NAMPA, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1997--
Micron Powerdigm XSU and integrated core logic's 'stellar
performance' shine again
Micron Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUEI), received top honors
from PC Magazine for the Micron(TM) Powerdigm(TM) XSU, a "pace setting
workstation" that garnered a slot in the trade magazine's Best of
1997 annual feature.
"Not every PC company can design its own PCI chip set, but Micron
Electronics can and does so extremely well with its pacesetting
workstation -- the Micron Powerdigm XSU," writes Jake Kirchner in the
January 6, 1998, issue of PC Magazine.
In the same issue, Jim Seymour touts the same system as "the most
sensational hardware product of 1997." Additionally, Seymour writes,
"With Micron's Samurai chip set driving the PCI bus at 66 MHz, plus
plenty of memory, a second 300-MHz Pentium II CPU, and Windows NT
Workstation 4.0, the Powerdigm XSU is the fastest, most satisfying PC
I've ever used."
"Technology innovation -- not merely integration -- as seen in the
Micron Powerdigm XSU allows customers to maximize their performance
and keep the entire industry striving to improve," said Dean Klein,
Micron Electronics Executive Vice President of Product Development
and Chief Technical Officer. "Therefore, Micron Electronics isn't
the only winner in the computer competition; our customers enjoy the
success as well."
The Micron Powerdigm XSU, Micron's second workstation product and
first product to incorporate Micron Electronics' exclusive Samurai(TM)
chip set, was awarded earlier in the year the highly coveted Editors'
Choice award in the September 23 issue of PC Magazine. In the
review, the Powerdigm XSU performed more than 50 percent faster than
its competitors in some benchmarks.
"We are delighted that Micron's Powerdigm XSU was designed from
the ground up to be optimized for Windows NT(R) Workstation 4.0," said
Jonathan Roberts, Director of Personal and Business Systems Group,
Microsoft Corporation. "Micron's workstation customers will benefit
from the unmatched reliability, security and performance of Windows
NT Workstation 4.0 along with the far-reaching breadth of leading
Windows NT-based technical and personal productivity applications."
The Powerdigm XSU offers features such as the Fire GL 1000 Pro
66Mhz video card with 8MB of SGRAM and the Fire GL 4000 based on the
Evans and Sutherland Realimage 1000 technology for significantly
enhanced performance in 2D and 3D applications, the new 19"
(18" viewable display) Hitachi monitor, and a 12/20x SCSI variable
CD-ROM.
Starting under $4,000, the Powerdigm XSU integrates the following
features to give end users unparalleled workstation performance:
-- Support for dual 266MHz or 300MHz Pentium(R) II processors
with ECC
-- 512KB internal L2 secondary SRAM cache for each processor
-- Up to 1GB ECC SDRAM
-- PCI 32-BIT Ultra-Wide SCSI-3 controller
-- Multiple Ultra-Wide SCSI-3 hard drives
-- 12/20X variable speed SCSI CD-ROM drive
-- 1GB Iomega Jaz drive
-- Microsoft(R) Windows NT 4.0
-- Two ISA, three 33MHz/32-bit, one 66MHz/64-bit PCI slots; one
ISA/PCI slot shared
-- Phoenix plug-and-play-ready flash BIOS (upgradeable)
-- Micron Samurai PCI chip set
-- 1.44MB 3.5" floppy disk drive
-- Number Nine and Diamond Fire GL Series professional graphic
accelerators
-- Wavetable sound with Powered computer speakers
-- Dual Monitor Support
-- 3Com 3C905 PCI 10/100 Ethernet NIC
-- One parallel, two serial, two USB ports
-- 5-year/3-year Micron Power(SM) limited warranty
"The core reason for the unit's stellar performance on our
benchmark tests is Micron's Samurai PCI chip set, which allows the
Pentium II/300-based workstation to be configured with two
independent PCI buses -- a standard 33-MHz, 32-bit bus and a second,
66-MHz, 64-bit bus," Kirchner reported. "The 64-bit PCI bus helped
the Powerdigm to outpace other PentiumII/300 workstations on many of
our graphics tests."
Micron Electronics, Inc., and its subsidiaries manufacture
electronic products and provide services for a wide range of
computing and digital applications. The Company develops, markets,
manufactures and supports PC systems for consumer, business,
government and educational use. In addition, Micron Custom
Manufacturing Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Micron Electronics,
Inc., provides custom contract manufacturing services to original
equipment manufacturers. SpecTek, a division of Micron Electronics,
Inc., processes and markets various grades of DRAM products under the
SpecTek(R) brand name. Micron Electronics, Inc., common stock trades
on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol MUEI. The Company is
majority owned by Micron Technology, Inc. Product information is
available by calling 1-800/776-4518 or via the Company's home page on
the Internet at micronpc.com .
SpecTek is a registered trademark and Powerdigm and Samurai are
trademarks of Micron Electronics. Other product names used in this
publication are for identification purposes only and may be
trademarks of their respective companies. Intel and Pentium are
registered trademarks and MMX is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. All other trademarks, products and brand names are the
property of their respective companies.
CONTACTS: Micron Electronics, Inc. or Wilson McHenry Co.
Denise Smith Allison Green
208/898-3900 650/638-3400
denisesmith@micronpc.com agreen@wmc.com
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