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Subject: Re: when did they stop selling vivante SE

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brooks kerry rownd

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Date Posted: 07:46:06 08/04/99 Wed
In reply to: Doug Millsaps 's message, "when did they stop selling vivante SE" on 06:44:02 08/04/99 Wed

> When did Transmonde stop selling the Vivante SE?
> Any particular reason why they stopped this line?
> Didn't the SE have a longer battery life (than the XL)?

Yes on the battery life. The SE is a great setup
for me. I think one reason it was phased out
was that lots of Windows people want integrated drives.
For someone like me who doesn't ever use the floppy
or CD-ROM, integrated drives are a pain in the rear!
With the SE I can just put the Superdisk drive in
and have a larger battery rather than the floppy and
CD-ROM that I never use. Sad to see the SE go. :(

> I'm asking because I located a used one. Though I was
> looking at buying an XL, I'm also interested in saving
> a little money.

Although I'd much rather have the SE, the idea of
buying a used laptop computer sounds risky.

> I know a 14.1" LCD screen is a little bigger than a
> 15" desktop monitor. How does a 13.3" LCD screen
> compare to a desktop monitor?

I think 13.3" is ideal. I don't know of a reason
to go larger unless your eyes get tired easily or
you want something to be seen from across a room.

good luck,
bkr

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Re: when did they stop selling vivante SE	John	10:12:32 08/04/99 Wed