[Ti] 17-inch Wintel competition

[Louis Brazil, BCG]

>It seems that my LunchTrayDeluxe is no longer the only 17-inch 
>portable on the block:
>
>http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/pc/pc_cf_prodChassis.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1537960166.1057078350@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadcijmhmkifcgfkceghdgngdgli.0&comm=ST&plin=Portables&pfam=Satellite&pmod=P25
>
>That's one hell of a URL.  For $1k less ($2179), you get almost the 
>same specs as the 17-inch G4 PB.  No Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a 
>instead of g, the ability to put 2 GB RAM inside, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 
>40 fewer pixels in width, 32 MB less on the video card, No 
>bluetooth, SD slot instead of PC card slot, no FW 800, whatever a 
>1-FIR port is, a 2.8 GHz P4 (not M?), 800 MHz bus and Windows XP 
>Pro.  Plus a strange case (is it really as thick as the picture 
>implies) and a horrible website to buy it from.



To quote the Toshiba director of product marketing...
"We're looking at this as a true desktop replacement in every aspect"

And @ 9.9 pounds, he's right!

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