Comparison of Notebook Prices

July 22, 1999

MODEL CPU RAM HDD Screen Video Weight Price Notes
Apple iBook 300 G3 32 3.2 12.1T 4 6.7 $1600 (list) 1,2
IBM ThinkPad 1412 366 Celeron 32 4.8 12.1T 2.5 7.4 $1699 (Outpost)
$1796 (CDW)		 3a,4
IBM ThinkPad 1411 300 MMX 32 4.3 12.1T ? 7.5 $1499 (MWH) 3a
Toshiba Satellite 2590CDT 400 Celeron 64 6.4 12.1A 2 6.8 $1700 (CDW) 11
Toshiba Satellite 2595CDS 400 Celeron 64 4.3 13D 2 6.8 $1599 (CDW) 11
Toshiba Satellite 2060CDS 366 K6-2 32 4.3 12.1D 2 6.8 $1399 (Outpost)
$1380 (CDW)		 5,11
Toshiba Satellite 2065CDS 366 K6-2 32 4.3 12.1D 2 6.8 $1399 (CDW) 11
Compaq Presario 1688 400 K6-2 64 4.8 13.3T 8 7.5 $1999 (MWH)
$1996 (CDW)		 10,12
Compaq Presario 1685 380 K6-2 64 4.3 12.1T ? ? $1999 (MWH) 6,12?
Compaq Armada 1500c 366 Celeron 32 4 12.1D 2 7.3 $1569 (CDW) 7
Compaq Armada 366 Celeron 32 4 12.1C 2 7.3 $1569 (MWH) 8
Compaq Presario 1275 366 K6-2 64 4.3 13D 2 7.3 $1596 (CDW) 12
Compaq Prosignia 150 400 K6-2 64 4 14.1T 8 8 $1996 (CDW) 3b,10?
Compaq Prosignia 150 380 K6-2 64 4 14.1T 8? 8 $1888 (CDW) 3b,10?
Compaq Prosignia 150 380 K6-2 32 4 12.1A 8? 8 $1696 (CDW) 3b
Compaq Prosignia 150 350 K6-2 32 4 12.1A ? 8 $1498 (CDW) 3b
Compaq Presario 1245 333 K6-2 32 3.2 12.1D 2 7.3 $1296 (CDW)
$1299 (MWH)		 12
Sony VAIO PCG-F250 366 Celeron 32 4.3 13D 2.5 7.4 $1699 (CDW)
$1699 (MWH)		 6,9,10,11
Sony VAIO PCG-F160 300 PII 64 4.3 14.1T 2.5 7 $2000 (List) 9,10-12
Sony VAIO PCG-Z505TR 300 MMX 64 6.4 10.4A 2 2.7 $1896 (CDW) 4,9,10,11
HP OmniBook XE2 333 Celeron 32 4 12.1A 2 6.6 $1588 (CDW) 11
HP OmniBook XE2 333 Celeron 32 4.1 12.1D 2 ? $1479 (CDW) 11
HP OmniBook XE2 300 Celeron 32 4 12.1D 2 ? $1479 (CDW) 11

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Abbreviations for SCREEN

NOTES

  1. 10/100 Ethernet
  2. No writable removable storage (floppy disk, Zip)
  3. Includes full Office Suite
    1. Lotus SmartSuite
    2. MS Office
  4. Price includes $100 mail-in rebate
  5. No Modem
  6. DVD instead of CD-ROM
  7. Win95
  8. WinNT
  9. IEEE-1394 port
  10. 1024 x 768 maximum resolution; "?" indicates "XGA" which can mean 1024x768
  11. Infrared port
  12. Includes bundled software