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== Durability and Repair-ability ==
== Durability and Repair-ability ==
The plastic quality seems good, meaning that cracks are less common than on other laptops. Disassembly and assembly operations are simple but somewhat unpleasant as the laptop uses untypical screw heads, although a simple straight screwdriver can be used. Acces to RAM and harddrive is straightforward and the fact that drives are mounted on removable trays makes replacement very easy. The laptop generally runs cold so the active cooling system is not used a lot, noise is kept to a minimum and the laptop is very durable. The only major drawback is that the removable floppy drive has a belt driven system that is very prone to failure. The floppy drive does not seem to be compatible with other models, making a better replacement quite unlikely.
The plastic quality seems good, meaning that cracks are less common than on other laptops. Disassembly and assembly operations are simple but somewhat unpleasant as the laptop uses untypical screw heads, although a simple straight screwdriver can be used. Access to RAM and harddrive is straightforward and the fact that drives are mounted on removable trays makes replacement very easy. The laptop generally runs cold so the active cooling system is not used a lot, noise is kept to a minimum and the laptop is very durable. The only major drawback is that the removable floppy drive has a belt driven system that is very prone to failure. The floppy drive does not seem to be compatible with other models, making a better replacement quite unlikely.
 
 
== Greatest features & flaws ==
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! Features !! Flaws
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| Great Windows 3.1,95,98 and MS-DOS gaming || Good CPU cooling system, hot running
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| Great LCD screen colour rendering, great SoundBlaster compatible support, good speakers || Complex model lineup
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| Good keyboard and trackpoint, ergonomic case design || No USB port, unavoidable plastic case and keyboard yellowing
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| Removable bay for floppy and CD-ROM drive, integrated power supply || Poor reliability floppy drive
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== Review ==
== Review ==

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