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- Confidential / Apple Product Marketing
- Contact: David Garr, Competitive Analysis, GARR1
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- COMPAQ INTRODUCES TWO 20-MHz 386SX MACHINES
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- On Monday June 18, Compaq introduced the Deskpro 386s/20 and the SLT 386s/20.
- Both feature the 20-MHz version of the Intel 386SX processor combined with
- cache memory.
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- DESKPRO 386s/20
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- The 386s/20 comes standard with 2 MB of memory, a 3 1/2-inch diskette drive,
- accelerated VGA graphics, and four ISA slots. Three models of the 386s/20 are
- available:
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- No hard disk: $3,299
- 60 MB disk: $4,499
- 12 MB disk: $5,299
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- We believe these prices are relatively high compared to the Deskpro 386N which
- Compaq announced a month ago. The 386N includes a 16-MHz 386SX, 2 MB of
- memory, two slots, and a 40 MB hard disk for $3,199. Compaq implicitly
- attempts to justify the higher price of the 386s/20 by stating in the press
- release that it delivers "up to 50 percent faster system performance than
- non-cached 16-MHz 386SX products, such as the IBM PS/2 Model 55SX" [and
- presumably the 386N].
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- IMPACT ON APPLE: Competition in the $2,000 to $4,000 street price range
- continues to intensify. Apple must continue to articulate the Macintosh
- advantages to avoid comparisons based only on price.
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- SLT 386s/20
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- The SLT 386s/20 is similar in design to the SLT/286, which Compaq introduced 20
- months ago. Compaq's press release indicates that the 386s/20 is nearly twice
- as fast as the SLT/286. The SLT 386s/20 weighs 14 pounds and has three hours
- of battery life. It comes standard with 2 MB of memory, a 3 1/2-inch diskette
- drive, and a VGA monochrome display. Two models of the 386s/20 are available:
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- 60 MB disk: $6,799
- 120 MB disk: $7,499
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- IMPACT ON APPLE: The SLT 386s/20 is priced higher than the Macintosh Portable
- and so shouldn't impact its sales significantly. The low-end version of the SLT
- 386s/20 is priced $1,300 more than the 40 MB version of the Macintosh Portable.
- Furthermore, the active matrix screen technology of the Macintosh Portable
- provides significantly better screen response time, thereby supporting the
- graphical environment of the Macintosh. Most PC compatible portables,
- including the SLT 386s/20, use supertwist LCD screen technology. Supertwist
- LCD makes operating a graphical environment, such as Windows 3.0, very
- difficult, because the pointer/cursor keeps disappearing from view.
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- If you'd like more information, please link COMPETITION.
- We also welcome your comments and suggestions.
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