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ECS releases innovative, all-purpose DeskNote 'portable desktop computer'
2003/06/01
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Leaning heavily on the technological know-how that made it the world's leading motherboard manufacturer, ECS today released a first of its kind 'portable desktop' computer that combines state-of-the-art portable and desktop features into a single, all purpose PC.
Long known in the technology world for innovation and high standards, ECS's first foray into manufacturing and marketing a complete PC caters to users who need desktop power and notebook portability - at an affordable price. Previously, mobile power users maintained one PC for travel and a second for heavy duty stationary computing tasks - or accepted trade-offs of functionality for portability.
Exclusive ECS 'Genius Design' has created a unique hybrid that molds the best attributes of desktop and portable PCs into a unique, all-in-one computer. It's light, compact and mobile like a laptop, but as powerful and full featured as a top-of-the-line desktop.
Traditional laptop features are limited by space requirements for an on-board battery. The ECS DeskNote portable desktop computer moves to an external power supply that doubles as a mini uninterrupted power supply, delivering stable and reliable 'fuel' for desktop computing power and outstanding performance while making room for a wide variety of ports that wouldn't fit on a traditional laptop.
The ECS DeskNote portable desktop features a built-in LAN, Modem and TV-out function. An IEEE 1394 port enhances PC connectivity for consumer electronics audio/video appliances, storage peripherals and portable devices. In place of traditional PC-MCIA ports, DeskNote's four USB 2.0 ports provide high-speed transfers at up to 480 Mbps to and from card readers, CD-RWs, smart handheld device, digital cameras and a host of other input or storage devices.
Providing customers with the maximum range of choice, DeskNote PCs feature a rich variety of configurations. ECS portable desktop computers support the latest CPUs including the Intel Northwood Pentium 4 for i-Buddie 4 and Celeron processors as well as AMD Athlon for i-Buddie XP, and VIA C3 processors for i-Buddie 3V.
Technically advanced, the entire DeskNote series employs state-of-the-art SiS Chipsets. For example, the DeskNote i-Buddie 4 features SiS 650 Chipset with an integrated, high-performance real 256-bit 2D/3D graphics engine for powerful multimedia functions, specially designed to create an outstanding architecture for the Pentium 4 DDR platform. Both i-Buddie 3V and i-Buddie 3C models support standard 128MB SDRAM memory and can be upgraded to a maximum of 512MB.
i-Buddie 4 and i-Buddie XP models, designed, validated and optimized for the Pentium 4 and Athlon XP processors, respectively and feature top-of-the-line high-volume DDR266/333 memory technology, today's most cost-effective and scalable way to implement the latest technologies in a portable platform.
DeskNote PCs come with a built-in Realtek 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet (LAN) chip for a total communications solution that significantly enhances Internet an E-mail experiences.
ECS 'Genius Design' makes DeskNote PCs exceptionally user friendly with thoughtful efficiency features. Example: Two built-in shortcut keys provide one-touch e-mail retrieval and browser access. And - perhaps best of all - ECS intelligent design innovation has created a just-right mix of features and power that make DeskNote portable desktop computers extremely affordable.
Long known in the technology world for innovation and high standards, ECS's first foray into manufacturing and marketing a complete PC caters to users who need desktop power and notebook portability - at an affordable price. Previously, mobile power users maintained one PC for travel and a second for heavy duty stationary computing tasks - or accepted trade-offs of functionality for portability.
Exclusive ECS 'Genius Design' has created a unique hybrid that molds the best attributes of desktop and portable PCs into a unique, all-in-one computer. It's light, compact and mobile like a laptop, but as powerful and full featured as a top-of-the-line desktop.
Traditional laptop features are limited by space requirements for an on-board battery. The ECS DeskNote portable desktop computer moves to an external power supply that doubles as a mini uninterrupted power supply, delivering stable and reliable 'fuel' for desktop computing power and outstanding performance while making room for a wide variety of ports that wouldn't fit on a traditional laptop.
The ECS DeskNote portable desktop features a built-in LAN, Modem and TV-out function. An IEEE 1394 port enhances PC connectivity for consumer electronics audio/video appliances, storage peripherals and portable devices. In place of traditional PC-MCIA ports, DeskNote's four USB 2.0 ports provide high-speed transfers at up to 480 Mbps to and from card readers, CD-RWs, smart handheld device, digital cameras and a host of other input or storage devices.
Providing customers with the maximum range of choice, DeskNote PCs feature a rich variety of configurations. ECS portable desktop computers support the latest CPUs including the Intel Northwood Pentium 4 for i-Buddie 4 and Celeron processors as well as AMD Athlon for i-Buddie XP, and VIA C3 processors for i-Buddie 3V.
Technically advanced, the entire DeskNote series employs state-of-the-art SiS Chipsets. For example, the DeskNote i-Buddie 4 features SiS 650 Chipset with an integrated, high-performance real 256-bit 2D/3D graphics engine for powerful multimedia functions, specially designed to create an outstanding architecture for the Pentium 4 DDR platform. Both i-Buddie 3V and i-Buddie 3C models support standard 128MB SDRAM memory and can be upgraded to a maximum of 512MB.
i-Buddie 4 and i-Buddie XP models, designed, validated and optimized for the Pentium 4 and Athlon XP processors, respectively and feature top-of-the-line high-volume DDR266/333 memory technology, today's most cost-effective and scalable way to implement the latest technologies in a portable platform.
DeskNote PCs come with a built-in Realtek 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet (LAN) chip for a total communications solution that significantly enhances Internet an E-mail experiences.
ECS 'Genius Design' makes DeskNote PCs exceptionally user friendly with thoughtful efficiency features. Example: Two built-in shortcut keys provide one-touch e-mail retrieval and browser access. And - perhaps best of all - ECS intelligent design innovation has created a just-right mix of features and power that make DeskNote portable desktop computers extremely affordable.