Compaq Energizes Armada Brand With Two New Thin and Light Product Families; Enhances Entire Line With Latest Mobile Technologies.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1998-- Editors' Summary: Compaq today announced: -- Two new Armada product families, the Armada 3500 Series and the Armada 6500 Series, targeted at two different segments of highly mobile customers; -- New models of the Armada 7800, 7400 and 1700 Series armed with Intel's powerful Mobile Pentium See Pentium M. II 300MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. microprocessor; -- Enhanced mobile options for the Armada notebook product line; -- Price cuts on existing Armada series models. Unveiling its broadest, most innovative and highest performing portable product line ever, Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today announced two new Armada notebook families for highly mobile customers -- the thin and light Armada 3500, and the thin and powerful Armada 6500 -- as well as major enhancements to its recently announced Armada 7800, 7400 and 1700 families. Leveraging the new Intel Mobile Pentium(R) II microprocessor at 300MHz in every Armada form factor, Compaq refreshed each Armada commercial notebook line with the new chip, adding greater speed and processing power to its arsenal. The company also added models with a standard DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. drive to its Armada 7800 family and a 14.1" color thin film transistor (TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor ) screen to its value-oriented Armada 1700 family, giving customers state-of-the-art features in all product segments. "With today's announcement of new, innovative and lightweight Armada designs and the addition of the latest processor enhancements to our entire product line, Compaq takes its customers to the next level in mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings ," said Mike Winkler Winkler may refer to:
"Compaq is providing a notebook solution for every customer need with the broadest array of notebook products in the industry. This signifies our commitment to our mobile business customers, and positions us for greater growth into new segments of the portable market in the years to come," Winkler added. In addition to the new notebook families unveiled today, Compaq announced several new portable options to its mobile product offering, as well as price reductions on select models of current Armada notebooks. "Compaq continues to provide state-of-the-art mobile PCs that span the marketplace from the performance to the value-oriented segment," said Robert Jecmen, vice president and general manager, Mobile and Handheld Products Group, Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . "We believe the number of products Compaq is offering with our new 300MHz Mobile Pentium II processor is a win-win situation for customers who need powerful computing power on the road, as well as in the office." New Thin, Lightweight Notebook for Highly Mobile Users (see separate release) The Armada 3500 Series debuts today as the thinnest, lightest, most flexible notebook from Compaq. Designed for the utmost in mobility, the Armada 3500 starts at just 4.4 pounds and 1.3 inches thin, while offering the most powerful Intel Mobile Pentium II processors at 300MHz or 266MHz. For added strength and durability, the Armada 3500 incorporates a magnesium alloy enclosure around its 13.3-inch or 12.1-inch color thin film transistor (TFT) displays. For added functionality, the Armada 3500 supports the optional Mobile 3500 Expansion Unit, providing the ability to configure the notebook with a variety of features as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . Attaching the Mobile 3500 Expansion Unit to the bottom of the notebook adds a 24X Max(a) CD or DVD drive, a MultiBay that supports a 3.5-inch diskette The official name for the floppy disk. See floppy disk. diskette - floppy disk drive, second Hard Drive, Super Disk LS-120 or Zip Drive See Zip disk. (hardware, storage) Zip Drive - A disk drive from Iomega Corporation which takes removable 100 megabyte hard disks. Both internal and external drives are manufactured, making the drive suitable for backup, mass storage or for moving files between computers. . The Mobile Expansion Unit also features an internal AC adapter, which forgoes the need for an external power supply when attached to the Armada 3500 Series. The Armada 3500 Series is available in four models. The first two models incorporate an Intel Mobile Pentium II processor at 266MHz, and are priced at $3,299(b) for a model with Windows 95(R) preinstalled, and $3,399 for a model with Windows NT(R) 4.0 preinstalled. The second two models are available with an Intel Mobile Pentium II processor at 300MHz, and are priced at $4,299 for a model with Windows 95 preinstalled, or $4,399 for a model with Windows NT 4.0 preinstalled. All models begin shipping worldwide later this month. Armada 6500: Ultimate Notebook Performance for the Road (see separate release) The Armada 6500, a new member in the Compaq Armada family, is an innovative, powerful notebook providing the highest performance for the road. For mobile customers who are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the latest portable technology, the Armada 6500 offers the ultimate performance with a large 14.1-inch color TFT screen, enhanced AGP graphics and integrated connectivity. Based on the successful Digital HiNote Ultra 2000, the Armada 6500 is a 5.9-pound, 1.4-inch thin notebook witpanel, 10/100 Ethernet connection, and a 56K (Vpowerful products for Compaq customers. Suggested resale prices for the Armada 6500 Series are $4,999(b)orldwide within 30 days. Armada 7800, 7400 agital versatile disk) drive. The Armada 78s in the Armada 7800 Series are available today us, 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. supporting 16 million colors s 95 (no modem) preinstalled; $4,199 with Windows, Compaq has added two new models providing unel offers an Intel Mobile Pentium II processor ives up to 5GB in size, 32MB RAM standard, 64-bskette drive, the MultiBay allows for easy exchange of a SuperDisk LS-120, Zip Drive, diskette drive, second 00 Series, Compaq also announced several new mob). In addition, a 128MB 66-MHz 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. SODIMM (Small Outline-DIMM) A DIMM module with a thinner profile due to the use of TSOP chip packages. SODIMMs are commonly used in laptop computers. See memory module and TSOP. memory module is now available for the Armada 1700, 3500, 7400 ams in the industry. All products come with a t turnaround(f) for added convenience, plus Infos. Price Cuts Compaq today reduced prercent Reduction ----- ---------- ---------- ----------------- Armada 1571 $1,749 $1,499 14% Armada 1573 $2,399 $2,199 8% Ar Background Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a Fortune Global 100 company. Compaq is the second largest computer company in the world and the larges hardware, software, solutions, and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, networking and commsumer PCs. The company is an industry leader in stomer support and information about Compaq and its products are available at http://www.compaq.com. Coft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 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