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WIN 95/WIN/DOS If you're putting off buying a notebook until the "perfect portable" comes along your wait may be over. Compaq's new Contura 420C delivers a splendid blend of power, comfort, software, and support, all for an estimated street price of $2,499.
The guts of the 6.25-pound Contura make it as suitable for the desktop as it is for the road: an Intel DX4/75 processor, 8MB of RAM, a BIOS that supports Plug and Play peripherals, a 3.5-inch disk drive, and a 350MB hard drive. That last number is a bit small, but Compaq also sells the Contura with a 420MB, 540MB, or 720MB drive. The 420C boasts a 10.4-inch passive-matrix color display that's as sharp and bright...