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To: TechMkt who wrote (83953)	12/6/1998 5:00:00 PM
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Dell business desktop down to $850 By Stephanie Miles and Brooke Crothers Staff Writers, CNET News.com December 4, 1998, 4:55 p.m. PT Dell will cut prices on corporate desktops computers on Monday, bringing these robust business systems to the $850 mark. Dell Computer will reduce the prices on its high-end and mid-range OptiPlex desktops targeted at large corporate customers on Monday, bringing one system based on an Intel Celeron processor to $849, or $1,048 with a 15-inch monitor. This is a reduction of 11 percent. This G1 model includes a 333-MHz processor and a 4.3GB hard drive. Sub-$1,000 business systems with the newest Celeron chip are already offered by both Compaq and Hewlett-Packard (HP). The chip is also popular in consumer models. The low cost model from Dell means it's matching competitors blow for blow in the low-cost business desktop market, an area where Compaq and HP have typically been the most aggressive with pricing. Do you want to know more? Read related news View story in The Big Picture Get Reviews: Dell Get Prices: Dell Go to Message Boards Search News.com At the high end, a GX1p will fall to $1,999 from $2,199, a drop of nine percent. This packs in a 400-MHz Pentium II chip, 128MB of memory, 10GB hard drive, a networking chip from 3Com, and a 17-inch monitor. A mid-range model will fall from $1,399 to $1,299. "We're now selling $10 million over the Internet; corporate sales over the Internet have increased to a hefty portion. Due to those efficiency gains, we have seen quite a drop in operating expenses...that's what's driving this," said Danny Young, director of marketing and sales for the OptiPlex line. Related news stories • Dell cuts notebook, PC prices November 5, 1998 news.com