Advantages: Lightweight, Very High Quality Screen, Versitile Disadvantages: Battery Life, Keyboard Build and layout
...as an IRDA port supporting SHARP ASK IR, and a 56K internal modem, laplink proffesional is also bundled with the systems software to make this task easier, although i have this laptops drive connected as a network drive.
The laptop comes with an external flopy drive, which also includes the external ports for printer, and keyboard, the bad thing is the CD-ROM drive is an optional extra some i'm using a PCMICA drive of an old sony vaio.
Overall ... ...looks are amazing, definately something to parade around the office, the one thing you should keep in mind when purchasing one is you need to buy a cd-rom drive which can add an additional £250 to the price tag, the battery also leaves something to be desired, but if portablity is key there are few machines i have used that rival it. ...
Endo 10.11.2002
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sharp PC-A280
Advantages: Sleek, Light, Thin, Great Screen, Fast processor, Plently of memory, large hard drive, and cleverly designed floppy disk drive/port replica. Disadvantages: No cooling fan; often overheats.
...clerk introduced me to the Sharp PC-A280. I quickly fell in love with this cool silver notebook instantly, and I am still using it now. The notebook itself is a miracle of technology. It is light and thin, and it is reliable. This screen is one of the brightest and most even lit of the notebooks I've used. I upgraded the A-280 to 128 mbs of ram and the A-280 works faster than ever. The keyboard is wonderfully springy and the touchpad is very responsive. ...
stevenye 28.07.2000
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Sharp PC-A280
(+) cool and quite robust trackpad, good display,64-bit windows 7 (-) few connectors,dell drivers only, not realy for gameing (most models), finger print prone!