Toshiba Libretto...any opinions?
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The Original Whirly
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Toshiba Libretto...any opinions?
I have a PC which I use for work and serious stuff, and an oldish second hand laptop so I can PPRuNe and watch TV and have my cats on my lap all at the same time. This all works fine, except if I want to travel, the laptop is seriously large and heavy - about 3.5 kg. I really want something small and light; it doesn't need to be fancy or have loads of memory, as I only need it for Internet, emails, simple games like Freecell, and maybe a bit of writing or similar. After a bit of searching around on ebay and similar, I came upon the Toshiba Libretto - about the size of a video cassette, less than a kilo in weight, quite a few around although it hasn't been made for several years, and quite cheap. It really looked like a nice little machine. Perfect, I thought. Well, maybe...but I don't really know anything about them...and not much about computers generally. Anyone know about them? Any opinions?
Now don't you all go buying them on ebay before I can get there!!
Right, I know this is my third thread in a row. I'd forgotten about this forum, and it could be useful. But I'll stop posting new threads now, honest!!!!!!
Now don't you all go buying them on ebay before I can get there!!
Right, I know this is my third thread in a row. I'd forgotten about this forum, and it could be useful. But I'll stop posting new threads now, honest!!!!!!
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The Original Whirly
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TCS,
Thanks for that! I woke up this morning panicking in case the one with the highest spec and extra memory and a docking station and a leather case etc had already gone on ebay...it was a "Buy It Now"...and I knew I HAD to have it. Your recommendation added to my certainty - I've just bought it!!!
Now, I think I'd better ban myself from ebay and gadget buying for a while!
Thanks for that! I woke up this morning panicking in case the one with the highest spec and extra memory and a docking station and a leather case etc had already gone on ebay...it was a "Buy It Now"...and I knew I HAD to have it. Your recommendation added to my certainty - I've just bought it!!!
Now, I think I'd better ban myself from ebay and gadget buying for a while!
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What model did you get, Whirly? 50, 70 or 100 series?
I wouldn't mind the 100 series for a cheapy travel device. The others are a bit too limited for my taste. The 100 series has a fair bit faster processor with MMX extensions, more memory & an 800x480 screen.
Alternatively for a top range thing I really like the Fujitsu P2020...
I wouldn't mind the 100 series for a cheapy travel device. The others are a bit too limited for my taste. The 100 series has a fair bit faster processor with MMX extensions, more memory & an 800x480 screen.
Alternatively for a top range thing I really like the Fujitsu P2020...
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And the prize for guessing correctly goes to...TCS.
It now looks to my non-techie mind as though it's very little different from my old laptop (Compaq Armada something-or-other, a few years old), but less than half the size and about a quarter of the weight. I do need a CDRom drive for it, but the guy selling it says he'll have one of those in a couple of weeks. Of course, my original plan to spend about £200 has ended up being over double that, but that's life.
Tinny, tell me about the Fujitsu P2020; not heard of it.
It now looks to my non-techie mind as though it's very little different from my old laptop (Compaq Armada something-or-other, a few years old), but less than half the size and about a quarter of the weight. I do need a CDRom drive for it, but the guy selling it says he'll have one of those in a couple of weeks. Of course, my original plan to spend about £200 has ended up being over double that, but that's life.
Tinny, tell me about the Fujitsu P2020; not heard of it.
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From: Escapee from Ultima Thule
Hi Whirly, I really should have said the 'P2000 series'.
They're part of Fujiitsu's 'Lifebook' range. The P series is an ultraportable notebook, approx. a lappy keyboard in width, depth is just enough to fit a DVD/CD-RW drive.
Screen is widescreen 1280x800 ~10" wide. Processor is a Crusoe up to 900 or so MHz. Battery life ~3.5 hrs, double that if a high capacity battery is used.
They're part of Fujiitsu's 'Lifebook' range. The P series is an ultraportable notebook, approx. a lappy keyboard in width, depth is just enough to fit a DVD/CD-RW drive.
Screen is widescreen 1280x800 ~10" wide. Processor is a Crusoe up to 900 or so MHz. Battery life ~3.5 hrs, double that if a high capacity battery is used.
