RE: Re: OT : Compaq Armada's

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

Phil has spent a lot of time over the last couple of days looking at this
baby ...

...and I was mightily impressed with the speakers when I tried audio this
evening given that the thing is so slim.

The only thing I'm not too keen of is the base gets *VERY* hot and some of
the clip points where the laptop fixes to the base unit seem a bit - well -
like bent bits of casing! (Which of course they are but Sony wouldn't do
something like that that didn't look pretty.)

One or two things I couldn't find out (apart from the battery life which I
hope you can let us know) which you might be able to help with.

1) What's under the slightly odd shaped "plastic bung" on the
bottom of the
laptop towards the back?

2) Does your keyboard fit securely? The one on demo at my local store is
loose but the SODIMM seems to fit under there.

3) Is it a standard SODIMM that it takes? I might want to put 256Mb in
there
and install Win2k.

4) What does the base station dock give you that the travel dock doesn't?

5) Does the travel dock come with a second PSU?

I think I have to get myself one of these!

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Whyte [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 June 2001 22:39
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: OT : Compaq Armada's
>
>
> 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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