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On Oct 13, 2:24pm, Alex Judd wrote: > Subject: Re: Thinkpads vs ? > Thanks to everyone that replied. > > We as a company have decided to move away from Thinkpads for a number > of reasons, but primarily the fact that although they are leading edge, > they are one of the most non-standard beasts around. > > When we moved to Windows 95 a while back, we tested a number of machines > with the OS before we upgraded the whole company, and decided to delay > the overall install due to various problems. > > The other reason is that the 560 although ideal for our sales people > due to being compact and with a nice huge screen, only has an easily > damagable external floppy drive..., not ideal for sales people. > > I'm thinking very strongly of the Tecra CDT as a replacement to the > TP 760 as the features seem to be comparable.. 12.1 TFT Screen, 6X CDROM > Pentium 120 Processor, 1.2 Gig HD and 16Mb of memory for the same price > as a 760E P120 with only 8MB memory. > > My problem machine to replace is the TP560. What we require is a machine > with a 12.1 TFT Screen, P90+ Processor, and floppy (CD not needed), and > hopefully from the same manufacturer.. Problem is only IBM seem to make > this type of machine with this amount of features that is as light and > as compact. > > And suggestions? > > Thanks in advance, > > Alex Judd > > > > > Just out of curiosity, why did your company decide to drop the TPs? > > > > I've used both Toshiba and NEC machines before and have got excellent > > support from NEC. I'd not hesistate to pick up a Tecra 500CDT or > > Portege 650 if I could. > > > > Good luck, > > > > John Pham > > > > > >-- End of excerpt from Alex Judd All of our sales people have switched over from the Compaqs and IBMs to the Toshiba 610CT about a year ago and they all loved it. I actually used one for about 3 weeks when I was travelling through 8 Pac Rim countries and didn't have any problem. The only things I missed are the CD-ROM and a bigger screen. I think the 650CT now has a bigger screen, faster CPU and bigger hard drives. How about Dells or Samsungs? I've heard the guy who used to head the TPs lines for IBM is now working for Samsung in the notebooks division. It might be hard to get a hold of the Tecra 500CDT unless you have an excellent vendor. I called CompUSA (one of the biggest distributor/reseller here in the States) about 3 weeks ago and was told they had 1000 units in back order which 500 already been sold in advance. They do have TPs in stock thought... ;-) John Pham -- ------------------------------------------------------ | John Pham Phone: (800) 422-7044 | | Lantronix Systems Engr. (714) 453-7107 | | 15353 Barranca Parkway Fax: (714) 450-7226 | | Irvine, CA 92618 USA Email: johnp@lantronix.com | ------------------------------------------------------