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== Review == | == Review == | ||
A low-end, somewhat compact, consumer laptop, released in 1995. It had a somewhat average mix of parts for a 486. AT&T was not known as a laptop manufacturers and this product has been clearly built to spec by another more knowledgeable facility, although the design seems to originate from the USA. Compared with other laptops, the design is well suited for mobile applications, not being a desktop CPU housed in a laptop case. The model is somewhat odd as it is the high-end designation a basically consumer laptop lineup with faster | A low-end, somewhat compact, consumer laptop, released in 1995. It had a somewhat average mix of parts for a 486. AT&T was not known as a laptop manufacturers and this product has been clearly built to spec by another more knowledgeable facility, although the design seems to originate from the USA. Compared with other laptops, the design is well suited for mobile applications, not being a desktop CPU housed in a laptop case. The model is somewhat odd as it is the high-end designation a basically consumer laptop lineup with faster processor, an active matrix screen vs. the passive matrix of the 200 typical model and more RAM installed by default. Overall, the laptop was still obsolete at the time of the release, but a reasonable budget alternative to pricier Toshiba and IBM laptops. | ||
While the CPU is good for a 486, the sub-par video chipset and position this laptop as a budget multimedia laptop. The inclusion of a soundcard is welcome but there are other features that make the laptop less recommended. This laptop, however, holds the distinction of being in the fastest 486 processors class, as the 100MHz CPU speed was uncommon. While the 75 to 100MHz clockspeed jump is noticeably good, the CPU architecture was obsolete and even the first Pentium processor generations, at 50 to 66 MHz clockspeed, offer higher performance. | While the CPU is good for a 486, the sub-par video chipset and position this laptop as a budget multimedia laptop. The inclusion of a soundcard is welcome but there are other features that make the laptop less recommended. This laptop, however, holds the distinction of being in the fastest 486 processors class, as the 100MHz CPU speed was uncommon. While the 75 to 100MHz clockspeed jump is noticeably good, the CPU architecture was obsolete and even the first Pentium processor generations, at 50 to 66 MHz clockspeed, offer higher performance. | ||