Compaq Presario First to bring Pentium III 500 PCs to India

BANGALORE, August 19: Compaq Computer India Pvt. Ltd. has announced the debut of the

Compaq Presario 4016 home PCs run on the new Intel Pentium III 500 MHz processor. The new

Compaq Presario is a Pentium home PC, whose high-end processing speed makes it ideal for

multimedia and gaming functionality and the ATI RAGE 128 VR graphics card provides

superior graphics quality. The PIII Presario comes with 64 MB RAM, 8GB hard drive and a 6X

DVD ROM. Priced at Rs 99,995, it includes a 17" monitor, 10 hours of free Internet

time, and a built in 56.6 Kbps modem. The package is complete with a World Book CD-ROM,

in-built software worth Rs 15,000 and a free color printer.

"Compaq Presario has always been a leader when it comes to introducing new

high-end technology to the Indian home computing market," commented Compaq Computer

(India) Pvt. Ltd. Consumer Division Director Ravi Swaminathan , "We are the first

with the Compaq Presario Pentium III 500 MHz model as well, and with this announcement we

will further increase the range, functionality and value proposition for home PCs in the

country."

The new Pentium III 500 MHz Compaq Presario PC is available through Compaq's

nation-wide network of 67 stores. Compaq will provide support and services through service

centres in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Pune, Cochin and Ahmedabad.

The current range of Compaq Presario PCs, based on the Celeron is targeted at the

entry-level, first time PC user. Compaq Presario also has a variety of Pentium III 450Mhz

machines of varying configurations for multimedia functionality at affordable prices.