Re: OT : Compaq Armada's

["Stuart Whyte" <stuart@xxxxxxx>]

Phil has hit the nail on the head with 100% correct answers.

The "additional strange multiway out the back" is for connectio
to a
a base station dock.  The docking station that comes with the unit is
refered to a "Mobile Dock" and IMO is essential, otherwise the
floppy
dive is external (connected to parallel port) and has no CD ROM.  It
also has some pretty good sounding stereo speakers. Without the
docking station, the unit is REALLY light in weight (I thought the
box was empty when I first picked it up.

I am doing a battery calibration now, and will report back.
S.

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@v...>
wrote:
>
> It's an 11.2" 1024x768 and is in my opinion quite a good un with
little or
> no smearing across the screen when windows are open.
>
> On the notebook itself IIRC there is power, USB, modem, network,
serial,
> parallel, IRDA, VGA, 1 x Type 2 PCMCIA. I think all ports are along
the back
> apart from the modem and network which are on the left and right
sides
> towards the rear, the PCMCIA is front right.
>
> The CD-ROM is a 24 speed I think.
>
> The docking station has all the same ports plus PS2 mouse and
keyboard and
> an additional strange multiway out the back in the middle which
looks like a
> continuation of the doccking station connector but I don't know
what it's
> for.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Des Gibbons [mailto:des@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 20 June 2001 22:01
> > To: ukha_d@y...
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: OT : Compaq Armada's
> >
> >
> >
> > Could you give everyone who is teetering a bit of info on the
notebook
> > please. Compaq's site doesn't really have enuf info :/
> >
> >
> > is the screen 11.2" 1024x768 ? Whats the quality like?
> >
> > apart from the modem and network built in ports, what other ports
> > are on the
> > notebook itself?
> > svga/usb/serial/ps-2/parralelfirewire ( that last one is me being
an
> > optimist :)
> >
> > Is the pcmcia a double ie type3 ?
> >
> > what speed is the cd drive in the docking station?
> >
> > I assume it has an IRda port, is it at the front/side/back?
> >
> >
> > questions, questions, am I trying to talk myself into buying one
or out of
> > buying one :)
> >
> > DesG
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Stuart Whyte [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx...]
> > > Sent: 20 June 2001 21:51
> > > To: ukha_d@y...
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: OT : Compaq Armada's
> > >
> > >
> > > Gents,
> > >
> > > Being one that could never turn down a bargin, I have just
returned
> > > home having bought said laptop.
> > >
> > > For information, it has BUILT IN (ie not PCMCIA) modem and
LAN.
> > > (comes with all needed leads as well)
> > >
> > > Apparently, the reason they are at the discounted price is
because
> > > Tempo are going to discontinue their stock (I took the last
one)
> > >
> > > All in all, me thinks its a bargin.
> > >
> > > Phil, appologies in advance if this cause's trouble between
you
and
> > > SWMBO!! ;-)
> > >
> > > Stuart
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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