It is offering a deal on a Dimension 4300 desktop with a 1.6GHz Pentium 4 chip, 256MB of RAM, a 40GB hard drive, a 17-inch monitor and a DVD drive for $1,169 via its Windows XP Web site.
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PC makers Dell and Hewlett-Packard favored a more subdued approach.ĭell will begin shipping Windows XP preinstalled on its Dimension and Inspiron desktop and notebook lines this week. The new Presario 8000, designed as a high-end desktop for gamers and other computer buffs, includes a choice of AMD Athlon or Intel Pentium 4 processors, high-end graphics and a range of DVD drives. Its debuting PCs include the Presario 8000 desktop, starting at $1,199, and the Presario 7 notebook lines, starting at $999 each. The company on Monday launched Windows XP across four lines, including its desktop Presario 5000 and three new models. Among the listings, Gateway's 500S desktop offers a 1.5GHz Pentium 4 chip, 128MB of RAM, a 20GB hard drive, a CD-RW drive and a 17-inch monitor for $999.Ĭompaq Computer took a similar route. The page displays two desktop and two notebook lines. Gateway, for example, greets visitors to its Web site with a pop-up window that directs them to an XP page.
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Regardless, with Monday as the first day PC makers can offer Windows XP on new systems, the manufacturers are attempting to motivate shoppers to upgrade their older PCs. However, economic uncertainties may mean that the computer-buying public-millions of PC owners whose machines have processors at 500MHz or slower-could be browsing but not buying anything for now. The PCs bring together the new operating system with beefy hardware and attractive prices, with many desktops starting at about $750 sans monitor and with notebooks starting at $999.
On Monday, PC makers including Compaq Computer, Dell Computer and Gateway unveiled a host of new systems preloaded with the Microsoft operating system. The industry will soon find out whether Windows XP will encourage wary consumers to spend their money on new systems for home and office.
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