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To: willcousa who wrote (144385)	9/28/2001 4:53:58 PM
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Friday September 28 08:15 AM EDT Compaq to ship 2.5-pound mini-notebook By John G. Spooner, ZDNet News The company's tiniest notebook, the Evo N200, will ship in mid-October. It will follow by a couple of weeks the launch of a new low-power Pentium III-M chip expected from Intel. Compaq Computer will ship its tiniest notebook yet, the Evo N200, in mid-October. The new 2.5-pound mini-notebook will follow by a couple of weeks the launch of a new low-power Pentium III-M chip expected from Intel next week, sources familiar with Compaq's plans said. Intel is expected to release the new chip, an ultra-low-power 700MHz Pentium III-M, along with a 1.2GHz Pentium III-M. The N200 and a smattering of other systems should follow midmonth. IBM, for example, is expected to announce a new X-series ThinkPad ultra-portable model based on the new Pentium III-M. In addition, Dell Computer is preparing a new ultra-portable Latitude model for release later in the year. But Compaq's mini-notebook promises to be the smallest of the lot. Mini-notebooks and ultra-portables, which are usually lumped into the same category, are somewhat different. Separated by weight, screen size and keyboard size, mini-notebooks generally weigh less than 3 pounds, and offer screen sizes around 10 inches and smaller keyboards--80 percent to 90 percent the size of a regular notebook keyboard. Ultra-portables, for comparison, generally weigh about 3.5 pounds, and offer larger 12-inch screens and full-size keyboards. The new Dell, for example, is expected to fall into this category, offering a 12-inch screen and weighing about 3.5 pounds. Compaq has similar ultra-portables, such as the 3.5-pound Presario 800, a more consumer-oriented offering. The Evo N200 was shown for the first time at last June's PC Expo trade show. It weighs just 2.5 pounds and includes a 10.4-inch display, and a minimum 128MB of RAM and 20GB hard drive. It is expected to be priced between $1,800 and $2,000, sources familiar with Compaq's plans said. Using an additional external battery that weighs half a pound, the notebook can run 6.5 to 8 hours on a single charge, Compaq executives have said. Analysts say the new Evo's small stature could hit home with executives who travel frequently. "This is a considerably smaller form factor than other ultra-portables that ship today...in volume," said IDC analyst Alan Promisel. "So perhaps it's attacking a different niche market. It could definitely take on the (Toshiba) Libretto or the (Sony Vaio) PictureBook." The PictureBook offers a 667MHz Transmeta Crusoe chip and an 8.9-inch display, and weighs in at 2.2 pounds. Though the current Libretto ships only in Japan, Toshiba is expected to bring a similar notebook to the United States next year. When it comes to the new 1.2GHz Pentium III-M, however, buyers shouldn't expect much fanfare. Most PC makers, such as Dell and Gateway, will incorporate the new chip into existing notebook lines almost immediately. Others, such as Hewlett-Packard, may wait longer. Dell will add the 1.2GHz chip to its Inspiron 8100 notebook for a price starting around $2,100, sources said. This is likely because Intel just announced a new Pentium III-M at speeds of up to 1.13GHz, only 67MHz below the 1.2GHz chip. Intel is also expected to announce a new mobile Celeron chip running at 900MHz on Monday. This chip will appear in lower-priced notebooks from most major PC makers. dailynews.yahoo.com _5-pound_mini-notebook_1.html