Tandon introduces the computer that doesn't add up

It's 1990 and laptops still haven't quite reached the proportions of what would be considered a "modern" laptop, however the price - according to Tandon at least - does seem to have reached the point where they're now cheaper than their desktop equivalents.

Here, Tandon is offering its Intel 80386-based portable machine for £2,499 plus VAT - or about [[2873|1990]] in [[now]] - which was over £100 cheaper than the PAC 386SX desktop.

It was also quite well specified with 1MB RAM, a 16MHz 386SX processor, VGA display, a 40MB hard drive and around three hours of battery life. It also weighed a "slender" 14.5 pounds, or 6.6 kilogrammes.

All of which still manages to leave the character of Brains from Gerry Anderson's televisions series Thunderbirds looking somewhat puzzled.