JimmyMac - Here's a few PCs from HP that WON'T BE using any AMD CPUs !
Maybe AMD's prices are TOO HIGH !!!
AMD shouldn't be GOUGING customers, eh Jimmy ?
Paul
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biz.yahoo.com
Monday October 18, 8:13 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
HP Introduces New Music Line of HP Pavilion PCs
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1999-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced five new HP Pavilion PCs that feature increased ''music-making'' capabilities.
The new HP Pavilion PCs will include a CD-ROM that features MusicMatch Jukebox software, which allows users to record, organize and play digital music, and 10 free MP3 songs from EMusic.com, a leading seller of downloadable music. They also will include the HP CD-Writer Plus, the worldwide market leader in CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) drives, which allows users to create, write, rewrite, store, manage and share data, music and photos on CD. These expanded music PC capabilities are available on all HP Pavilion 8500 series PCs.
''The HP Pavilion PCs' new music features -- combined with increased processor speed and memory -- truly expand the possibilities of what users can do with their HP Pavilion PCs,'' said Rob Wait, worldwide product marketing manger for HP's Home Products Division. ''HP has always been committed to providing customers with exactly what they need for a complete, high-quality computing solution. These new HP Pavilion PCs deliver on that promise.''
The HP Pavilion PCs announced today include the following:
-- The HP Pavilion 8575c PC is powered by an Intel®
Pentium® III 550MHz processor and includes 128MB SDRAM, a
20GB Ultra DMA hard-disk drive, an HP CD Writer Plus CD-RW
drive, a 6x DVD drive, a 10/100baseT networking card, a V.90
56K modem and HP's one-touch Internet keyboard. The HP
Pavilion 8575c PC is expected to sell for an estimated U.S.
street price of $1,599.(1)
-- The HP Pavilion 8565c PC is powered by an Intel Pentium III
500MHz processor and includes 128MB SDRAM, a 20GB Ultra DMA
hard-disk drive, a 40x CD-ROM drive, an HP CD Writer Plus
CD-RW drive, a 10/100baseT networking card, a V.90 56K modem
and one-touch multimedia keyboard. The HP Pavilion 8565c PC
is expected to sell for an estimated U.S. street price of
$1,399.(1)
-- The HP Pavilion 8550c PC is powered by an Intel Celeron(TM)
500MHz processor and includes 96MB SDRAM, a 17GB Ultra DMA
hard-disk drive, a 40x CD-ROM drive, an HP CD Writer Plus
CD-RW drive, a 10/100baseT networking card, a V.90 56K modem
and one-touch multimedia keyboard. The HP Pavilion 8550c PC
is expected to sell for an estimated U.S. street price of
$1,049.(1)
-- The HP Pavilion 6540c PC is powered by an Intel Celeron
466MHz processor, features the new translucent mini-tower
and includes 96MB SDRAM, a 10.2GB Ultra DMA hard-disk drive,
an HP CD Writer Plus CD-RW drive, a V.90 56K modem and
one-touch multimedia keyboard. The HP Pavilion 6540 PC is
expected to sell for an estimated U.S. street price of
$849.(1)
-- The HP Pavilion 6535 PC is powered by an Intel Celeron
466MHz processor, features the new translucent mini tower
and includes 64MB SDRAM, an 8GB Ultra DMA hard-disk drive, a
40x CD-ROM drive, a V.90 56K modem and one-touch multimedia
keyboard. The HP Pavilion 6535 PC is expected to sell for an
estimated U.S. street price of $599.(1)
The new HP Pavilion PCs will be available at consumer electronics and office superstores nationwide, and at the HP Shopping Village (http://www.hpshopping.com). More information on where to purchase an HP Pavilion PC is available on the Web at hp.com or by calling 1-800-PC-HOME-1.
About HP
Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services.
HP plans to launch Agilent Technologies as an independent company by mid-calendar 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments.
HP has 123,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at hp.com.
(1) Actual prices may vary.
Intel is a U.S. registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Pentium is a U.S. registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Celeron is a U.S. trademark of Intel Corporation.
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Contact:
HP
Ray Aldrich, 408/343-5627
ray_aldrich@hp.com
or
BSMG Worldwide for HP
Felice Glider, 212/445-8269
fglider@bsmg.com
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