Two speakers are found closer to the base of the screen, while the integrated microphone is situated next to the touchpad.

The keyboard of the TravelMate 371TCi has full-sized keys (only the row of functional keys on top are small) and is made of black plastic. The letters on the keys are white, while the functional keys have the ordinary blue letters (their commands are available when you press and hold [Fn]). The cursor block of keys is inconvenient to use since the keys are small and have PgUp/Home and PgDn/End keys at the sides, which can be accidentally hit upon. There are also an integrated numeric pad and two Windows keys located like on the ordinary PC keyboard. The keyboard of the TravelMate 371TCi is overall a handy thing, save for the above-mentioned nuisances.

The touchpad is curious in this notebook: the sensor panel is oval, so its useful area is smaller. Besides the standard two buttons that merge into the frame around the control device (they replace the two mouse buttons), there’s also a four-positional oval-shaped joystick for vertical and horizontal scrolling.

At the butt-end of the notebook, we see a display latch, an IrDA port, and a card reader (SD, MMC and MS formats are supported).

These connectors are found at the left panel:

• RJ-45 network connector;
• RJ-11 phone line connector;
• A power supply connector;
• One USB port;
• One IEEE1394 port;
• Line-out;
• Mic-In;
• A slot for installing PC Cards (Type I/II).

The LAN and modem connectors are hidden under a cover.

At the right side, there’s a USB port, a Kensington lock and vent holes.

The back side cannot boast an abundance of connectors; there’s only a connector for the external monitor, again under a rubber cover.

The bottom of the case contains the cover of the memory bay, a battery cell and vent holes.