In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
Thanks, Tony. Portables do not seem to be as reliable as they used to ... probably because of cheaper manufacture to meet an increasing specification. I have an Acer 233 on loan from work, and the screen on that failed when I recently returned it for an update. I was then simply given the use of another one. Which I can now configure with software myself although it is based on a mirror of the work network with Windows XP. And, as you say, the old 386 / 486's just keep on going ! >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 -- Malcolm Cadman _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
