AMS Tech Receives CRN Editors' Choice Award; Rodeo 5030ECX Beats 19 Other High End Notebooks.IRWINDALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1998--AMS Tech, a leader in mobile computing, received a Computer Reseller News (CRN CRN Computer Reseller News CRN Crown CRN Council for Responsible Nutrition CRN Crane CRN Community Recycling Network CRN Course Reference Number CRN Center for Responsible Nanotechnology CRN Cornish (SIL code, UK) ) Editors' Choice Award in the Feb. 2 issue of the magazine. Of the 21 high end notebooks tested by the CRN Test Center, the Rodeo 5030ECX performed well in extensive laboratory testing. It finished first in the BAPCo SYSmark32 suite which tests real-world business applications and came second in the Intel Media Benchmark suite which tests multimedia performance. Only three notebooks out of the 21 contestants feature a 14.1 inch display, and out of the three 14.1 inch notebooks, only the Rodeo 5030 utilizes a 266MHz processor. "The Rodeo 5030ECX not only has a longer battery life and is better in features and performance, it is also an astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, value. It's almost $800 cheaper than the 266MHz Hewlett-Packard OmniBook 3000CTX, $1,400 less than the 14.1 inch Digital HiNote Ultra2000, and $3,200 less than the 14.1 inch IBM ThinkPad 770," said Michael Buskey, vice president of sales & marketing at AMS AMS - Andrew Message System Tech. "This prestigious award from the most influential weekly news magazine for the channel testifies to our position as a premier notebook manufacturer committed to technology innovation and channel programs. Our goal is to deliver state-of-the-art and aggressively priced products to provide a total solution for notebook users." At $3,995, the Rodeo 5030ECX features such top-notch features as a 266MHz Intel Mobile Pentium Processor with MMX Technology, a 14.1 inch XGA display, 4.0GB hard drive, 64MB SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. expandable to 128MB, internal 56K fax/modem and 20x CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . The machine also includes Intel's 430TX chip set, 516kb L2 pipeline burst cache A common type of static RAM chip used for memory caches. After the first byte is accessed, access to subsequent memory locations takes fewer machine cycles than with previous designs. See L2 cache and static RAM. , and 4MB of SGRAM (Synchronous Graphics RAM) A type of dynamic RAM chip that is similar to the SDRAM technology, but includes enhanced graphics features for use with display adapters. and a Trident Cyber 9397 video accelerator for dramatic 3D Graphics and resolutions. AMS Tech, based in Irwindale, has been rated one of the fastest growing firms among computer distributors and Fortune 1000s. Its success over the past 12 years has been driven by its exclusive focus on mobile computing and dedication to customers and channel partners. As a testimony to its mission of "Putting the Future In Your Hands," AMS Tech boasts a history of firsts in mobile technology. Among the many firsts are built-in sound, PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. expansion, modems, CD-ROMs, and 13.3 inch as well as 14.1 inch active matrix color displays. AMS Tech was also one of the first notebook manufacturers to introduce Intel's Pentium Processor with MMX technology, and currently a 233MHz and 266MHz Mobile Pentium Processor with MMX Technology. For more information about AMS Tech products, visit www.amstech.com or call 800/886-2671. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Photos of the Rodeo series are available through the contact listed below. CONTACT: AMS Tech, Irwindale Bonnie Quon, 626/813-2333 bonnieq@amstech.com |
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