Revamping Armada laptops--- where is all the news coming from now?
Mar. 15, 1999 (PCWorld via COMTEX) -- In an effort to deliver
cutting-edge CD-ROM performance, Compaq announced Monday that Deskpro,
Prosignia, and Presario customers will be able to purchase or upgrade
to the world's fastest CD-ROM drive--the 52X True from Kenwood
Technologies.
Compaq is the first PC manufacturer to hit the market with Kenwood's
warp-speed drive. The drive optimizes transfer-rate performance,
without compromising rotational speed and disc vibration, by
simultaneously processing multiple tracks of data. Kenwood promises
quieter, more reliable performance than that from conventional drives.
The 52X True also provides hard drive-like performance without caching.
In addition to being repackaged by Compaq and other vendors, the new
drive is available directly from Kenwood for a street price of $129.
Compaq also announced feature upgrades to its popular Armada 1750
series of budget notebooks. The new Armada 1750 boasts a 14.1-inch
color thin-film-transistor display and an Intel 333-MHz Pentium II
processor. Suggested retail prices are $2799 for a unit with Windows 95
or 98 preinstalled, and $2899 for a Windows NT Workstation 4.0 model.
The revamped Armada notebooks are outfitted with a 6.4GB hard drive
and come loaded with 64MB of SDRAM, a 24X (maximum) CD-ROM drive, and a
56-kbps V.90 modem. Options include dual integrated speakers, a
full-size keyboard, shock-resistant hard drive enclosure, and an
internal AC adapter. |
