IBM offers customers an IBM three-year limited warranty for service and support with each MicroPortable projector.
Projectors are one of the fastest-growing hardware segments in the PC industry.
According to IDC, a research firm based in Framingham, Mass., the projector industry is targeted to grow from 750,000 units shipped in 1999 to 2.4 million units by 2004. It is an outstanding technology that fits comfortably in a suitcase or overhead airplane compartment. The light image is so bright that the presenter does not need to dim the lights in the room during a presentation, under most circumstances. The projector can project images from a distance of up to 30 feet. The projector lamp is designed to last for as much as 2,000 hours or more and needs little maintenance.