Sept 13, 1999

Sceptre Adds Value and Performance Soundx 5200
To Its Vast Line of Notebook Products

City of Industry, California - With its continual goal to impressively provide competitive pricing, quality product and superior customer service, Sceptre Technologies, Inc. today announced its newest addition to its immense notebook product line, the Soundx 5200 notebook, which comes with an incredible low MSRP cost of $1499.00. Budget-conscious customers will not only remark this particular model’s aggressive price but also its value rich configuration.

Stephen Liu, CEO/Sceptre Technologies, Inc. notes, “The Sceptre Soundx 5200 notebook is well positioned with its price point. This will allow the product to gain entry to increased markets where price is a factor. Our reseller partners will therefore be delighted to maintain margins and equally provide an outstanding product to their customers. We are very confident of our notebook’s quality that we are able to offer up to three years in warranty coverage. This confidence stems from our manufacturing efficiency with the emphasis on stringent quality control during production.” 

The Soundx 5200’s standard specifications come with:

* AMD K6-2-P 350/380 MHz or AMD K6-III-P up to 450 MHz
* 12.1” TFT Display
* 512 KB L2 Cache
* 32 MB SDRam Upgradeable to 160MB
* 4 GB Upgradeable to 10GB Ultra DMA/33 Hard Drive
* Combo FDD/24X CD Rom Module
* Neo Magic NMG5 and AC 97 Codec with AC 97 spec. compliant
* Built-in 56K Fax/Modem
* USB Port
* NiMH Battery Pack with 3800mAh
* Two Type II or One Type III PCMCIA Slot
* MS Windows 98
* A Mere 6.58 lbs. 
* Carrying Case
* One Year Warranty Upgradeable to Three Years

Sceptre Technologies, Inc. has won numerous awards for product excellence over the years and is recognized as a leader in its field by the computer industry.

Sceptre Technologies, Inc. is an ISO 9001, 9002 and ISO 14001 certified original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of LCD flat panel displays, notebook computers and CRT monitors. Sceptre supplies products for a number of large computer companies, as well as selling products under the Sceptre brand. A well-established company, Sceptre maintains an aggressive stance in the production of information technology through ongoing research and development, continual advancements in manufacturing efficiency and the development of superior distribution methods. Committed to providing unparalleled products along with world-class service, Sceptre’s reputation is consistently reflected by the computer media’s great reviews. 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, held in July, 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, Thailand, and China and warehouses throughout North America.