SDD has announced that it expects considerable demand for the recently announced IBM ThinkPad notebooks, now equipped with Intel's fastest-ever mobile processor, the Pentium3 at 1 Gigahertz.
According to Shawn van der Merwe, product manager for IBM notebooks and PCs at SDD, IBM has introduced new A, T and X models that will address every mobile need. "Select models of the A and T Series are powered by the new Mobile Intel Pentium3 1GHz SpeedStep processor, making these IBM's fastest ever ThinkPads," he declares.
According to van der Merwe, the new A Series models - the A22p and A22m - include many of the capabilities of a desktop workstation with the flexibility of a mobile PC. "These machines are designed for mobile users who take their work with them. Features bound to make these popular include high-resolution screens as large as 15 inches, a full-sized keyboard, expansion options and superior graphics capabilities," he says.
With a 14.1 inch screen and weighing in at a mere 2,4 kg, the ThinkPad T22 provides an optimum balance of performance and portability.
Designed for road warriors who spend a significant time away from the office, the X Series ultraportable models start as light as 1.4kg. "Capitalising on Intel's power-saving processors, battery life on these tiny machines has been extended to almost five hours, despite the tiny form factor.
"Adding to the improved performance and battery life of the new ThinkPads is a range of accessories, including the IBM UltraBay, designed to make these machines first choice for the discerning mobile user," concludes van der Merwe.
IBM is the world's largest technology provider (hardware, software and services) and SDD is the largest IBM distributor in South Africa.
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SDD
SDD, the focused IT company in the Siltek Technology Chain Group, is South Africa's largest broad-based distributor of information technology. SDD encourages black empowerment opportunities and is the partner of choice of several leading vendors. It distributes a wide range of 'best of breed' hardware and software products, as well as peripherals, components and consumables. SDD configures branded hardware and builds-to-order Xylo, Vision, Laptech and Fujitech, its own range of PCs. SDD has branches in Gauteng, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Bloemfontein and Nelspruit. Outside South Africa, the company has partnerships in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Siltek Limited
Siltek Limited is the leader in the Southern African Technology Supply Chain with a turnover of R3-billion in the year to end-June 2000. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Siltek comprises complementary operating divisions namely, Volume Distribution, Specialist Distribution and Supply Chain Services.