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At 11:11 AM 5/7/98 , Jane Loyless wrote: > >>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 >Well, I got curious about how much that 560 CD-ROM really weighs up and >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! >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? ...maybe if you don't want, need, or care about a CD except when you go to install software. To be honest, I have little use for one other than in that circumstance. Jane, since you have a 600, perhaps you can tell me...does IBM include a "plug" to stick in the back and/or cover the empty slot if you choose to go with *neither* the CD or the floppy in the machine? Or do you have to walk around with a gaping hole in your computer, ready to suck in all sorts of dust & dirt? ------- Randal J. Whittle whittle@usc.edu (213) 740-7775 Director, Electronic Commerce Program Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California