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IBM为满足渴望更高性能用户的需求,用450MHz Pentium Ⅱ系统升级了Aptiva消费计算机系列,同时推出采用由AMD公司提供的新型350MHz K6-2处理器生产的更具价格敏感性的台式机。代号为Cobra、正式编号为SE7的顶级桌面系统显示了IBM公司努力赢得豪华计算机购买者的用心。 1997年,IBM推出了Stealth系列黑色高性能消费计算机,该产品着重突出了工业设计风格。可惜的是,1997年是消费者决定购买1000美元以下PC的一年,因而IBM丢失了市场份额,这一滑坡直到今年推出装在米黄色机壳中低价计算机才开始扭转。同Stealth一样,Cobra也采用黑色机壳,但避免了早期产品的一些不足,如将机箱分为两部份的过于复杂的设计。因此,该系统这次着力突出了技术特性,而非外观设计。SE7以2390美元的价格配置了Intel最快的Pentium Ⅱ处理器、超大128MB内存以及目前台式机上使用的最大容量的硬盘16.8G硬驱。再加1000美元,消费者即可获得IBM 15英寸平板LCD(液晶显示器)监视器。这种价格水平的平板显示器多为较小的14英寸显示器。值得注意的是,蓝色巨人还在这款新机型中引入了全新的AMD 350MHz K6-2芯片。作为Intel的竞争产品,除了
In an effort to meet the thirst for higher-performance users, IBM upgraded the Aptiva consumer computer series with a 450MHz Pentium II system and introduced a more price-sensitive desktop based on the new 350MHz K6-2 processor from AMD. Codenamed Cobra, the official desktop number, SE7, shows IBM’s dedication to winning the luxury of computer buyers. In 1997, IBM introduced the Stealth series of black, high-performance consumer computers that focused on industrial design. Unfortunately, 1997 was a year when consumers decided to buy a PC for less than $ 1,000, so IBM lost its share of the market and the slide until low-priced computers in beige cases were introduced this year started to reverse. Like Stealth, Cobra also uses a black case, but avoids some of the shortcomings of earlier products, such as over-complicated designs that divide the chassis into two parts. Therefore, the system focused its efforts on technical features rather than designs. The SE7 is configured with Intel’s fastest Pentium II processor for $ 2,390, 128MB of RAM, and a maximum of 16.8G hard disk drives for use on today’s desktops. Plus $ 1,000, consumers get an IBM 15-inch flat panel LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor. Flat panel displays of this price level are mostly smaller 14-inch displays. It is noteworthy that, Blue Giant also introduced a new AMD 350MHz K6-2 chip in this new model. As Intel’s competition products, except