there is a nifty compaq evo that is small.

this thread sent me off mining the web for alternatives too. it's the
640x480 thing that's causing me grief wrt the z50. at 800x600 i get 2
roughly decent pages if i use the jmk fonts. 640x480 would drive me bats.

but i am starting to feel off-topic now so i'll shut up...

On Sat, 5 Jan 2002, chad wrote:

>
> I've been looking around to see if I can find anything like the z50
> i.t.o size, weight, and battery life, and while the Picturebook is
> somewhat novel, the SR is about the same size, but cheaper:
>
>  http://www.sonystyle.com/vaio/sr/index.shtml
>
> Both models have keyboards that are highly inferior to the z50, IMHO.
> The Thinkpad X-series is the next obvious choice, but the models I can
> find available are all much more expensive (in the $1800-$2200 range).
> For a while, one could find lower-end X-series laptops (x20 or x21; I
> forget which) for approximately $1000, but I can't find them anymore.
> Given the much greater cost, lower battery life, and annoyance of
> spinning media, so far I haven't found anything I like better than the
> potential of the z50, although I'm still looking.
>
> chad
>

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