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APPLE CONFIDENTIAL / NEED TO KNOW
Ken Lim, Competitive Analysis
IBM’S NEW “PS/2 Model 25 286” ADDS 286 & VGA TO LOW-END COMPACTS
This morning, May 10th, IBM announced a new low-end PC. It is basically a new
version of the current Model 25 with a 10 MHz 80286 and 12” color VGA video.
The two sub-models are the “006” with 512KB RAM and a 1.44 MB floppy and the
“036” with 1 MB RAM and a 30 MB hard disk. Both are color, there are no
monochrome versions. RAM is expandable to 4 MB on the motherboard and up 16 MB
in total. All other features are identical the the existing Model 25s. There
is no report of any bundled software.
The pricing is very unaggressive--the Model 006 lists at $2295 and the 036 at
$2995. This is $600 and $505 higher than the color 512/FD and 640/20 Model
25s. This is a 35% premium for the floppy and a 20% premium for the hard disk
version. The modular, 3 slot, Model 30-286, which also uses a 286 and VGA,
costs $2745 and $3695 for similar configurations. Stated target markets are
“Education (standalone, classroom LAN, multimedia), home, small and medium
business, and as a LAN node” in larger organizations. Distribution remains the
same as other PS/2s.
We estimate street prices will immediately drop to about $1495 and $1995, since
IBM’s list prices are higher than some clone 80386sx systems.
Are these the same beasts that were speculated to be IBM’s “Model 20” in the
$1300 to $1800 range? We don’t know for sure, but we think not. It’s possible
that the nonexistent monochrome versions might have been priced that low or
that IBM got cold feet about really getting in at the current market pricing
for slow 286 systems. They could also just be starting out high and could be
planning to drop the price about 20% in calendar Q4. OR there may still be a
lower model in the works to be announced at a later date. In any case, the
models announced today won’t significantly change the current situation between
the IBM and Apple product lines.
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