My favorites Dos laptops are:
Zeos 1990
AMD 386SX 20 MHz
CL-GD610/620 (256 Kb)
No sound card
9,5" Mono STN, acceptable quality
5 Mb memory
no PCMCIA
Floppy drive still alive
Easy to disassemble/assemble, easy to maintenance
Japan/USA
Note Star 1993
AMD 386SX
No sound card
nice 9,5" Mono STN (bright and contrast)
4 Mb memory
Floppy drive
NiCad long lasting battery (still alive)
Easy to disassemble/assemble, easy to maintenance
no PCMCIA
floppy drive almost dead
worst keyboard
Taiwan
AST Advantage Explorer 1993
486SX 25 MHz
Chips&Tech (512 Kb)
No sound card
9,5" Mono STN, acceptable quality
4 Mb memory
Floppy drive
Nice keyboard
PCMCIA
floppy drive perfect
2 PS/2
Hard to disassemble/assemble, hard to maintenance
Taiwan
Compaq LTE 5280 1995
Pentium 120
Cirrus Logic 7543 (1 Mb)
11,2" TFT, acceptable quality (not stretchable) 800x600
82 Mb memory
ESS 1688
Floppy drive and CD swappable, can't read CD-R, CD-RW
Nice keyboard
Stereo speakers, analog volume control
PCMCIA, no cardbus
PS/2
Easy to use to prepare old CHS hdd's
Very easy to disassemble/assemble, easy to maintenance
USA
Fujitsu Monte Carlo 1996
Pentium 120
Trident (2 Mb)
11.3" TFT, good quality 800x600 (stretchable)
32 Mb memory (1 slot)
ESS 1868
PCMCIA, no cardbus
CD, Floppy drive
Analog volume control
2 PS/2
Back side turn on button (good to use with external monitor)
Japan
Dell Latitude Xpi 1996
Pentium MMX 133
NeoMagic 2070 (896 Kb)
10.2" TFT, not bad quality 800x600 (stretchable)
72 Mb memory (2 slots)
ESS 1888
Cardbus
No CD-Rom drive
1 PS/2
Mono? speakers, digital volume control
Easy to use to prepare old CHS hdd's
SCP-55 works in DOS only with setup port >360 (no usual port)
Side turn on button (good to use with external monitor)
Japan
Fujitsu FMV-Biblo FMV-5133NA6 1997
Pentium MMX 133
Trident Cyber 9397 (4 Mb)
12.1" TFT, good quality 800x600 (stretchable)
160 Mb memory (2 slots)
ESS 1878 ?(ESS 1868 / ES1788)
Cardbus
CD-Rom, floppy drive
2 USB
LAN
1 PS/2
Optional game port (need extra cable/adapter)
Stereo speakers, analog volume control
Side turn on button (good to use with external monitor)
Interesting design
Japan
TwinHead SlimNote 9 (P79) 1998
Pentium 150
Trideng GUI9660XGi (2 MB)
ESS 1888 / ESS 1868
32 Mb memory
12.1" TFT, not bad quality 800x600 (stretchable)
Yamaha OPL-SAx, WSS
CD-Rom, floppy drive, can't read CD-R, CD-RW
GAME PORT
cmos battery mounted on the motherboard?
digital volume control
no USB
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble, but cheap plastic
Taiwan
Micron XKE 1997
Pentium MMX 166 / 233 / 266
NeoMagic 2160 (2 Mb)
13.3" TFT, good quality 800x600 (stretchable) Toshiba LTM13C148 or Sharp 60869
128 Mb memory (2 slots)
ESS 1878 / ESS 1879
Cardbus
CD-Rom/floppy drive (swappable) can't read CD-R, CD-RW
1 USB
2 PS/2
GAME PORT
Stereo speakers, digital volume control
SCP-55 not working in DOS
Side turn on button (good to use with external monitor)
Very easy to disassemble/assemble, easy to maintenance
Interesting design
USA/Mexico
Sony Vaio C1 2000
Pentium MMX 233
MagicMedia 256AV (2.5 Mb)
8.9" TFT, perfect quality 1024x480 (stretchable)
ES1879
Cardbus
Fast boot to DOS
CD-Rom or floppy drive (usb, external) available boot from USB floppy drive
1 USB
Micro VGA
Mono speaker, analog volume control
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble
SCP-55 works in Dos
Interesting design
Japan
Toshiba Libretto FF1100V 1999
Pentium MMX 266
NeoMagic 2160 (2Mb)
96 Mb memory
7.1" TFT, perfect quality 800x480 (stretchable)
Yamaha OPL-SAx
Fast boot to DOS
Cardbus
CD-Rom or floppy drive (usb, external)
1 USB
Micro VGA
Mono speaker, analog volume control
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble
Interesting design
Japan
TwinHead SlimNote P79TE 2000
Pentium MMX 200
Chips F65554 (2Mb)
96 Mb memory
12.1" TFT, not bad quality 800x600 (stretchable)
Yamaha OPL-SAx, WSS
CD-Rom, floppy drive, can't read CD-R, CD-RW
Fast boot to DOS
cmos battery CR2032, very easy ro replace without disassemble
Stereo speakers, digital volume control
2 USB
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble, but cheap plastic
Taiwan
TwinHead SlimNote VX P88T 1998
Pentium MMX 200
Trident Cyber9388 (2Mb)
