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At 11:08 PM 3/15/97 -0600, Dennis Pantazis wrote: >I too am in Dave's position. After 7 trips to EZServe, the IBM Customer Relations group (that term is an oxymoron) has finally consentet to replacing my 701C with a 560. Even though the 560 is a more 'powerful' machine, I feel like I am taking a step backwards because of the form factor. Actually Dennis, you shouldn't feel that way (despite all the pain and suffering you've gone through to get to this point). Like you, I had a 701C that I really liked a *whole LOT* (well, mine didn't fall apart continuously like yours, but...). After dealing with a heavyweight 750C for 2 years, it was *VERY* nice to have a small, lightweight machine. I won't go into details, but my wife needed a computer so I gave her my 701C and replaced it with a 560 for me. At first, I wasn't too sure I liked the 560 very much. Clearly, it was "bigger" when I really liked the 701C better for its smaller form factor. However, it grew on me--and "bigger" is a misnomer. In thickness, the 701C is a full 1/2" thicker and in terms of weight, about 1/2 lb. *heavier* than the 560. Combine that with the bigger, higher-res. screen and the faster chip & larger hard drive, and I have no doubt you'll be loving the 560 in no time--oh, and no need to carry that little port replicator extra around with you all the time. The wideness of the 560 allows a full compliment of ports without the replicator. Also, it uses a Li-Ion battery, which is superior in life for the weight and easier to care for. As a student, I use a backpack a hell of a lot more than a briefcase, and I'll also say the 560 "lays" better (being thinner, its much like a spiral notebook whereas the 701C was like a thick calculus book) in my backpack. In a briefcase, its pretty much the same. At any rate, consider the 560 a bonus for your trouble. It took me a couple of weeks, but now I no longer yearn for the 701C and no longer envy my wife when she uses it. The only drawback at *all* that I see now is that the 701C's speaker sounded much better than the thin-sounding 560 (oh, and also the lack of a modem--but then the 701C's 14.4K modem sucked anyway). I'm certain you'll grow to like your 560 even better than the 701 as I did. ------- Randy Whittle rwhittle@usa.net Marshall Graduate School of Business at USC http://www-scf.usc.edu/~whittle I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being first and foremost, and as such I am for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole. - Malcolm X