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> In article <na.629ae54745.a40040johnolan@argonet.co.uk>, John Nolan
> <URL:mailto:johnolan@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > We think that an A4 Portable is what we are after, because
> > 
> >     1. She needs a Portable more than anything else right now.
> >     2. I know more about Acorns than those others !! and will be able to
> > give more support. I have an A5000. And, of course, that friendly Acorn
> > community out there !! . . . . . :-))
> 

Well I would agree with what Richard has said. I find mine and excellent
little machine (though a little over priced when I bought it 3 years ago). I
got it primarily to take to work to avoid having to use the departmental
Macs/PCs but in fact my wife had now largely taken over it! My fault really.
I suggested that she write here college essays on it... just shows you
how easy Acorns are to use... one instruction session and she took to like a
duck to.. etc. Now I can't prise it away from her.

>Battery packs are no longer available (even though Acorn advertise them!).

Bad news about the batteries though.. now where's my screw driver :-) In
fact they have lasted very well with a bit of care. I tend not to leave them
in when it on mains but do give them a full charge and discharge (leave the
computer on overnight) every so often. They still give c. 2.5 hrs
with judicious use.

I have not (X'ed fingers mode) had any problem with the screen but a friend
who bought on last year did have the screen go. It was repaired under
warrently no problems. Interestingly, I thought that my older model was
slightly better put together (the newer one had a couple of obviously hacked
screws in the top/back).

You might be better though waiting till later on in the year for the new
portable (that's what I was told at the Acorn show). There should be a few
more 2nd hand A4s on the market then.

Tim

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