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To: Paul Engel who wrote (54563)	4/27/1998 2:14:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Intel Investors - IBM and HP Will Introduce New Mobile Pentium II Notebook PCs this Week. Looks like some more High Margin business is coming our way! Paul {===================} zdnet.com IBM and HP to ramp up notebook lines By John G. Spooner, PC Week Online 04.24.98 6:15 pm ET IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. plan to introduce several new notebook PCs next week. A trio of ThinkPads will be on IBM's plate, while HP is expected to introduce as many as three new OmniBook models at an event in New York. IBM (IBM) will unveil three new models each in its ThinkPad 600 and 380 series along with two new ThinkPad 770 models, all of which feature Intel Corp.'s mobile Pentium II processor. The Armonk, N.Y., company will roll out the thin-and-light ThinkPad 600, priced starting at less than $3,000. A high-end ThinkPad 600 will include a 266MHz Pentium II processor, a 13.3-inch thin-film transistor display, 32MB of RAM, a 4GB hard drive and a 24-speed CD-ROM drive for $4,500, sources said. The new ThinkPad 770E and 770ED models will offer 14.1-inch screens at prices starting in the $5,000 range. The 770ED, for example, will be configured with a 266MHz Pentium II processor, 64MB of RAM, an 8.1GB hard drive and a DVD-ROM drive for $5,799, sources said. IBM's new ThinkPad 380 models will include the 380XD, which offers a 233MHz Pentium II processor, a 12.1-inch dual-scan display, 32MB of RAM, a 4GB hard drive and a 24-speed CD-ROM drive. It will cost less than $3,000, sources said. HP (HWP) , meanwhile, is expected to formally introduce its OmniBook 4100 and 3100 models. The OmniBook 4100 series, which will start at about $4,000, includes several models based on Intel's mobile Pentium II processors, sources said. A high-end version of the 4100 will offer a 266MHz Pentium II processor and a 13.3-inch screen, they said. The OmniBook 3100 will offer the new Intel processors coupled with a 13.3-inch display, the sources said. According to sources, HP, of Palo Alto, Calif., may also introduce an OmniBook 2100 based on Intel's Pentium Processor with MMX Technology and featuring a 12.1-inch display. IBM can be reached at www.ibm.com. HP is at www.hp.com.