New athlon skus dominate XP releases for Mon.
The latest XP offerings from HP/Cpq feature athlons galore. I'm not sure if accurate, but a presario 1.2 GHz notebook for $999 sounds too good to be true (I didn't even know they released a 1.2Ghz mobile!). If true, the HP duron 900 for $250 more doesn't have a chance.
The HP 1.5 GHz p4 loaded for $949 is also unbelievably priced given the impressive list of features.
Looks like they've finally decided to take dell head on.
New PCs to debut with Windows XP
news.cnet.com
...Compaq's new Presario 700 notebook, for instance, will sell for $999 and come with a 1.2GHz Athlon processor. Compaq will also launch new notebooks with Pentium processors.
As for desktops, the company will release the Presario 8000, which will come with either Intel or Advanced Micro Devices processors. The system features a new design and starts at $1,199.
HP's new entry-level Windows XP machine, the $749 Pavilion 7935, comes with a 1.3GHz AMD Athlon, 128MB of SDRAM, a 40GB hard drive, an 8X CD-RW drive and a network connector.
For $200 more, the new Pavilion 7955 packs a 1.5GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor, 256MB of SDRAM, a 40GB hard drive, a 16X DVD drive, a 12X CD-RW drive, a 32MB Nvidia TNT2 M64 graphics card, and front-access ports for USB and IEEE 1394.
The company also is offering a year of free America Online Internet service and a $150 mail-in rebate on certain monitors, which are sold separately.
The new Pavilions generally cost less than nearly equivalent existing models from HP or cost about the same but come with more power under the hood.
On the notebook front, HP initially will offer two new Windows XP models: the Pavilion N5415 and N5425. The N5415 will cost $1,299 with a 900MHz AMD Duron processor, 256MB of SDRAM, a 10GB hard drive and an 8X DVD drive. The N5425 will sell for $1,600 with a 900MHz AMD Athlon, 256MB of SDRAM, a 20GB hard drive, a combo DVD/CD-RW drive and an Ethernet card. HP will offer a $100 mail-in rebate with both models.
Dell is selling Windows XP on existing desktops and notebooks. The Dimension 4300, for example, comes with a Pentium 4, standard memory and Windows XP, starting at $1,165. Dell also will sell Windows XP on its Inspiron 2500 notebook. Standard configurations of the notebook go for $1,899. |
