Tuesday November 10, 11:38 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Compaq Cuts Prices Up to 17% on
Popular and Powerful Presario Internet
PCs
Some Models up to 211% Faster Than Competition
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1998--Committed to offering the best value to consumers this
holiday season, Compaq Computer Corporation today announced price cuts of up to 17 percent on
some of its most popular Presario Internet PCs sold in the U.S.(1) Two of the models -- the Presario
5050 and 5150 -- which are up to 11 percent lower than similarly configured HP Pavilion models, yet
deliver up to 211 percent better performance, now deliver an even greater value.
The prices below reflect a $100 mail-in rebate offered on new Presario desktop models when users sign
up for a Compaq Easy Internet Access free trial.(2) Consumers can save even more, up to $100 cash
back, beginning November 11, when they purchase a complete Compaq-branded home computing
system (computer, monitor and Compaq color inkjet printer).(3)
Desktop Model Old Price(2) New Price(2) Percentage Reduction
Presario 5050 $ 999(2) $899(2) 10%
Presario 5150 $1,199(2) $999(2) 17%
Presario 5170 $1,499(2) $1,299(2) 13%
Presario 5660 $2,199(2) $1,999(2) 9%
These price changes and recent competitive benchmark testing underscore Compaq's leadership in
delivering the best value, performance and technology in the sub-$1000 category. For example, the
Compaq Presario 5150 recently outperformed the similarly configured HP Pavilion 6360 in industry
standard tests(4), which is 10% higher priced.
Compaq
Performance
Advantage 48% 82% 130% 211%
Winstone 98 Norton High-End Business
Multimedia Graphics Graphics
Benchmark WinMark 98 WinMark 98
Compaq
Presario 5150 22.4 22.6 190.0 160.0
HP
Pavilion 6360 15.1 12.4 82.5 51.4
Recent benchmarking tests also show the Compaq Presario 5050 outperforms the HP Pavilion 6350,
which is 11% higher priced, in Internet, multimedia and 3D graphics performance by up to 115
percent.(5)
Compaq
Performance
Advantage 82% 83% 115%
JMark 2.0 Norton WinBench 98
Multimedia
Benchmark
Compaq
Presario 5050 599.0 27.2 131.0
HP
Pavilion 6350 328.0 14.8 60.7
For more details on this announcement or Compaq Presario products, please visit Compaq's Web site
at compaq.com.
Company Background: Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a Fortune Global 100
company. Compaq is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier
of personal computers. For more corporate information, see: compaq.com.
Note to Editors: Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned
herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
For further editorial information, contact:
Compaq Computer Corporation
Hedy Baker 281-514-0484 hedy.baker@compaq.com
Shandwick International
Simone Skretvedt 314-552-6708 sskretve@shandwick.com
(1) Compaq prices and price reductions shown herein are based on
estimated U.S. retail prices. Actual reseller prices may vary.
(2) Prices shown after application of $100 mail-in rebate offer valid
with activation of 50-hour free trial of Compaq Easy Internet
Access from Compaq Internet Setup. The 50 hours must be used
within 30 days from initial set-up. A valid credit card is
required in order to initiate the service although no charges
will be incurred until the 50-hour trial has expired. There is no
obligation to continue with the service once the 50-hour free
trial has expired. If users choose to continue with the service
after the free trail has expired, a $19.95 per month fee will be
charged. If you do not have a major credit card or GTE does not
provide local service to your area, please call 1-800-322-9435
for rebate options. Rebate offer is valid only in the USA, US
Territories and US Military Bases and expires 4/30/99.
(3) Compaq Choose a Champion Holiday mail-in rebate offer valid only
with combined purchase of eligible Compaq Presario PCs, monitors
and printers, 11/11/98 - 12/8/98. See stores for more details or
call 1-800-322-9435.
(4) Winstone(R) 98 is a system-level, application-based benchmark
that measures a PC's overall performance when running today's
top-selling Windows-based 32-bit applications. Norton Multimedia
Benchmark measures a PC's video, 3D, audio, CD-ROM, and imaging
performance when running today's top-selling Windows(R)-based
applications. Ziff-Davis Graphics WinBench(R) 98 is a
subsystem-level benchmark that measures the performance of a PC's
graphics subsystem in a Windows(R) environment. This test was run
comparing a Compaq Presario 5150 with K62-350 processor, 128MB
RAM, 8GB hard drive, 32X CD-ROM, and 56K modem to a
Hewlett-Packard Pavilion 6360 as configured at retail with K6-2
366MHz processor, 64MB RAM, 9.6GB hard drive, 24X CD-ROM, and 56K
modem. System performance can vary with different configurations.
These tests were performed without independent verification by
Symantec and Ziff-Davis. Results are based on Compaq in-house
testing. Pricing on HP6350 was $1,099 on 11/4/98 at various
retail locations.
(5) Ziff-Davis Jmark 2.0(TM) measures a PC's performance when running
Java applications over the Internet. Norton Multimedia Benchmark
measures a PC's video, 3D, audio, CD-ROM, and imaging performance
when running today's top selling Windows(R)-based applications.
Ziff-Davis Graphics WinBench(R) 98 is a subsystem-level benchmark
that measures the performance of a PC's graphics subsystem in a
Windows(R) environment. This test was run comparing a Compaq
Presario 5050 with Celeron II-333MHz processor, 96MB RAM, 8GB
hard drive, 32X CD-ROM, and 56K modem to a Hewlett-Packard
Pavilion 6350 as configured at retail with K6-2/333MHz processor,
64MB RAM, 8GB hard drive, 24X CD-ROM, and 56K modem. System
performance can vary with different configurations these tests
were performed without independent verification by Symantec and
Ziff-Davis. Results are based on Compaq in-house testing. Pricing
on HP6350 was $999 on 11/4/98 at various retail locations.
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