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>The docs I have say that the 13.3" TFT 600 with the CD-ROM installed is >5.5lbs (4.9 + .63 respectively). The external CD-ROM for the 560X is >larger and heavier than the internal 600 one, and the two systems use the >same AC Adapter. So, in the end, when you add it all up there's only a >little over a half pound difference in travel weight between the two if you >travel with the CD-ROM even though the 600's screen is larger. The >footprint is a little bigger, but it didn't *feel* big and unwieldy to me >like the 765 and 770 do. > Well, I got curious about how much that 560 CD-ROM really weighs up and couldn't find the info on IBM's roving web site. But my boss has one, so I got it and its battery pack and took them to the mail room and got them weighed. I didn't want to have to crawl around behind her desk to get the CD-ROM's AC Adapter and figured it and the battery pack would weigh about the same. The 560 CD-ROM alone weighs - 15.7 oz. With its battery pack (ie - travel weight), it weighs a hefty 1 lb 5.3 oz! So the travel weight of the 12.1" TFT 560X plus CD-ROM plus CD-ROM power source (battery pack or AC Adapter is: 4.1 + 1.33 = 5.43 lbs plus the 560's AC Adapter Compared to the travel weight of the 13.3" TFT 600 plus internal CD-ROM of: 5.5 lbs plus the 600's AC Adapter Hmmm... 1-year warranty vs 3-year warranty, bigger screen, internal CD-ROM and virtually the same travel weight. Am I missing something here? Why would anyone buy the 560 now?