[lug] notebook compatibility

[Sean Reifschneider]

On Wed, Sep 15, 1999 at 03:42:33PM -0600, Sevinsky Joel wrote:
>some of the proprietary designs of some manufacturers.  In particular I am
>looking at Quantex, Dell, and Compaq in the price range of $2000.  Any
>help would be great.

Compaq has had a lot of problems with compatibility in the past, but I
don't know anything about their laptops these days.  I'd recommend the
IBM ThinkPads quit highly (I've had 3).  The Sony Vaio is pretty sweet
too, at 2.9 pounds.  Kevin has a Toshiba that he likes quite a lot.

If I were to get a new one, I'd be looking at the Vaio quite seriously
as an alternative to the new ThinkPads.  Shaving another 1.5 pounds off
the lightest ThinkPad would be nice.

Whatever you do, get something with the NeoMagic video chipset.

Sean
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