Re: Request for 755 CX Comments

[retsla <alster@interport.net>]

On Wed, 26 Jul 1995, Patrick Hong wrote:

> >Our company is about to purchase several 755CX's (SVGA/540 HD/8 Mb RAM) for
> >use by salesmen in the field.  Anyone out there have
> >comments/warnings/suggestions for us?  We will be running W3.11 as our sales
> >reporting software is written for it (not brave enough to wait for a
> >preloaded W95,  let others be the final beta testers).  I am,  however,
> >looking forward to using Warp for my own applications.
> 
> I just received my 755CX about three weeks ago and I have nothing but praise
> for it.  This is my second Thinkpad (first one was a 720C) and thus far, I'm
> glad that I didn't get the 755CD model.  While the CD would have been nice,
> the benefit of the CD didn't justify the extra baggage it would have
> imposed.  While there are faster notebooks around, 800x600 screen is
> marvelous and the feature set is something others I believe are still trying
> to catch up with.  Specifically, the MWave DSP chip, the Trackpoint III
> (others like the Toshiba don't have as nice a feel), the quality of
> construction and last but not least, the great keyboard.
> 
> While these are just my opinions, I stand by them as I've been shopping
> around not only for myself but my clients as well.  They finally settled on
> ten 755CE's and they're very happy with them.  I'm sure they would have
> purchased the 755CX's but they weren't introduced as of yet.
> 
> Apparently IBM will be introducing a new Thinkpad soon, a 120MHz pentium
> with an 11.3" SVGA dispay.
          ^^^^
          12.1!!


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