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- From: Guy_Saffold@mindlink.bc.ca (Guy Saffold)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
- Subject: Re: Feedback requested on Toshiba T4400SX b/w laptop
- Message-ID: <14831@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 03:44:58 GMT
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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- I've been using a T4400SX for the last two weeks and have enjoyed it very much.
- The speed and processing power are superb, especially for running windows.
- Screen is excellent, and I have found the keyboard to be among the best I've
- ever used on a portable. Connects very well to my VGA color monitor when I am
- at my desk. Power saving features are great and the fax-modem I have installed
- is very useful to me.
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- I have some quibbles. The hinged access panel on the back is very flimsy; it
- was clearly going to break off if I didn't remove it first. The keyboard is
- flat and the front of the machine does not taper toward the desk but drops
- straight down leading to some discomfort typing (at least for me). The battery
- life is minimal in my opinion -- I get the 3 hours advertised but little more
- and sometimes barely that. Other 486 laptops are superior. Finally, the price
- is hefty. I'm not certain that overall the Toshiba provides the best value per
- dollar.
-
- It is certainly more muscle than one would need for word processing alone --
- probably even if you did run windows. I like to run Pagemaker, however, which
- it does with aplomb. The portable trackballs are a very messy solution to the
- pointing problem. Even if you find the performance satisfactory -- and I don't
- -- it is a nuisance to carry the machine about with a mouse sticking out the
- side and a cord running to the back. The Powerbook offers a far more elegant
- solution.
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