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My comparison is between a 760 CD which I have used for a while and the Tecra 720CDT. Let me summarize + and - points. + sound/modem/display much easier to handle at system level (manual gives complete list of scan frequencies for display, sorely missing on TP). games work without a hitch. + resolution of screen is a real plus over the 600 x 800, I now find going back to the 760CD unpleasant from this point of view. + pointing device and buttons seem nicer than IBM) but this is something you have to decide for yourself. + keyboard feel is nicer (again personal), but keyboard is more solid because it does not sit in the air like the IBM one (my IBM keyboard became completely unusable, I had it replaced, so maybe that was an anonomoly). + battery life is longer (battery is quite a bit heavier, more cells, which accounts for the extra weight. Since I carry extra batteries anyway, there is no weight issue. + external diskette can be plugged in and out while machine is on and running + much easier to replace battery (this is a real weakness of the IBM design, having to remove the CD ROM to change the battery is a real nuisance). now minuses - no hvexp feature, games play in a 640 x 480 window on the screen - can only have one hard disk (I used multiple hard disks for backups on 760CD, and now I guess I have to buy a PCMCIA disk for that purpose) - can only have one battery (I found being able to charge two batteries at night on the 760CD really useful, I will probably end up shelling out for the extra charger, which is one more thing to carry around). - power adapter uses non-standard power cable. I liked being able to use any standard cable with the IBM adapter - so far, 64meg and 128meg cards are not available for Tecra, but 2 x 32meg is available for 760CD (though expensive). - keyboard on Tecra is more crowded, I don't like keys to the right of shift enter etc, and tab key is small. Ctrl key placement is particularly unfortunate (reversed with function), but this is relevatiebly minor and I am quickly getting used to it. - No OS/2 drivers in sight, no mention of OS/2 in the manual (the manual for the Tecra is pretty miserable, lots of beginners stuff ["what software you should buy"] that is totally useless, and lots of missing information ["absolutely NO mention in the manual of how to remove the hard drive, solved finally by the picture in the Tecra demo on the hard disk! For those who run into this problem, the secret is to slide the panel at the right, with the lights, to the right and then it comes off, revealing the disk behind. Some more plusses + runs cooler than the 760CD (remember this is the CD I am comparing against not the ED). + has feet! so heat load on table etc. is VERY much reduced (I actually cracked a wood table using my 760CD!) + has extra auxiliary batter that maintains 8 hours of suspend time when main battery runs out. Remember again that I am comparing the 760CD, not the ED, still as far as I can tell the CD and ED are very similar except for speed. Oh, one more + + can run at 16-bit color in max resolution mode I have not considered video stuff (video in, video out etc, since I don't use that anyway). My bottom line is that I prefer the Tecra, and am quite happy that I made this choice. My choice was NOT forced by availability. As I have mentioned before, I would have got the 760ED a week earlier (around June 13th) if I had decided on that.