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Paul Rubin wrote: > > What do ppl think of the 365XD? It seems nicer in most regards > than my 755cx and the price is pretty reasonable. I think it has > the same display (800x600 10.4" TFT) and keyboard, plus it has > genuine Soundblaster-compatible audio hardware instead of the stupid > Mwave, and it can take an internal CD-rom. Things it -doesn't- have > are the Li ion battery and easily swappable hd's, but that's ok. > Questions: > - Can the HD be upgraded without too much hassle? I mean to put > in a bigger one. I don't need to swap them in and out regularly. > Can it use standard 19mm-thick HD's? > - Is an external floppy included or is one available? Can the > external floppy and internal CD be used as the same time without > needing any software configuration? The idea is to do OS installations > by booting a floppy that then reads the CD. This is a big pain with > the 755cx, because you have to use an external cd with pcmcia scsi, > which means you have to build the OS with pcmcia drivers etc. and > you have a chicken and egg problem. (OS is Debian Linux, btw). > - Does it have the same annoying 4-pin power connector or a more > reasonable 2-pin coaxial plug? > > Thanks. The hard drive can be upgraded, there are a few screws to remove and the drive lifts out. Not sure what size of HDD's will fit. The floppy & CD-ROm are useable at the same time. THe cd-rom is not removable. The power adapter has the 2-pin plug.