If
you are not looking for a notebook featuring the very latest from the bleeding
edge of technology, you might want to take a look at the Gateway Solo 2500SE.
This Windows 98 portable has an active-matrix display, 64MB of RAM and
an integrated modem . . . all for a cool $1,874. The 7.87 pounder has a
3-hour, 6-minute battery life in a three-spindle design and therefore fits
a 4.3GB hard drive, 20X CD-ROM drive and integrated 3.5-inch floppy disk
drive into a neat 1.9-by-11.5-by-9.3-inch package. The keyboard has an
easy tactile response, and the trackpad supports scrolling. Controls are
well placed and the 12.1-inch TFT SVGA displays images crisply.