Compaq's New Evo D500 Ultra-Slim Desktop Earns 'Best Desktop PC' Honor at Best
Of COMDEX 2001
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ)
today announced that its Evo D500 Ultra-slim Desktop was named "Best Desktop
PC" at the Fall 2001 Best of COMDEX Awards. Winners of Best of Comdex Awards
are recognized by ZDNet and CNet's editorial and products review teams for
their technological innovation and usability.
"It is an honor for Compaq to be presented with this award by the COMDEX
'Best of Show' award committee," said Jeri Callaway, vice president and
general manager of Compaq's Access Business Group. "We are extremely proud of
the Compaq Evo D500 Ultra-slim Desktop. We feel that the Evo D500 Ultra-slim
Desktop gives people the power and sophisticated technology in a revolutionary
design factor, without sacrificing anything."
The Evo D500 Ultra-slim Desktop was designed with ergonomics and
accessibility in mind, as the slim form factor is seventy-five percent smaller
than the average desktop PC and weighs just 11 pounds. At just 2.72 inches
thin, the Evo D500 allows the monitor to remain at a comfortable eye level
when placed upon the unit in the desktop position, and the lightweight PC can
be easily transitioned from desktop to tower position. The new desktop is
also fifty percent quieter than previous generation desktop PCs, and gives
accessibility to all persons by offering front and rear audio and USB
connectivity.
Both innovative and functional, the Evo D500 Ultra-slim Desktop follows
Compaq's legacy-free model, but also offers an optional Snap-On Legacy module
for additional flexibility. It also meets the IT needs of today and tomorrow,
by incorporating Compaq's ground-breaking MultiPort wireless connectivity and
MultiBay storage devices.
Compaq has also won a number of other awards this week, including a clean
sweep of the desktop category of PC Magazine's "Editor's Choice" awards, which
honored both the Evo Desktop D500 Small Form Factor and the Presario 8000Z
Desktop. Additionally, the Compaq Evo Notebook N400C was named "Most
Innovative Wireless Enabled Notebook" by Andy Seybold at his 11th annual
Wireless Awards Dinner at COMDEX Fall 2001.
The ultimate balance in size, expandability and manageability for business
users, the Evo D500 Small Form Factor offers the latest in processor
technology with Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processors up to 1.9 GHz, nVidia Vanta
graphics card, SMART II hard drive and can be configured with up to
3 GB SDRAM.
Available direct from Compaq, the Ultra-fast Presario 8000Z is the fastest
PC on the market, configurable with AMD(R) Athlon(TM) XP Processor and
features the MyMovieSTUDIO home movie editing and DVD authoring technology. A
gamer's dream machine, the Presario 8000Z also features the nVidia GeForce 3,
64 MB DDR graphics card for mind-blowing speed and true-to-life graphics.
The perfect balance of technology and mobility, the Evo Notebook N400c
weighs only 4.8 pounds, measures a thin 1.2 inches, and features Compaq's
innovative MultiPort wireless solution. MultiPort is a flexible, innovative
solution that allows users to connect to multiple wireless standards such as
802.11b or Bluetooth(TM) by simply changing out a wireless module integrated
into the top of the notebook, providing customers a means to migrate to future
wireless standards as they become available. The Evo Notebook N400c comes
equipped with Mobile Intel Pentium III-M processor up to 1.066 GHz -M, ATI
Mobility Radeon graphics adapter with 16MB of DDR (double data rate) SDRAM
memory, 14-inch XGA TFT display and a dual pointing device, yet this powerful
notebook still delivers more than four hours of battery life on a single
charge.
For more information on the Compaq desktops and notebooks see
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