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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill F. who wrote (52695)	3/19/1999 8:38:00 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Bill, Somebody told me there was a status thing about pcs. Maybe I'd better start telling women a different story. "I own an original Texas Instruments pc just like the one Bill Cosby used to advertise on tv" has just drawn blank stares lately. I may upgrade my story to a Wang or a Commodore Amiga, and see how those names fly with the status seekers. <g>

To: Bill F. who wrote (52695)	3/19/1999 10:34:00 PM
From: Eggolas Moria	Respond to of 132070

C/NET would like you to compare that 333MHz Celeron from DELL: news.com HP is set to introduce new systems in its Vectra line of corporate computers and its Brio line of PCs for small and medium-sized businesses, said sources close to the company. These are some of the first sub-$1,000 systems to offer 433-MHz processors. HP will ship a new Vectra PC with the new Celeron processor, 4.3GB hard drive, and 32MB of memory for an estimated retail price of $905. The new Vectra will be available on Monday. NEC is also expected to launch new Celeron-based systems in its recently announced ES (Enterprise Systems) and VT (Value Technology) lines. The ES5200 with 32MB of memory, 4.3GB hard drive, 4MB video memory and built-in Ethernet card will start at $1,049, while the VT300 in the same configuration but without an Ethernet card, will start just under $1,000. NEC's systems will hit stores in the beginning of April. Other PC makers are expected to follow suit. Dell, for instance, recently entered the sub-$1,000 market for the first time with a 333-MHz Celeron system, while Emachines is expected to introduce a 400-MHz Celeron computer for $599 later this month. * * * * * * * * * * eMachines is upping the stakes. Look at this company! In January, Emachines was ranked fifth in desktop retail market share with a 7.1 percent share, according to ZD Market Intelligence and No. 4 by PC Data in February. "I would say it's a done deal that we are going to pass IBM [in March]," crowed Stephen Dukker, the CEO of Emachines. news.com