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To: BillyG who wrote (33475)	5/27/1998 9:13:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Acer DVD notebook due next week... zdnet.com Notebook lines will be overhauled Compaq, NEC, Toshiba to unveil new models at PC Expo By John G. Spooner, PC Week Online 05.25.98 Gateway, Compaq ready 'all-in-one' notebooks Compaq Computer Corp., NEC Computer Systems Division and Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. are readying upgrades and overhauls to their respective notebook PC lines. At PC Expo in New York next month, each is expected to display new systems based on Intel Corp.'s fastest Pentium II and Pentium II Processor with MMX Technology chips. The three are also expected to demonstrate at the show, behind closed doors, prototypes of portables featuring Intel's forthcoming 300MHz mobile Pentium II, sources said. The 300MHz mobile Pentium II is due from Intel in September, sources said. Compaq will demonstrate two new Armada 7000 series notebooks, which feature 266MHz Pentium II processors, 8GB hard drives and 14.1-inch screens, sources said. Also included will be 24-speed CD-ROM drives. Pricing was not available. Though Compaq officials in Houston declined to comment on unannounced products, they confirmed plans to refresh the entire notebook line with Pentium II processors by the end of the third quarter. NEC, of Mountain View, Calif., will release a new line of systems, internally dubbed the "Universal" notebook, which share common components and docking solutions, sources said. One unit will be a thin-and-light notebook, measuring about 1.2 inches thick and weighing less than 5 pounds. The notebooks will feature Pentium Processors with MMX Technology and Pentium II processors as well as 13.3- and 14.1-inch screens, sources said. Pricing for a unit with a Pentium II processor and a 13.3-inch screen will start between $3,000 and $4,000, sources said. NEC officials declined to comment on unannounced products. Toshiba, of Irvine, Calif., will demonstrate the new Satellite 335 series, which will be based on Intel's 266MHz Pentium MMX and will feature a 12.1-inch display. Prices will start below $2,500, sources said. NEC and Toshiba will announce their models prior to the show, sources said. Officials at both companies declined to comment. In related notebook news, Acer America Corp., of San Jose, Calif., next week will announce several models in its new Extensa 700 series. A high-end Extensa 710 model will include a 233MHz Pentium II processor, a 13.3-inch XGA-resolution display, 32MB of RAM, a 4GB hard drive and a digital versatile disk-ROM drive, sources said. Priced at less than $4,000. The new models are expected to be available by mid-June. Officials declined to comment.