From: "Robert Comer" 

> It's not a laptop it's a semi-portable PC.

Then a different form factor would probably be more desirable, perhaps
something a tad bigger that would house more disk/expansion options.  If
you have all the devices external, that sucker then turns into in fixed
station and if you're going to do that, why not get a fixed station device
to begin with. (it's far cheaper and better expansion options.)

>I rarely if ever use my laptop
> purely on the battery.

I rarely ever use mine any other way, and all it has internally is a HD, no
CD, no floppy.

>Even when I'm in the car using it as my music player (via a pretend
> tape thing) I have it running off a convertor which plugs into my cig
> lighter.

I never use mine as a music player, so I really wouldn't get into the
situation where I'd need that.

- Bob Comer



"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:3e21c49d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> It's not a laptop it's a semi-portable PC. I rarely if ever use my laptop
> purely on the battery. Sometimes on the train but mostly It's plugged in
> somehow. Even when I'm in the car using it as my music player (via a
pretend
> tape thing) I have it running off a convertor which plugs into my cig
> lighter.
>
> Adam
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3e216f87$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > I have no problem with a PC where the expansion possibilities are all
> > > external.
> >
> > I do when the purpose of a laptop is mobility.
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> > "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> > news:3e2153f5{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > I have no problem with a PC where the expansion possibilities are all
> > > external.
> > >
> > > The fact that this looks like / can act like a Laptop is a form factor
> > thing
> > > more than anything else.
> > >
> > > These beasties would do me (esp with the firewire & 4
USB2 ports for
> > hdd'es
> > > etc).
> > >
> > > I suspect the fw is fw400....I wonder if/when they'll be moving to
> fw800?
> > No
> > > point buying a fw400 just as fw doubles in speed......
> > >
> > > Adam
> > >
> > > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3e20cb26{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > I have a problem with the concept of a laptop without a battery -- I
> don't
> > > see much point in it...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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