. Altima        433                486DX/33    20    120    5.7    1.6    11    8.5    2.5    y    
  37. Amax        486DX Power LIte        486DX/33    20    120    5.8    1.7    11    8.5    2                
  38. Amrel        MLT486DXU-50            486DX/50    16    200    7    2.3    11.5    8.5        y
  39. Aspen        Aquiline NT 450            486DX2/50    16    240    7.9    2    11    8.5    3        Passive color available
  40. Compudyne    Notebook            486DX/33    20    130    5.5    1.6    11    8.5        y        
  41. Dataworld    NB425DX                486DXL/25    20    80    6.8    1.7    11    8.5    2.5    y        
  42. Gateway 2000    Nomad 425DXL            486DXL/25        120    5.6    1.8    11    8.5            
  43. Micro Express    NB 486DX/33            486DX/33    8    120                        y        
  44. Notebook    486/T50                485DX2/50    10    120    5    1.4    11    8.5                        
  45. Tandy        4860 HD                486DX/33    20    60    6    1.7    11    8.7    2.5                    
  46. TI        TravelMate 4000 WinDX2/50    486DX2/50    20    200    5.6    1.8    11    8.5        y    1024x768 Ext Video resolution, Passive color available (40 MHz)
  47. Twinhead    SlimNote 486DX/33-130        486DX/33    20    130    5.8    1.7    11    8.5    2.3        
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