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To: T.R. who wrote (75609)	10/29/1998 2:28:00 PM
From: KM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

HEre it is: Dell Cuts Prices On Home and Small Business Desktop PCs Business Wire - October 29, 1998 13:45 ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1998--Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL), the world's leading direct computer systems company, today announced price cuts of up to 13 percent on Dell(R) Dimension(R) PCs for home and small business customers. The largest price reductions apply to high-end configurations of the Dimension XPS series PCs that include 400MHz and 450MHz Intel Pentium II processors, DVD drives and high-capacity hard drives. Dell attributes the price cuts to component costs savings. "Dell's direct model enables us to keep low component inventories that enable us to give customers immediate savings when component prices are reduced," said Paul Bell, senior vice president, Dell home and small business group. "Because of our inventory management, Dell is able to offer some of the newest technologies at low prices while our competitors struggle to sell off older products." Examples of today's price reductions include: ---------------------------------- NEW Dimension(R) V350, Pentium(R) II Processor at 350 MHz ---------------------------------- Mini Tower Model 32MB 100MHz SDRAM 512KB Integrated L2 Cache 6.4GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive 800F 15" (13.7" viewable) Monitor ATI 8MB 3D AGP Graphics 32X Max Variable CD-ROM Drive Yamaha XG 64V Wavetable Sound NEW harman/kardon HK-195 Speakers Microsoft(R) Office 97 Small Business Edition v2.0 plus Encarta 98 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 QuietKey(R) Keyboard MS IntelliMouse(R) 3-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year On-Site Service ---------------------------------- New Price 1,314 Price Cut 200 Was 1,514 % Reduction 13.2% ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Dimension(R) XPS R400, Pentium(R) II Processor at 400 MHz ------------------------------------ Mini Tower Model 64MB 100MHz SDRAM 512KB Integrated L2 Cache 10GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive 1000LS 17" (15.9" viewable) Monitor ATI XPERT 98D 8MB 3D AGP Graphics Card 40X Max Variable CD-ROM Drive Crystal 3D 64V Wavetable Sound NEW harman/kardon HK-195 Speakers Microsoft(R) Home Essentials 98 with Money 98; McAfee VirusScan Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 QuietKey(R) Keyboard MS IntelliMouse(R) 3-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year On-Site Service ---------------------------------- New Price 1,700 Price Cut 232 Was 1,932 % Reduction 12.0% ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- NEW Dimension(R) XPS R450, Pentium(R) II Processor at 450 MHz ---------------------------------- Mini Tower Model 128MB 100MHz SDRAM 512KB Integrated L2 Cache 16.8GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive 1200HS 19" (17.9" viewable, .26dp) Monitor STB nVidia ZX 8MB 3D AGP Graphics Card 40X Max Variable CD-ROM Drive Crystal 3D 64V Wavetable Sound NEW harman/kardon HK-195 Speakers NEW 3Com(R) USRobotics V.90 PCI WinModem Microsoft(R) Home Essentials 98 with Money 98; McAfee VirusScan Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 QuietKey(R) Keyboard MS IntelliMouse(R) 3-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year On-Site Service ---------------------------------- New Price 2,310 Price Cut 281 Was 2,591 % Reduction 10.8% ---------------------------------- All Dell PCs come standard with a three-year limited warranty, one-year On-Site Service and lifetime toll-free telephone hardware support. Additional information and prices for Dell Dimension PCs are available at Dell's Web site at www.dell.com/products/dim. Ranked No. 125 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 363 in the Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $15.2 billion for the past four quarters. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained through its toll-free number 800/388-8542 or by accessing the Dell World Wide Web site at www.dell.com. Dell and Dimension are registered trademarks and DellWare is a registered service mark of Dell Computer Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corp. Microsoft, and Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.