TH2002
Experienced Member
I'm very sure people have asked for advice in this regard lots of times before but figured I would post about what exactly I am looking for.
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-Something more common, not too hard to find.
-Something not too expensive.
-Fairly easy to take apart and work on. I don't need a nightmare system held together with a million screws and requires careful maneuvering to get to basic components like the hard drive.
-Sturdy build quality. Don't need broken hinges, broken plastic or anything like that.
-At least a 386SX with a clock speed of 25 MHz would be preferable but I wouldn't mind going faster.
-At least 4 MB of RAM is preferable.
-A hard drive with a capacity of at least 40 MB would be preferable.
-Would prefer to have a regular, removable CMOS battery.
-I don't care about the screen type.
-I don't care about the battery situation since I almost always leave my computers plugged in when I use them.
-No preferences as far as the keyboard and mouse are concerned.
-Not an extremely important requirement, but preferably something that doesn't use a redundant proprietary power connector.
The Compaq Contura 3/25 is my "dream" 386 laptop but have yet to find one for a reasonable price.
Advice on what exactly to look for would be appreciated.
Bolded = extremely important
Italics = somewhat important
none = not too important
-Something more common, not too hard to find.
-Something not too expensive.
-Fairly easy to take apart and work on. I don't need a nightmare system held together with a million screws and requires careful maneuvering to get to basic components like the hard drive.
-Sturdy build quality. Don't need broken hinges, broken plastic or anything like that.
-At least a 386SX with a clock speed of 25 MHz would be preferable but I wouldn't mind going faster.
-At least 4 MB of RAM is preferable.
-A hard drive with a capacity of at least 40 MB would be preferable.
-Would prefer to have a regular, removable CMOS battery.
-I don't care about the screen type.
-I don't care about the battery situation since I almost always leave my computers plugged in when I use them.
-No preferences as far as the keyboard and mouse are concerned.
-Not an extremely important requirement, but preferably something that doesn't use a redundant proprietary power connector.
The Compaq Contura 3/25 is my "dream" 386 laptop but have yet to find one for a reasonable price.
Advice on what exactly to look for would be appreciated.