Buyer's guide

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AST Research introduces its Ascentia A and Ascentia P, two new lines of Pentium-based notebook computers that provide varying degrees of multimedia and overall computing performance. Pricing for the Ascentia P series begins at $4,299, and units include 32MB of EDO RAM, 3.0GB removable hard drives, 166MHz Pentium MMX processors and 12.1-in active matrix displays. Pricing for the Ascentia A starts at $2,999, and the models include 150MHz processors, 16MB of EDO RAM, 10x CD-ROM drives and 1.44GB hard drives. Also, Fujitsu Personal Systems announces its $4,300 Stylistic 1200, a 3.9-pound personal digital assistant that provides pen-based data entry, handwriting recognition, Windows NT, 16MB of EDO RAM, a 1.4GB hard drive and a 120MHz Pentium processor. The Stylistic pen tablet also provides a 10.4-in screen that supports four separate display technologies.

Product introduction, Personal digital assistants, Buyers Guide, Personal digital assistant, Hardware buyers' guide, AST Research Inc., ASTA, Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc., AST Research Ascentia P (Pentium-based notebook), AST Research Ascentia A (Pentium-based notebook), Fujitsu Stylistic 1200 (Personal digital assistant)

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Midrange PC with high-end features

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Acer America's $3,499 Texas Instruments Extensa 670CDT Pentium MMX-based notebook computer features a sleek design and luxurious look and feel. The product ships with an Intel Pentium MMX microprocessor running at 166MHz, a 2.1GB hard disk drive, 256KB of Level 2 cache, a modular 10 speed CD-ROM, a 12.1-in TFT SVGA color display and 32MB of EDO RAM, which is expandable to 80MB. The CD-ROM drive is cold-swappable with the floppy disk drive. The floppy drive can also be attached with an external cable, which enables simultaneous use of all the drives. With the CD-ROM drive and primary battery pack inserted, the Extensa 670CDT weighs 6.7 lbs. The 84-key keyboard has 12 function keys, an inverted-T cursor keyboard layout, four half-sized cursor control keys and two Windows 95 keys.

Texas Instruments Inc., TXN, Acer America Corp., Texas Instruments Extensa 670CDT (Pentium-based notebook)

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NEC Versa 2655CDT: the Necst generation of midrange notebooks

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NEC Computer Systems' $3,499 NEC Versa 2655CDT Pentium-based notebook is designed to provide corporate and technical users with highly-competitive performance rates for a moderate price. The Versa 2655CDT offers a 150MHz Pentium MMX CPU, a 10x CD-ROM drive, a 1.44GB hard drive, 16MB of EDO RAM, a 12.1-in thin-film transistor SVGA active matrix display and a 33.6-Kbps fax/data modem PC Card. The Versa 2655CDT's 86-key keyboard offers a solid ergonomic design, sufficient palm-rest space and a highly responsive touch-pad pointing device. The included lithium-ion battery provides over three hours of computing use, and the 2655CDT contains several monitors that indicate the status of battery strength. The 2655CDT also includes a broad range of pre-installed software.

X86 processors, Packard Bell NEC Inc. NEC Computer Systems Div., Packard Bell NEC Versa 2655CDT (Pentium-based notebook)

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