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Date:      Sun, 23 Aug 1998 15:32:05 -0600
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        Craig Johnston <caj@lfn.org>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: IBM Thinkpad 560E TFT -> $1200
Message-ID:  <199808232132.PAA19348@mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980822214759.24384A-100000@jane.lfn.org>
References:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.980822214759.24384A-100000@jane.lfn.org>

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> I figured some of you might be interested in this.  The specs are
> i166MMX / 16MB(80 max) / 2.1GB / 12.1 TFT @ 800x600x16 / 4 lbs, 1.2" thick,
> basically full-sized keyboard, trackpoint (the red 'pencil eraser') pointing 
> device, SBPro compat sound, external floppy drive, IrDA port.

Wow, that's cheap.

> This isn't FreeBSD-specific but I wanted FreeBSD folks to get 'em.
> It's really an incredible deal.  (IBM just discontinued it recently.)
> You probably couldn't buy just the screen much cheaper.  It works
> great for FreeBSD.

They are indeed one of the nicest laptops around, and although they
aren't state of the art anymore, I have yet to find a replacement box
that is as nicely packages as the 560.  (Although, the new 600 model
might be nice... :)

Recommended highly!  (Owner of the older 133Mhz model)


Nate

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