Better flat-panel color for diehard Mac users
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Apple's $4,519 PowerBook 180c notebook computer is the first PowerBook that uses an active matrix color display, a technology that provides users the advantages of high-quality images similar to those on a desktop video monitor. The screen is both the machine's greatest strength and greatest weakness. It measures 8.4 inches, considerably less than the usual 9.4 inches of Windows portables and the 10.4 inches of IBM's ThinkPad. With the 180c's 640-by-480 pixel configuration, images are sharper but text appears smaller than in the 640-by-400 configuration of other PowerBook models. When bringing the PowerBook 180c on the road, spare batteries are recommended since realistically, the machine will operate one hour on a single battery charge. The PowerBook 180c may be the answer to Mac users' dream of high-quality color but it does not compare well with Windows-based portables.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1993
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Canon's new laptop packs a nice printer inside
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Canon Inc's 7.7-pound, $2,499 Canon Note Jet 486 laptop computer is a powerful and pioneering product that comes with a built-in ink-jet printer. With an optional fax modem that costs an additional $399 to $899, executives on the go can also have the advantage of a plain-paper facsimile receiver and printer. The Note Jet printer adds two pounds and an inch to the machine; it can spew out documents, such as presentation transparencies and business reports, at a rate of about two pages per minute. When faster laser printers are within reach, the Note Jet can also be attached to them. While the Note Jet eliminates the inconvenience of carrying another device and uses standard paper for printouts that offer an impressive 300 dots per inch of resolution, its drawbacks include the high cost not just of the notebook itself but also the print head and the ink cartridge.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1993
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