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It is very difficult to understand why Digital insisted on using such such a weak combination of CPU, harddrive, RAM on a 1994 laptop as it was already impossible to do any serious upgrades to allow running a Windows 95 system launched just a year down the line. A slight guess would be that the platform was actually older, designed for 386 laptops and used, due to economy of scale, on a 486 laptop. | It is very difficult to understand why Digital insisted on using such such a weak combination of CPU, harddrive, RAM on a 1994 laptop as it was already impossible to do any serious upgrades to allow running a Windows 95 system launched just a year down the line. A slight guess would be that the platform was actually older, designed for 386 laptops and used, due to economy of scale, on a 486 laptop. | ||
The screen that is supplied with the laptop is another weak point. There was no modern TFT screen that could be purchased, which means that, colour or not, the display was awful. A very poor contrast ratio and response time is typical for laptops such as this, although the practice of suppling these screens was also common on other manufacturers. RAM capability is mixed. The lack of standardization means that memory upgrades are quite difficult to find, as the laptop require a proprietary memory module standard. | The screen that is supplied with the laptop is another weak point. There was no modern TFT, active matrix screen, that could be purchased, which means that, colour or not, the passive display was awful. A very poor contrast ratio and response time is typical for laptops such as this, although the practice of suppling these screens was also common on other manufacturers. RAM capability is mixed. The lack of standardization means that memory upgrades are quite difficult to find, as the laptop require a proprietary memory module standard. | ||
The included standard capacity harddrive is not adequate as even modest Windows 3.1 installations with a Microsoft Office 4.3 package can take almost the entire 80MB capacity. The harddrive itself is also prone to failure, due to age, and a replacement may be difficult to find. | The included standard capacity harddrive is not adequate as even modest Windows 3.1 installations with a Microsoft Office 4.3 package can take almost the entire 80MB capacity. The harddrive itself is also prone to failure, due to age, and a replacement may be difficult to find. | ||