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Hi, No, the sound system on the 701 and 755 are *not* the same. The 755CX/CD/CV use the Mwave DSP chip for sound, and also for modem & telephony functions. The 701 uses the ESS688 sound chip, which is an emulated sound blaster chip used in most other laptops. The 701 also has a standard Rockwell-based 14.4K non-upgradeable modem. As far as the screens go, I actually have one of each - dual scan *and* active matrix. When put side-by-side, it is easy to see why you would want to pay a little extra for the active matrix. Strangely, the battery on the active matrix unit lasts about 10% longer than the passive-matrix. I would have expected to see the opposite results. I switched the batteries between the units to see if it made a difference, but I got the same results. As for the keyboard, after posting my message, I called up IBM Easyserv to find out if it was a common complaint (mushiness), and they told me to send in my unit to have the keyboard replaced. They promised a 3-day turnaround which turned out to be seven due to a backorder on replacement keyboards. I just got the unit back an hour ago, and have played with the new keyboard a little - it feels great! I hope I can still say that after using it for a month or two, though. I'm also posting this message to the TP750 list to advise other 701 owners with sub-par keyboards to get them replaced - it makes a world of difference. ---------- From: mm[SMTP:mm@HUGE.net.hk] Sent: Thursday, September 28, 1995 10:08 PM To: leejim@peak.org >From mm Fri Sep 29 13:08 HKT 1995 To: leejim@peak.org (Jim Lee) Subject: Re: TP 701 vs TP 755-Your opinions. Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 234 Is the sound system on the 701 & 755 the same? is your 701 dualscan or TFT? is the TFT display on the 701 same as the 755? I'm gonna get a 701C, why is the keyboard "MUSHY?" Does the machine not feel solid? Pls advise. Thanks.