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At 12:08 PM 4/3/98 , Jane Loyless wrote: >At 07:10 AM 4/3/98 -0800, you wrote: > >>Yeah, I know--the 600 series should be coming out soon that will >>incorporate the same kind of features (at least the ability to insert a CD >>drive--I don't know about the larger screen & etc.) >> > >The TP600 looks pretty interesting from this review: > >http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/firstlooks/9804/f980402a.htm Wow...6 1/2 pounds with the CD drive in? That's almost 1 full pound heavier than the Versa 5000 series with its CD drive in, and a *almost* 2 1/2 pounds heavier than the 560 (which is a mere 4.1 lbs)! Looks to me like IBM remembered the part about "thin", but forgot the "light". We know it can be done (adding in modularity like an insertable CD-Drive) in less weight in these same dimensions (12" x 9.5" x 1.5" thick), because NEC does in in the Versa 5000 series in 5.6 lbs. (with CD-Drive in. A touch over 5 lbs. with an empty bay). So why does IBM's stab at this weigh so much? Also--I'm curious: Do TFT displays weigh a significant amount? Enough to make a significant difference between, say, a 12.1" screen and a 13.3" screen? Or 14.1" screen? About how much would that difference be? Is it mostly the glass (or whatever it is)? ------- Randal J. Whittle whittle@usc.edu (213) 740-7775 Director, Electronic Commerce Program Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California