All other models include a 33.6K modem, which is currently the fastest Internet access speed. Additionally, preinstalled applications for Web browsing, Internet e-mail and Internet phone provide comprehensive Internet functionality. Presario customers also have the capability to receive videophone calls over standard phone lines. The unique DVD experience from Compaq will deliver JBL Pro 3D positional sound to the PC for full five-channel surround sound via two JBL Pro Premium speakers. The new Presario 1000 Series now includes the fastest portable Intel Pentium processor with MMX technology delivering over a 60 percent CPU performance advantage over previous Presario notebooks.
Most models are available today.
It provides up to twice the data transfer rate of 8X CD-ROM drives. It uses the K56flex protocol that is jointly developed with Lucent Technologies and Rockwell Semiconductor Systems. With the increasing use of multimedia and communication based applications for business, Compaq plans to incorporate the Pentium processor with MMX technology in its Deskpro desktop and Armada notebook PCs later this year. This will provide additional performance and functionality over existing Pentium processor-based systems for small, medium and large businesses. The new Compaq Presario models, introduced in North America and Latin America, are expected to be launched later this year in Compaq's Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan regions.