Malcolm Cadman wrote:
> What are users experiences with portable computers ?
>
> Specification ... reliability ... features, etc .....
>
Compaq Presario X1000
60GB HD (upgraded to 120GB)
512MB ram
1.6 GHz Centrino
1680 x 1088 15.1" widescreen
Issues (in 3 years):
Original Fujitsu HD problems, but disk still in use in USB backup
AC inverter for screen tubes failed. £21 far east replacement.
Key IDs wear off
Toshiba P100
200GB HD
1440 x 900 17" widescreen
2GB ram
2.1GHz dual core
Gb network
Very very high current consumption (120W) but battery lasts a
respectable 2.5 hours
3 standard R/W DVD
Digital video
Issues (in one year)
. Replacement motherboard and graphics card under gtee
. Replacement of nasty orange cover with another nasty orange one (cracked)
. Some keys now unreadable - but not replaced when they did gtee work!
. Supplied media centre XP very slow. Replaced with std XP (by me).
. Sound card not supported by Ubuntu Linux- but *everything* else
worked. Must check to see if the known problem is resolved.
I guess you will not want to know about my AST 386-25 that is still
working! That was used to design my first pcb projects.
Tony
--
QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk
Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman
TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
_______________________________________________
QL-Users Mailing List
http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
