AOpen offers motherboard + PCI Express graphics card bundles

Soltek introduces QBIC EQ3901 barebones

Sony shifts High Speed Memory Stick PRO Duo sales to February

Fujitsu unveils LifeBook T4000 series

AOpen offers motherboard + PCI Express graphics card bundles

AOpen started offering bundles including NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900/5750 cards (Aeolus GeForce PCX 5900/5750) and motherboards on Intel 915 chipset (i915Pa-E or i915Pa-EFRII).

Aeolus PCX5900:

• 256-bit NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 GPU
• 0.13µm process
• 8 pixel pipelines
• 128 MB DDR SDRAM (Micro BGA), 256-bit bus
• 2048x1536 @ 32bit @ 85 Hz
• 400 MHz RAMDAC
• DVI, TV-Out (S-Video), 15-pin D-Sub
• 215.9x107.9 mm size

NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5750:

• 256-bit
• 0.13µm process
• 4 pixel pipelines
• 128 MB DDR SDRAM (Micro BGA), 256-bit bus
• 2048x1536 @ 32bit @ 85 Hz
• 400 MHz RAMDAC
• DVI, TV-Out (S-Video), 15-pin D-Sub
• 215.9x107.9 mm size

Soltek introduces QBIC EQ3901 barebones

Soltek officially introduced new QBIC EQ3901 barebones on VIA K8T800 Pro boards and 64-bit AMD Socket 939 processors.

QBIC EQ3901:

• 330x215x200 mm size
• Front panel: 2 x 5.25" bays, 2 x 3.5" bays, 2 x USB 2.0/1.1, 1 x Mic-In, 1 x Line-Out, 1 x IEEE1394a, 1 x S/PDIF
• Back panel: 2 x Serial, 1 x Parallel, 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1, 1 x Gigabit 10/100/1000 LAN, 1 x IEEE1394a, 1 x Line-In, 1 x Front-Out, 1 x Front Surround-Out, 1 x Center-Sub Woofer-Out, 1 x Rear Surround-Out
• 300W PSU
• SL-B9D-FGR motherboard (VIA K8T800 Pro + VT8237), AMD Socket 939 CPU, 1 GHz Hyper Transport FSB, 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM (up to 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR 400/333/266), 1 x AGP 8X/4X, 1 x PCI, 2 x ATA133/100/66 IDE, 2 x Serial ATA

Sony shifts High Speed Memory Stick PRO Duo sales to February

Sony informed that sales of High Speed Memory Stick PRO cards will be launched on October 8, while sales of HS Memory Stick PRO Duo will be delayed until February 10, 2005. Currently HS Memory Stick PRO series includes 256, 512 MB and 1, 2 GB cards, while HS Memory Stick PRO Duo series includes 256, 512 MB and 1 GB cards.

According to the press release, the reason to delay sales of HS Memory Stick PRO Duo is the need to check if existing equipment is ready to support the new flash media.

The company claims that its High Speed media will outperform existing solutions by two times providing 80 Mbps throughputs. The cards will be supported by both new readers and those working with older Memory Stick PRO.

Fujitsu unveils LifeBook T4000 series

Fujitsu Computer Systems unveiled a new Tablet PC series — LifeBook T4000. The display is claimed to have 180° viewing angle. Besides, Tablets feature two microphones for stereo recording, bay for an optical drive or extended-capacity battery (up to 8.5 hours). Novelties also feature smart card reader and TPM (Trusted Platform Module).

LifeBook T4000:

• Intel Pentium M 725 or 745 CPU
• Intel 855GM chipset
• 12.1" XGA display
• 2 x DIMM, 256 MB to 2 GB
• 40 or 60 GB HDD
• Ethernet, modem, Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG (802.11b/g)
• CompactFlash Type II, Smart Card, Secure Digital slots
• Works 5 hours with a standard or 8.5 hours with extended-capacity battery
• 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-11, 1 x RJ-45 (Ethernet), VGA, IrDA 1.1 (up to 4 Mbps), audio in/out, cradle interface
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
• 292x236x28-35.5 mm size
• 1.9-2.1 kg weight (with and without optical drive)

LifeBook T4000 series is expected to go on sale on October 21 with MSRP of $2,020.

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