Meet the Latest Soundx PC - the Slim Soundx PC II

City of Industry, CA - January 31, 2001 - Sceptre Technologies, Inc., introduces their second generation of the Slim PC, the Slim Soundx PC II. This pocket-sized PC is everything you expect from a desktop PC, except it is so much smaller! Now you can carry all of your data with you anywhere you go! With a weight of approximately 2.1 pounds, the Slim Soundx PC II serves as a fully functional portable desktop computer. It is compatible with all display monitors, from your traditional CRT monitors to your ultra-thin LCD monitors. In addition, the Slim Soundx PC II comes with television ports which can turn your television set into a computer monitor. 

The Slim Soundx PC II is powered by Intel Pentium III or Intel Celeron processors with bus frequencies at 66 MHz, 100 MHz, and 133 MHz. It also contains upgradability of up to 256 MB SDRAM, built-in Intel 82810E full motion video accelerator, 4 MB video card which supports up to 1080 x 1024 pixel resolution at 24 bits per pixel, hardware motion compensation for software MPEG2 at 30 frames per second, 16-bit full duplex 3-D stereo (Sound Blaster / Adlib compatible), and an optional DVD-Rom or CD-RW. The Slim Soundx PC II also has a built-in 10/100 base-T Ethernet, 56K V.90 modem, as well as IrDA (Infrared Data Association) devices which provide walk-up, point-to-point methods of data transfer that is adaptable to a broad range of computing and communication devices.

For more information on Sceptre's entire product line, please visit Sceptre's website at www.sceptre.com or contact Li Ding, Marketing Manager at (626) 369-3698 xtn. 1708 or e-mail liding@sceptre.com. You may also contact Klairat Srivivatanakul, Marketing Coordinator at (626) 369-3698 xtn. 1705 or e-mail klairat-sriv@sceptre.com. 
Product shot can be downloaded at the following : http://www.sceptre.com/Support/FTP2/index.htm.   

Company Background 
Committed to providing unparalleled products along with world-class service, Sceptre's reputation is consistently reflected by the IT media's great reviews. Sceptre received PC World Top 10 Monitors Award (February 2001), PC World Top 15 Notebooks Award (November 2000 issue), Best Buy awards from LAPTOP Magazine (October and November 2000 issues) and Computer Shopper (November 2000 issue). In April 2000, Mobile Computing gave Sceptre's Soundx notebook its "First Class Award". Government Computer News rated Sceptre's Soundx6600 "A+" for its strong overall performance in April 2000. Sceptre's Soundx 5200 made the Top 10 and Top 15 Notebooks list in PC World's November 1999 and January 2000 issues respectively. In October 1998, Computer Reseller News noted the S6800 notebook's "sizzling performance" and recommended it to their readers. In September 1998, Mobile Computing gave the FT15+ LCD flat panel their "First Class Award", and in July 1998, Byte Magazine gave the BT15+ a four star rating. At Comdex Canada '98, Sceptre was awarded the prestigious "Innovation Award" by Canadian Computer Wholesaler. The Computer Paper gave the D73A CRT monitor their "Overall Performance Award" in August 1998. Computing Canada gave its Four-Star Rating to the FT15 LCD in March 1998 and a similar Four-Star Rating to the D97A 19-inch monitor in April 1998. In August 1997, Sceptre's P75a 17-inch flat-square monitor won the "Technical Excellence Award" from Canadian Computer Wholesaler. Headquartered in City of Industry, California, Sceptre Technologies has factories in Taiwan and China with warehouses throughout North America.