Amstrad's ALT-286 "Laptop" - Gem or Junk?

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Amstrad's second generation "laptop" was basically a full blown 286 PC in a luggable laptop body. It had a 20MB hard drive, 3.5" floppy, 1MB memory (expandable to 4), an internal VGA card, 800 x 600 x 16 shades monochrome LCD panel, and even an ISA expansion slot. Oh, and it doubles as a 7Kg dumbbell for weight training.

So, I thought where better to start my MS-DOS adventure? But is this not so little machine a gem, or a pile of junk?

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