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On Sun, 21 Sep 97 16:14:18 HST, David Ross wrote: >> Only potential problem I have seen so far is that the >> hinges covering the floppy disk port and PCMCIA ports >> are cheaply made and look like they will easily break >> off. Am surprised that IBM could not engineer a better >> solution, e.g., imitate what Micron does on their >> Transports in which a port cover simply slides out of >> the way, with no easy way for breakage or loss. > >I like the Micron solution as well (also the TI Travelmate >swing-in door), but remember that the Microns are 8 pound, >very thick machines. A TP560-sized version would be pretty >flimsy itself. > >As for the hinges, I've not had a problem yet, and I think >that if they *were* to break it would simply mean getting >a new cover, probably less than $10. > >- David > > Believe me, it will be WAY more than that. IBM wanted around $50 for the cover on the 701, so the 560's price probably isn't very far away. Paul