128 Mb memory (2 slots)
12.1" TFT, not bad quality 800x600 (stretchable)
ESS 1868/1869
CD-Rom, floppy drive
Fast boot to DOS
cmos battery CR2032, very easy ro replace without disassemble
2 USB
Stereo speakers, digital volume control
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble, but cheap plastic
SCP-55 works in Dos
Side turn on button (good to use with external monitor)
Taiwan
Toshiba Tecra 8000 1998
Pentium II 266
NM2200 MagicMedia 256 (2.5Mb)
262 Mb memory (2 slots)
13.3" TFT, good quality 1024x768 (stretchable)
Yamaha OPL-SAx
Floppy drive (exchangeable with CD-Rom)
Fast boot to DOS
1 USB
Stereo speakers, analog volume control
Side turn on button (good to use with external monitor)
Not hard to disassemble/assemble, maintenance
USA/Japan
Nec Versa LX 1999
Pentium II 266
3D Rage LT Pro (4Mb)
128 Mb memory (2 slots)
14.1" TFT, acceptable quality 1024x768 (stretchable)
Maestro-2E (ESS1968)
Floppy drive (exchangeable with CD-Rom)
Slow boot to DOS
1 USB
Stereo speakers, analog volume control
Side turn on button (good to use with external monitor)
Interesting design
Very easy to disassemble/assemble, maintenance
USA
Siemens Scenic 750AGP 1999
Pentium II 366
3D Rage LT Pro (4Mb)
130 Mb memory (2 slots)
13.3" TFT, acceptable quality 1024x768 (stretchable)
ESS 1938 (Solo 1) ESS1940 ? ESS1869, CD Audio available only in Windows
Floppy drive + CD (combo) / DVD
Slow boot to DOS
1 USB
1 PS/2
Stereo speakers, digital volume control
Interesting design
Impossible to disassemble and replace cmos battery?
Germany/Japan
Fujitsu FMVNE243L3 (very similar as Fujitsu LifeBook C-5130) 1999
Celeron 433
ATI RAGE Mobility P (4Mb)
128 Mb memory (1 slot)
14.1" TFT, perfect quality 1024x768 (stretchable) LTM13C420F
Yamaha DS-XG
Floppy drive, CD/DVD
Fast boot to DOS
1 USB
1 PS/2
Stereo speakers, analog volume control
Interesting design
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble, maintenance
Japan
Sony PCG-F450 2000
Pentium III 500
MagicMedia 256AV (2.5Mb)
193 Mb memory (2 slots)
15" TFT, perfect quality 1024x768 (stretchable) LT150X3-124 or LT150X3-126
Yamaha YMF744B-R
Floppy drive or DVD (swappable), or external
Fast boot to DOS
no LAN
2 USB
1 PS/2
Stereo speakers, digital volume control
SCP-55 works in Dos
Interesting design
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble, maintenance
Japan
Toshiba Pro 4280XDVD 2000
Pentium III 500
S3 Savage IX (8Mb)
586 Mb memory (2 slots)
14.1" TFT, perfect quality 1024x768 (stretchable) LT150X3-124 or LT150X3-126
Yamaha YMF744B-R
Floppy drive, DVD
Fast boot to DOS
no LAN
2 USB
1 PS/2
Stereo speakers, analog volume control
SCP-55 works in Dos
Interesting design
Side turn on button (good to use with external monitor)
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble, maintenance
Japan
Sony Vaio PCG-SR9/K 2000
Pentium III 600
MagicMedia 256XL+ (6Mb)
64 Mb memory (2 slots)
10.4" TFT, perfect quality 1024x768 (stretchable)
Yamaha YMF754-R (AK4543)
No internal floppy or CD drive
Fast boot to DOS
no LAN
1 USB
no PS/2
Mono speaker, analog volume control
Interesting design
Not hard to disassemble/assemble, maintenance
Japan
Toshiba 2805-S202 2001
Pentium III 700
S3 Savage IX M7 (8Mb)
327 Mb memory (1 slot)
14.1" TFT, good quality 1024x768 (stretchable)
Yamaha YMF754B-R
Floppy drive, DVD
Fast boot to DOS
LAN
2 USB
1 PS/2
Stereo speakers + sub, analog volume control
SCP-55 works in Dos
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble, maintenance
USA/Japan
Sony Vaio PCG-XG38 2001
Pentium III 700
S3 Savage IX M7 (8Mb)
260 Mb memory (2 slots)
13.3" TFT, perfect quality 1024x768 (stretchable)
Yamaha YMF744B-V
Floppy drive, DVD (swappable)
Fast boot to DOS
No LAN
1 USB
no PS/2
Stereo speakers, digital volume control
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble, maintenance
Interesting, but weird design
Japan
Armada M700 2001
Pentium III 700
ATI RAGE Mobility P (8Mb)
130 Mb memory
14.1" TFT, not bad quality 1024x768 (stretchable)
Maestro-2E (ESS1968)
Floppy drive, DVD (swappable)
Slow boot to DOS
LAN
1 USB
1 PS/2
Stereo speakers, digital volume control
Not too hard to disassemble/assemble, maintenance
Interesting design
Taiwan