Last modified: May 7, 1997 1:15 PM PDT
Majors announce Pentium II boxes
Computer vendors offering new Pentium II boxes include Compaq, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell Computer, Digital Equipment, NEC, Gateway 2000, and Micron.
Companies such as Micron and Gateway 2000 are shipping systems immediately. Other vendors, such as HP, will ship systems at the end of the month.
| Pentium II systems on the way | ||||
| Desktop PCs | ||||
| Vendor | Model | Chip speed | Price | Ship date |
| Compaq | Deskpro 4000 | 233-MHz | $2,550 | 5/97 |
| Deskpro 6233 | 233-MHz | $3,075 | 5/97 | |
| Deskpro 6266 | 266-MHz | $3,465 | 5/97 | |
| HP | Vectra VL | 233-MHz | $2,330 | 6/97 |
| Vectra VL | 266-MHz | $2,535 | 6/97 | |
| IBM | PC 300XL | 233-MHz | $2,425 | 5/97 |
| Dell | Dimension XPS H233 | 233-MHz | $2,599 | 5/97 |
| Dimension XPS H266 | 266-MHz | $3,299 | 5/97 | |
| Digital | Celebris GL-2 | 233-MHz | $2,500 | 5/97 |
| Celebris GL-2 | 266-MHz | n/a | n/a | |
| Intergraph | TD-225 | 233-MHz | $1,985 | 5/97 |
| TD-225 | 233-MHz* | $3,283 | 5/97 | |
| Micron | ClientPro XLU | 233-MHz | $2,749 | 5/97 |
| ClientPro XLU | 266-MHz | $2,949 | 5/97 | |
| ALR | Optima2 | 233-MHz | $1,795 | 5/97 |
| Optima2 | 266-MHz | $2,095 | 5/97 | |
| Optima2 | 300-MHz | TBA | 3Q/97 | |
| NEC | PowerMate | 233-MHz | $2,600 | n/a |
| * Dual processor version | ||||
Gateway is immediately offering its PC-TV Destination line with a 233-MHz Pentium II for about $4,000. It is also offering a desktop PC with a 266-MHz Pentium II processor, 64MB of memory, and a 9GB hard disk drive that will be priced at $4,999.
In other desktop PC offerings, the IBM PC 300XL with a 233-MHz Pentium II, 32MB of memory, and a 2.5GB hard disk drive is priced starting at $2,425. (Intel is an investor in CNET: The Computer Network)

