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LOW-PRICED PENTIUM

Its case won't win any fit-and-finish awards, and the built-in speakers sound like early gramophone. But for pure, cheap power, it's tough to beat the XP5 Pentium laptop from WinBook Computer (800 468-7502). Prices for the XP5 with 16 megabytes of RAM range from $2,999 for a 75-Mhz unit to $3,799 for 120 Mhz. The WinBooks features a choice of an ``eraser-head'' pointing device, an optional trackball ($30), or a touch pad ($80). Installing the devices is a bit tricky, so all but the most adroit should have a technician swap the parts.

BY STEPHEN H. WILDSTROM


Updated June 14, 1997 by bwwebmaster
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