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Yikes, of course, you're right. Dual scan it is. I should learn how to read one of these days... :) Well, it was nice thinking about it. At 06:03 PM 11/12/97 -0600, you wrote: >I just checked the MicroWarehouse site www.microwarehouse.com - the 560 >listed for $1289 is for the 11.3" dual scan model, not the active matrix >screen. The 560 with the 12.1" active screen is $2389. > >I had to double check that, since it sounded too good to be true! Still, >$2389 for the TFT version is not that bad of a price from what I have seen. > >I believe that the 560 uses EDO DRAM, so the 701 memory (along with other >considerations) is not compatible. > >Unfortunatley I've never used a 560, so I can't comment on the rest. >However, Emanuel Brown recently bought one of these and posted a review on >comp.sys.laptops. This review is probably on his web page now. Here is the >address: > >http://www.enteract.com/~epbrown > >Hope this helps... > >Eric Giles > >> From: Dale Chao <geige@usa.net> >> To: THINKPAD@cs.utk.edu >> Subject: re 701/560 question >> Date: Wednesday, November 12, 1997 5:34 PM >> >> *** >> Sorry to send this again...I forgot to mention it has an active matrix >> screen as well. >> *** >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> Long time since I've posted anything to the list, so hello again :) >> >> I ran across a 560P at MicroWarehouse for $1289 today. (P133/8 MB/2.1 G) >A >> couple of questions: >> - is this a good price? >> - I have a 701CS now which has a 16MB memory module in it. Any chance >> I'd be able to move it to the 560? >> - has anyone else moved from a 701 to a 560 that could share their >> impressions with me? >> >> I'm awfully fond of my 701, but I've gotten used to the P166 desktop I >have >> and use most of the time. Barring any earth-shattering news about the >> upgrade project (when do we hear about that?), I've been toying with the >> idea of getting a Pentium machine before my next really long business >trip. >> >> cheers, >> Dale >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Dale Chao >> Concord, California >> >> Primary email: geige@usa.net >> Secondary email: geige@2xtreme.net >> >> 09/25/97: AOL IM/Buddylist: geige97 (info: www.aol.com/iam) >> 09/24/97: ichat pager name: dalechao (info: www.ichat.com) >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dale Chao Concord, California Primary email: geige@usa.net Secondary email: geige@2xtreme.net 09/25/97: AOL IM/Buddylist: geige97 (info: www.aol.com/iam) 09/24/97: ichat pager name: dalechao (info: www.ichat.com) -----------------------------------------------------------------------