NEWS RELEASES 11/20/02

- PC Laptops Introduces Amazing 2.8GHz Pentium 4 Laptop for Under $3,000

E-Pro Max 585 from PC Laptops features 1,024MB of DDR RAM, a 40GB hard drive, 64MB ATI Radeon graphics card, 15-inch UXGA active matrix display, 8X DVD/CD-RW drive, and more

SANDY, Utah and LAS VEGAS, Nev. – November 18, 2002 – PC Laptops today introduced the E-Pro Max 585 portable computer, an industry-leading laptop computer featuring a “blazingly fast” 2.8GHz Pentium 4 processor for less than $3,000.

The self-proclaimed maker of “the best laptops on the planet,” PC Laptops currently carries six models of its E-Pro line of portable computers: Max, Ultra, Supra, Traveler, Allure and Essencia. These models are available in more than 150 different configurations to meet the specific needs of its customers.

Standard configuration for the E-Pro Max 585 portable computer includes
• A 2.8GHz Pentium 4 microprocessor;
• 512K of on-die cache;
• 1,024MB (1GB+) of 266MHz PC2 100 DDR (Dual Data Rate) RAM;
• A 40GB 5400rpm hard drive;
• A 64MB ATI Radeon 9000 graphics card;
• A 15-inch UXGA active matrix display;
• An 8X DVD/16x10x24 CD-RW combo drive;
• A removable 3.5-inch disk drive;
• A front panel audio DJ CD player;
• Wavetable 3D Stereo Audio v2.1;
• An integrated 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN and V.90 56K fax/modem card;
• A smart Lithium ion battery;
• A 86-key keyboard, featuring a touchpad with Scrolling Keys;
• An Infrared wireless interface;
• One Type II PCMCIA slot;
• Four USB 2.0 ports;
• One IEEE-1394 (FireWire) port (four-pin); and
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

PC Laptops introduces amazing 2.8GHz Pentium 4 laptop for under $3,000


“We are committed to delivering the best dang laptops on the planet – no questions asked,” said Dan “The Laptop Man” Young, president of PC Laptops. “This new E-Pro Max 585 is freakin’ amazing. Not only is it blazingly fast at 2.8 gigahertz, but our standard configuration makes for an absolute killer machine – all for less than three thousand bucks.”

One optional configuration for the E-Pro Max 585 allows users to exchange the 3.5-inch disk drive for a CD-ROM, CD-RW, or CD/DVD Combo drive, or a second battery.

The dimensions of the E-Pro Max 585 are 1.7- X 13.0- X 11.4-inches, and with its battery, the E-Pro Max 585 weighs 9.6 pounds. The E-Pro Max 585 is available immediately for $2,999.00 for the standard configuration.

PC Laptops will hold the first public demonstrations of the E-Pro Max 585 portable computer during the COMDEX Fall 2002 trade show at the ShowStoppers media reception held tonight from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (PT) at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Founded in 1994 and formerly known as Elite Systems, PC Laptops builds “the best laptops on the planet,” with notebook and laptop computers designed, customized and serviced at four storefront locations in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. In addition to selling its laptops through five college bookstores in Utah, PC Laptops also sells industry-leading portable computers to customers around the world via its Web site (www.PC Laptops.com) and toll-free number: 877-596-SAVE (7283).