Trigem, Costco Bring New Chip to Sub-$1,000 PC
techweb.cmp.com
By Roger C. Lanctot
New York
6:00 p.m. EST Thurs., Feb. 18, 1998
Wholesale-club retailer Costco is offering consumers an $899 PC built
around a 200MHz MMX-enhanced microprocessor from Integrated
Device Technologies of Santa Clara, Calif.
The low-cost PC is being made by Trigem, Fort Lee, N.J., and is built
around IDT's WinChip - the only such system seen in retail stores to date.
The IDT WinChip, introduced last fall, uses .25 micron technology, the
same technology touted by AMD in its latest Windows-compatible
processors, according to a source at Trigem. At $899, the system comes
with a 14-inch monitor, 3.2GB hard drive, 32MB RAM, 56K-bps
modem and 20x CD-ROM drive. The PC comes in a tower
configuration. The system is "selling well," according to Trigem, and most Costco locations are carrying it. |
