Compaq Web Advisory: Compaq Armada 1500c Family Continues to Grow.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6,1999-- Fueling the popularity of its aggressively-priced Armada 1500c commercial notebook PC family, 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 added a new model featuring a 12.1-inch color STN (SuperTwisted Nematic) A passive matrix LCD technology that provides better contrast than twisted nematic (TN) by twisting the molecules from 180 to 270 degrees. See DSTN. (super-twist nematic The stage between a crystal and a liquid that has a threadlike nature; for example, a liquid crystal. See crystalline and LCD. ) display. The new model of the Armada 1500c Series is based on the Intel(R) Mobile Celeron(TM) processor at 366MHz with 128K internal cache, and includes a 4-Gigabyte(a) (GB) SMART hard drive, 32-megabytes (MB) of memory (expandable to 160MB), a 12.1-inch STN display, a 24X 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). (b) drive, a 56K V.90(c) integrated modem, Compaq PremierSound audio, and Windows 95 pre-installed. The Armada 1500c comes with a one-year worldwide warranty, upgradable to three years. This new model is available today for $1,599(d). "Windows Magazine" named the Armada 1500c a "Best Value" and placed it on the "Winlist" in the May, June and July 1999 issues. In addition, customers have embraced this new family of products for its combination of value and outstanding Celeron performance(e). For more information on this and other Compaq products, please visit Compaq's Web site at www.compaq.com/products/portables/arm1500C. Company Background Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of computer systems. For more corporate information, see: http://www.compaq.com/. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. (a) For hard drives, GB = billion bytes. (b) 24X CD-ROM data transfer rates may vary from 150 KB/s to 3600 KB/s. (c) ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. V.90 protocol is designed to only to allow faster downloads from K56flex or V.90 compliant digital sources. Maximum achievable download transmission rates currently do not reach 56Kbps, and will vary with line conditions. (d) All prices listed herein are U.S. suggested resale prices. Actual pricing will vary. (e) SYSmark32 scores show the Compaq Armada 1500c C300 with an Intel Celeron processor achieving a score of 225, while the Armada 1700 6300 with an Intel Pentium II processor achieved a score of 224. |
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