Compaq Offers New Options on Desktops

Compaq brings faster speeds to Presario Digital Entertainment PCs with a variety of new options to better create, share and enjoy digital entertainment. The new GeForce4 MX420 64MB graphics card featuring Accuview Antialiasing delivers full-scene improved realism with fewer jagged edges and fast, smooth game play on the Compaq Presario 6000 and 8000 PCs, available direct from Compaq as an upgrade option. Characters are smoother and more lifelike, clothing looks more realistic, and games will play much more smoothly due to higher frame rates and a maximum resolution of 2048 X 1536 at 75 Hz provided by the GeForce4 technology.

For audio clarity with 24-bit multi-channel 5.1 sound, Compaq now offers the Sound Blaster Audigy sound card on the Presario 8000 Series for just $68. Sound Blaster Audigy is the only audio processor capable of delivering EAX ADVANCED HD, which enables advanced 3D audio imaging and music customization tools for a digital entertainment experience that supports multi-track digital recording.

Compaq's new 40X/12X/40X CD-RW Drive is also available on the Presario 6000 and 8000 PCs as a $149 option. The 40X-write speed of this CD-RW drive is faster than previous 32X and 24X drives, recording an 80- minute CD in less than four minutes. The drive is also ideal for permanent archiving of valuable data files on CD-R media or storing large files like presentations on CD-R or CD-RW media. The 40X/12X/40X CD-RW Drive also features Buffer Management technology, designed to bridge minor interruptions in the data stream caused by buffer underruns during recording.

Prices start at $784 for the Presario 6000 and $1079 for the Presario 8000. www.athome.compaq.com