To: Joey Smith who wrote (141028 ) 8/7/2001 2:59:38 PM From: Paul Engel Respond to of 186894 Joey - Re: ", low-cost P4 systems " And here comes the low cost Pentium 4 system !!biz.yahoo.com Tuesday August 7, 12:00 pm Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Systemax Inc.Systemax Slashes Price on Intel Pentium 4 Desktop PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Systemax (NYSE: SYX - news), a leading manufacturer and distributor of PCs and related computer products for small and medium-sized businesses, today introduced a desktop PC with a 1.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 processor for $699, a price point considerably lower than its competitors. The PC comes with 128MB RDRAM, a 20 GB hard drive and a CD-ROM. It runs on Windows® Me, and meets the hardware requirements to upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP® when the operating software becomes available later this year. Three major computer manufacturers price comparable configurations on their website from $799 to $1063. ``Systemax is well positioned to take advantage of falling PC component prices and we immediately pass on our savings to customers,'' said Richard Leeds, chairman and CEO of Systemax. ``We are determined to maintain our industry leadership on price and service.'' Systemax PCs are available through Global Computer Supplies (http://www.globalcomputer.com), TigerDirect (http://www.tigerdirect.com), Dartek (http://www.dartek.com) and other leading distributors. Systemax's expert sales specialists can also be contacted at 1-800-8 GLOBAL. Systemax (http://www.systemax.com) has developed an integrated system of branded e-commerce web sites, direct mail catalogs, and relationship marketing to sell private-label and name-brand PC hardware, related computer products, and industrial products, to businesses in North America and Europe. With annual sales in excess of $1.5 billion, Systemax is a Fortune 1000 and Inter@active Internet 500 company. SOURCE: Systemax Inc.