COMPAQ LAUNCHES NEW EASY-TO-USE PRESARIO INTERNET PC FAMILY.Compaq Computer Corp. last week rolled out its new Presario EZ2000 Series, an easy-to-use PC designed to deliver an intuitive Internet computing experience. Staring at $999, the Presario EZ2000 Series features Intel Celeron and Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). processors and easy release panels for one-touch access to memory, PCI slots and the hard drive. All EZ2000 PCs employ both USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 ports (front and back) for fast plug-n-play external expansion. The PCs boast a CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. drive along with RioPort Audio Manager software and MGI MGI Mouse Genome Informatics MGI Modular Gateway Interface MGI McKinsey Global Institute MGI Military Geographic Information MGI Marine Geological Institute MGI Policy on the Management of Government Information (Canada) Videowave III software. The combination delivers an easy-to-use audio and video studio for consumers who want to download music or information from the web. Also featured on the new Presario EZ2000 Series is a Digital Dashboard (software) digital dashboard - A personalised desktop portal that focuses on business intelligence and knowledge management. Microsoft's version has a launch screen including stock quotes, voice mail and e-mail messages, a calendar, a weather forecast, traffic information, . The feature provides feedback to users much like the dashboard in a car. For example, Dashboard will automatically "wake up" the PC by dialing out to the consumer's e-mail account e-mail account n → cuenta de correo to notify household members (up to ten) e-mail is waiting for them. The EZ2000 Series comes in two models - the Presario EZ2200, available at retail stores, and the Presario EZ2700 available via Compaq "Built For You" kiosks at retail locations and direct from Compaq (http://athome.compaq.com). The Presario EZ2200 and Presario EZ2700 will both be available later this month. "The EZ2000 is a leadership PC that exemplifies the synthesis of simplicity, speed and style," says Pat Gelsinger, vice president and general manager of the Intel Desktop Products Group. "Intel is pleased to have worked closely with Compaq providing Internet building blocks for next generation technologies to make the home PC experience simple and smart, right out of the box." Compaq also announced a completely redesigned monitor to complement the EZ2000 Series - the MV 730I 17-inch multimedia monitor, priced at $399 in retail stores and through Compaq's "Built for You" program. Users can receive up to $175 in mail-in rebates when they purchase a Compaq monitor and new Compaq A1000 USB All-In-One printer, fax machine, copier and scanner with their EZ2000 Series. Separately, Lexmark is offering a $75 mail-in rebate on the Lexmark Z51 USB inkjet printer, when purchased with the Presario EZ2000 Series. |
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