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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: Good laptop < $2KUS
To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams)
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 17:36:54 -0800 (PST)
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In-Reply-To: <199711132338.QAA11425@rocky.mt.sri.com> from "Nate Williams" at Nov 13, 97 04:38:41 pm
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Nate Williams wrote:
> 
> > One thing to keep in mind with the cheap 560 is that it only has a 16K
> > cache, which slows things down a bit.
> 
> Personally, I'd still be in favor of using the 560 since *for me*, speed
> is not as big an issue as the form factor/usability of the system, and
> the 560 is the best I've found for all of that.  Plus, you can use
> XFree86 and save having to mess with XIG. :)

	teh 560 is 2 pounds (nearly 1 kg) lighter.
	overtime it makes a real difference.
jmb