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To: Dale J. who wrote (61702)	8/3/1998 12:50:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Dale and Intel Investors - HP Introduces $799 Celeron PCs. All of the media Pundits can drop their "Intel has no CPU for the sub $1000 PC market ". The recent drop of Celeron 266 prices to $86 or less is going to deal some real damage to AMD. Paul {=================================} biz.yahoo.com Monday August 3, 11:04 am Eastern Time Company Press Release New "Subcompact" HP Brio PCs Deliver Leading Business Technology At a Groundbreaking $799 PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1998--Hewlett-Packard Company today announced a line of high-powered HP Brio business PCs featuring cutting-edge technology and full-featuredconfigurations. Based on Intel's current Celeron(TM) processor technology, the line also will feature future Celeron processor speeds when they are introduced. The new PCs, available today, are expected to start at street prices as low as $799 (U.S.)(1). The new HP Brio 7000 PC series debuts an industry-first subcompact, ''microtower,'' design. The unit stands no higher than a standard office binder -- just about half the size of a typical tower-style PC. These sleek, space-saving models are exceptionally quiet and small enough to be placed either on a desk or below without sacrificing system expandability or performance. New to the HP Brio 8000 PC series are powerful features, including the industry's fastest ReWriteable CD-ROM drive, which offers the convenience of high-capacity, industry-standard storage combined with ultra-high-speed data access. Also debuting on the HP Brio 8000 PC is a 10.1GB Ultra-ATA 7200rpm hard-disk drive. HP BRIO 7000 PC SERIES -- BEST VALUE FOR BUSINESS BASICS The HP Brio 7000 PC series models are engineered for customers with mainstreambusiness-computing needs. The entry-level model comes loaded with an Intel(R) Celeron 266MHz processor, 32MB SDRAM expandable up to 256MB, a 2.1GB UltraATA hard-disk drive, Matrox G100 AGP graphics with 2MB VRAM, 16-bit SoundBlaster Pro-compatible sound, a 10/100Base-T LAN adapter and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 -- all for an expected estimated street price of only $799 (U.S.) (1). Customers can choose HP Brio 7000 series PCs from a range of Intel Celeron and Pentium(R) II processor-based configurations that include hard-drives up to 8GB, fast 32x Max CD-ROM drives, 56k PCI fax/modems and the Lotus(R) SmartSuite office-productivity software package. HP BRIO 8000 PC ADVANCED BUSINESS PERFORMANCE Designed for ''power-hungry'' business customers and applications, the HP Brio 8000 PC series models offer feature-rich configurations in a fully expandable minitower design. From today, customers can order custom-configured HP Brio 8000 PC series models with an integrated 24x MAX ReWriteable CD-ROM drive. The new drive allows customers to write data equivalent to 450 floppy disks to a CD and read data at the fastest rate in the industry. A top-line, feature-packed HP Brio 8000 PC series comes with an Intel 400MHz Pentium II processor with 440 BX AGPset, 64MB SDRAM, powerful ATI 3D RagePro Turbo AGP 2X graphics with 4MB VRAM, 16-bit SoundBlaster Pro-compatible sound, a 10/100Base-T LAN adapter, 10.1GB Ultra-ATA 7200rpm hard-disk drive, 24x MAX ReWriteable CD-Rom drive and Windows NT(R) 4.0 Workstation for an expected estimated street price of about $2,199 (U.S.)(1). HP Brio PCs use only industry-standard components and meet HP's high standards for reliability to ensure customer peace of mind. The systems are DMI 2.0 certified and WfM compliant, and have built-in support capabilities such as McAfee VirusScan, PC diagnostics and Symantec's pcANYWHERE32 for remote support on models with modems. HP Brio PCs are backed by a three-year limited warranty. ABOUT HP Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 125,300 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at hp.com. Users also can go directly to HP Brio information at hp.com. Note: (1) Actual prices may vary. Intel and Pentium are U.S. registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Celeron is a U.S. trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Lotus is a U.S. registered trademark of Lotus Development Corporation. Contact: HP Andrea Bell, 408/553-7620 andrea_bell@hp.com