Hitachi PC to Launch Flagship Communications Notebook Solution as Desktop Alternative; New Mx-Series "Best of Breed" Notebooks Signal Next Generation of Mobilized Computing.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 1996--Hitachi PC Corp. today announced the newest addition to its communications- centric line of notebooks, the Mx-Series, Hitachi's flagship and most powerful notebook to date. The Mx integrates leading edge technologies to deliver "best of breed" connectivity, power, multimedia and versatility. Complimented with a mini-dock, users will benefit by having a notebook that is robust, reliable and powerful enough to act as a desktop replacement, and yet light enough to provide full-featured connected computing on the go. "Our customers need to perform at peak levels at all times, no matter where they are," said Mark Yahiro vice president of marketing and business development for Hitachi PC. "Our vision is to deliver the ultimate mobile communications solutions. The Mx, which embodies our endeavors, is an integral part of this strategy." The Mx-Series expands Hitachi's current award winning line of notebooks: the C, M and E-Series. This makes the Mx the fourth product line addition since Hitachi launched their notebooks in May, 1996. Communications The Mx is the first notebook in the industry to integrate both a U.S. Robotics (U.S. Robotics, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, www.usr.com) A modem manufacturer highly regarded for its quality products. The company manufactures its own chipsets (data pumps) and often leads with innovations. Its HST protocol was a high-speed, reliable protocol before V. 33.6 Kbps cellular ready modem along with a 10Base-T Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. port. All of this is pre-tested and preconfigured Set up ahead of time. It implies that the device or software application has been modified to suit the customer or situation. See ghosting server. for immediate use, right out of the box; giving users a powerful "industry standard" communications solution. Software bundles completing this package include: Microsoft Windows 95, Netscape Navigator 3.0, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, Traveling Software LapLink 95 and Hitachi Diagnostics. Versatility Targeting the corporate market, the Hitachi Mx is compatible with a mini-dock solution that allows the Mx to be used as a desktop replacement. The mini-dock includes infrared communications for wireless data transfer and stereo audio output jacks. The mini-dock is also backward compatible with the currently shipping Hitachi E-Series, value notebook line. Also built into the Mx is the capability to swap out the CD-ROM drive for either a floppy disk drive floppy disk drive - disk drive or extra battery. The Mx operates with either one or two Li Ion batteries. Single battery life is expected to last between three to four hours, depending on use. Power The Mx is powered by Intel's 133 and 150 MHz (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. Pentium processors. For an additional boost in raw performance, a 256K L2 cache is built in, and all Mx-Series come standard with a 16MB base RAM, expandable to 80MB. Two removable hard disk (storage) removable hard disk - A type of magnetic disk, or possibly magneto-optical disk which is not permanently attached to the disk drive (not a fixed disk) but which can be taken out and replaced, allowing many disks to be used in the same drive. options will be available in either a 1.35 or 2.0 GB configurations. Two type II or one type III and one type II PCMCIA card slots are available for further expansion. Multimedia The Mx is the first notebook to include an integrated side-ported stereo speaker design from the industry's leading PC speaker developer, Altec Lansing. Unlike other notebooks, sound is not muffled muf·fle 1 tr.v. muf·fled, muf·fling, muf·fles 1. To wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or secrecy. 2. a. or blocked. The Mx is SoundBlaster Pro compatible and delivers full wavetable A group of sampled sound waves used in MIDI. See wavetable synthesis and MIDI. (hardware, music) wavetable - A type of sound generator often built in a sound card. A wavetable contains digitised samples of real instrument sounds or effect (FX) sounds. and 3D audio capabilities -- even when the notebook is closed. The Mx includes 2MB VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory and a 64-bit graphics accelerator for 12.1" 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 ) SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. display. Also included is an 8x CD-ROM drive and a Zoom Video port. Docking Solution Designed for the corporate environment, the Mx will support a port replicator and mini-dock that is also compatible with the recently released E-Series. This provides easy hook-up to corporate environments. Pricing and Availability First customer shipments of the Mx-Series are targeted shortly after Fall COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). . Street prices for the Mx-Series and mini-docks will be announced at shipment time. The Mx will be available through corporate resellers. About Hitachi PC Hitachi PC Corp. is the leading manufacturer of Mobilized Computing tools that provide global reach and universal access to information, people and resources anytime, anyplace. Hitachi PC designs, manufactures and markets personal computers with advanced, integrated communication solutions that connect "out-of-the-box" to the Internet, intranets and other sources of mission-critical information. Backed by Hitachi quality, Hitachi PC provides 24x7, state-of-the-art customer support, and industry leading notebook product warranties. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Hitachi PC Corp. is a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HIT), and Hitachi America, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, is a leading global electronics company with fiscal 1995 consolidated sales over $76.6 billion. The company markets and manufacturers a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products, as well as power and industrial equipment. -0- Note to Editors: All Hitachi PC press releases are available at the Hitachi PC Corp. Web site -- http://www.HitachiPC.com. The Hitachi PC Web site offers additional information about Hitachi PC, products and business partners. Hitachi, Hitachi PC, C-Series, M-Series, E-Series, Mx-Series and the Hitachi logo are trademarks of Hitachi, Ltd. Mobilized Computing and Remote Control are trademarks of Hitachi PC Corp. (USA), which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. All other names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Hitachi PC Corp. Chris McKie, 408/321-5101 chris.mckie@hitachipc.com or Phase Two Strategies Christina Bowden, 415/772-8425 christina_bowden@p2pr.com |
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