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Re: [TP600] Weight again (was: [Fwd: Re: Compare Thinkpad 600 / 770])
At 02:54 PM 5/6/98 , David Ross wrote:
>> I think that's with the CD Drive in.
>>
>> Stripped to its skivvies, the way a 560 *always* is, it's 4.9 lbs. .8
>>lbs. more than a 560. And an inch deeper as well as .2" thicker.
>>
>That CD sounds heavy!
About 1/2 lb. Par for the course. Same on the Versa 5000.
>You didn't mention sturdiness - the 560 *is* a bit flimsy (I'm pretty sure
that case flex is >what caused my system board failure). I subject my
Micron Transport - which is a tank - >to indignities that I wouldn't think
of inflicting on the 560. I expect the 770 is similar.
I'm not accustomed to beating up on my equipment. :-)
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