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To: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg>
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 05:56:31 -0800
From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>
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Subject: Re: The Best Laptop 
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> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:02:37 +0800
> From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg>
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> Nate Williams wrote:
> 
> > (which I consider to be absolute junk), and numerous Toshibas.  Note,
> > the Toshiba's were nice, but weren't nearly as usable as the Thinkpads.
> > 
> Toshibas are only usable when they are Tecras or Porteges. I would not 
> recommend the others.

Before going with a Toshiba, be sure to try the keyboard. I know of
several people who have ditched Tecra's and I rejected them because of
the keyboards. They often require special X hacks to avoid
double-striking due to the excessive bouncing.
-- 
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
E-mail: oberman@es.net			Phone: +1 510 486-8634