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On Monday, Compaq announced a 286-based laptop named the SLT/286. Here is some
information about it.
SPECIFICATIONS:
* 12-MHz 80C286 processor
* 14 pounds
* 4 inches high, 13 1/2 inches wide, 8 1/2 inches deep
* Enhanced NiCad battery pack
* Supertwist, backlit 10 inch diagonal display
* VGA resolution of 640 x 480 with eight levels of gray
* 20 MB or 40 MB hard disk, shock mounted, 29 ms access time
* 3.5 inch, 1.44 MB diskette
* 640 KB memory (expandable to 3.6 MB)
* Price: 20 MB version $5,399, 40 MB version $5,999
* Available immediately
DESIGN STRENGTHS:
* Compaq offers an optional Desktop Expansion Base for $999. The SLT fits
into this base to give it the look of a desktop system. The base provides two
full-sized expansion slots. The base has its own power supply that charges the
battery pack whether the system is in use or not. The base duplicates some of
the interfaces of the SLT/286--a parallel port, an external VGA monitor
connector and an external 101-key enahnced keyboard connector--so that a user's
printer, external monitor, and external keyboard don't have to be disconnected
when the SLT/286 is removed from the base for travel.
* During battery operation, the power conservation feature powers down the
hardware subsystems--the display, the microprocessor, fixed disk drive, modem,
and keyboard--when they have not been used for a user selectable period of
time. Functionality is restored to a subsystem when it is accessed again.
Power conservation also alerts the user to a low battery state with a blinking
LED incidator and an audible signal to prevent loss of data.
* Removable keyboard. The keyboard can either be attached to the system unit
(like on other laptops) or detached with free movement away from the system.
* VGA graphics. The SLT/286 is the first laptop with VGA graphics
capabilities.
SIGNIFICANCE:
We expect this laptop to be praised for its power and elegant design. Compaq
is touting this system as "the ultimate full-function battery-powered personal
computer" and we think the industry will accept that positioning. With
Compaq's excellent reputation in the corporate market, we expect this machine
to become very popular.
We believe that people's main complaint will be that it is too big and heavy.
Also, it is pretty expensive. Compaq's Deskpro 286 with a similar
configuration is $1,800 less than the SLT/286. So customers are paying quite a
bit for its portability.
Dave Garr (Market Intelligence)