New Micron Millennia(R) with AMD Duron(TM) Processor Available at Best Buy
Micronpc.com and AMD Forge New Relationship to Offer Choice and Flexibility to Consumers
Business Wire
NAMPA, Idaho, Sep 22, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
New Micron Millennia(R) with AMD Duron(TM) Processor
Available at Best Buy
Micron Electronics, Inc., (www.micronpc.com) (Nasdaq:MUEI) today announced its
selection of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) as a new microprocessor vendor
for micronpc.com.
The addition of AMD as a supplier is consistent with micronpc.com's overall
philosophy of providing the latest technology to its customers. This alliance
gives customers more choice and flexibility in desktop systems available from
micronpc.com. Together, Micron and AMD will combine their technology innovation
to bring computer solutions with solid performance, value and price at real-time
to market.
"Our customers have been demanding a wider variety of desktop configurations. By
working together with AMD, we're meeting the demands of our value-conscious
customers in the home and home office markets who search for the latest in
technology and superior performance at the best price," said Jeffrey K. Moeser,
senior vice president of product development at micronpc.com. "Our award-winning
products, coupled with the versatility of AMD's advances in processor technology
create a huge win for this market."
Coupled with the AMD alliance, micronpc.com announced the immediate availability
of a new value-priced desktop system based on the AMD Duron processor -- the
Micron Millennia RS2150A. This new, affordably priced desktop system is
immediately available at Best Buy locations throughout the US. The Micron
Millennia RS2150A is the first Duron-based desktop available from Best Buy.
Micronpc.com is able to deliver the Duron-based PC to Best Buy shelves ahead of
all other manufacturers through the advantages of its Internet-centric,
retail-direct model -- VelocityNet Direct.
"The new Micron Millennia PC, featuring the AMD Duron processor, provides small
business and home users powerful computing solutions for accessing the Internet
and running business and personal productivity software at an attractive price,"
said Rob Herb, executive vice president of AMD. "We're very pleased that
micronpc.com has chosen to adopt AMD's award-winning AMD Duron processors to
expand the breadth of computing solutions offered to the small business and
consumer market."
With a 700MHz AMD Duron processor, the Millennia RS2150A meets the needs of
value-conscious home and home office users without compromising their budget or
the need for robust performance. The AMD Duron processor is a derivative of the
award-winning AMD Athlon processor and is designed to provide an optimized
solution for value-conscious business and home users. Employing an innovative
design, the AMD Duron processor features a sophisticated cache architecture with
192KB of total on-chip cache, a high-speed 200MHz front-side bus, and a
superscalar floating point unit with enhanced 3DNow! Technology. |
