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6 August 1996

Hitachi, Ltd. will commence sales of new models of notebook computers for business users, including a high-power notebook with a 150 MHz Pentium(R) processor and 12.1-inch color TFT LCD. In all, five models in 18 configurations will be released powered by Pentium(R) processors and with Windows(R) 95 or Windows(R) 3.1 operating system preinstalled.

New Notebook Models

Model	Display	CPU	Memory	HDD	CD-ROM	Standard Price	Availability
High-power Notebooks	12.1-inch TFT color LCD (800x600 pixels)	Pentium(R) (150MHz)	16MB	1.4GB	6-speed CD-ROM drive	Starting at 658,000 yen	Oct. 31 '96
High-power Notebooks	12.1-inch TFT color LCD (800x600 pixels)	Pentium(R) (100MHz)	16MB	1GB	6-speed CD-ROM drive	Starting at 508,000 yen	Aug. 30 '96
High-power Notebooks	11.3-inch DSTN color LCD (800x600 pixels)	Pentium(R) (100MHz)	16MB	810MB	6-speed CD-ROM drive	Starting at 392,000 yen	Sep. 10 '96
Slimline Notebooks	12.1-inch TFT color LCD (800x600 pixels)	Pentium(R) (120MHz)	8MB	1GB	---	Starting at 478,000 yen	Aug. 30 '96
Slimline Notebooks	11.3-inch DSTN color LCD (800x600 pixels)	Pentium(R) (100MHz)	8MB	810MB	28.8kbps Fax Modem	Starting at 342,000 yen	Aug. 30 '96
Slimline Notebooks	11.3-inch DSTN color LCD (800x600 pixels)	Pentium(R) (100MHz)	8MB	810MB	---	Starting at 292,000 yen	Aug. 30 '96

- Pentium(R) is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
- Microsoft(R), Windows(R) are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
- The full name of Windows(R) 3.1 is Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System Version 3.1.
- The full name of Windows(R) 95 is Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System 95.
- Other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.