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== Benchmarks == | == Benchmarks == | ||
== Durability and Repair-ability == | |||
The durability of this laptop is above average. While the chassis plastic is far from being perfect, the laptop is well built and also has quite durable internal circuitry. The only shortcomings are on the Accupoint system cap that degrades and dissintegrates with age, as well as the trackpoint buttons rubberized coating. Fortunately, the rubberized coating can be completely removed by scrubbing with iso-propyl alcohol leaving the buttons quite comfortable eve in this state. | |||
The laptop's screen is easy to service, meaning that LCD backlight lamp removal and replacement is quite easy. This is possible due to the generous and forgiving lamp mounting space which means that repairs are quite easy to carry out with moderate patience and care. This is actually one of the easiest repairs of this type that can be done for beginner users, keeping in mind the usual care of dismounting and unclipping. Thus, replacing an old or damaged LCD fluorescent lamp is quite simple as it requires only disassembly of the display's case and removal of some screws and a top plate. | |||
Overall, despite the poor reliability of Toshiba harddrives, the configuration itself seems very well designed, meaning that laptops have quite a long life and the system itself survives quite well due to low internal heat dissipation in a roomy case. | |||
On the other side, | |||
== Greatest features & flaws == | == Greatest features & flaws == | ||
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| Great SoundBlaster compatible support, great speakers || Proprietary RAM modules, incompatible with standard EDO | | Great SoundBlaster compatible support, great speakers || Proprietary RAM modules, incompatible with standard EDO | ||
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| Good keyboard and trackpoint, ergonomic case design || Soldered CPU, somewhat fragile case plastics | | Good keyboard and trackpoint, ergonomic case design, good serviceability || Soldered CPU, somewhat fragile case plastics | ||
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| Removable bay for floppy and CD-ROM drive, great, quiet cooling || Poor reliability harddrive | | Removable bay for floppy and CD-ROM drive, great, quiet cooling || Poor reliability harddrive | ||