Compaq Aero: What's Your All-Time Favorite Gadget?

aero.gifThinking about all the gadgets I've owned over the years and the ones I really liked (easy to remember) and the ones I didn' t like (those are much harder to remember).

Quickly coming to mind was the Compaq Contura Aero, a snappy subnotebook that had its trackball at the right edge of the wrist rest -- great for righties, but must have been impossible for lefties!

This was a great notebook for word processing and commuting -- which when I had it was exactly what I used it for -- made my train rides super productive!  I had both the mono and color versions of this thing, but actually liked the mono better.

Check out these representative stats (on the super high-end model):
Intel 486SX, 33 MHz. 12 MB RAM (4 MB on the motherboard plus 8 MB module in expansion slot).Up to 500 MB hard drive. Screen: Color, 640 by 480 pixels. AC adapter. External floppy drive.

Need more?  Check out ZenSpider for a lot of information. (Thanks for the photo.)
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I recently replaced My Dell W/ the COMPAQ Presario SR5613WM I was pleasantly surprised, for the cost (under $400)its extremely fast (3 ghz DDR memory) its by far the fastest unit I’ve owned. also an excellent DVD burner W/ a cool feature named “lightScribe” with the right DVD’s (blank) burns a label of Your choice. The down side (was)a free 60 day “Norton Security Systems” software that is a Nightmare, its complete
overkill. Down load a freebie off Kim Komando’s site or purchase something (anything) this unit is a deal & a half.

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