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IBM ThinkPad iSeries 1300 1171-7WU: No-Cables Networking, No-Problem Price.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)

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| July 01, 2001 | Somers, Asa | COPYRIGHT 1999 SX2 Media Labs LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Most budget consumer notebooks have three spindles, meaning they feature fixed hard, floppy, and optical (CD-ROM or DVD) drives. The $1,349 IBM ThinkPad iSeries 1300 1171-7WU, however, goes against the norm, dropping the internal floppy drive. Instead, it has an external USB floppy drive, which saves weight-after all, you can leave the floppy drive at home when you hit the road. The result is a two-spindle unit that tips the scales at just under 6 pounds. This in itself is an impressive feat for a budget notebook.

But that's not what sets this ThinkPad apart from the competition; its built-in 802.11b wireless Mini-PCI LAN solution is even more interesting and unusual. Compared with similarly equipped Toshiba Satellites or Compaq Presarios, the iSeries 1300 costs at least $100 more, but the…

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