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New vpr Matrix PC features DDR 333 Mhz Memory
Third Model Added to New vpr Matrix 220 PC Series; Available Exclusively at Best Buy Stores and BestBuy.com for $1,499.99
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002--The new 220 desktop personal
computer series by vpr Matrix, Best Buy's private line of PCs, has expanded with
the offering of the 7100PE, one of the first computers to include the new Intel®
845PE chipset that features DDR SDRAM running at 333MHz. The enhanced memory
capability marks a 25 percent improvement in bandwidth over the current standard
PC RAM speed of 266 MHz. The 7100PE will be available exclusively at Best Buy
stores and online at Bestbuy.com starting this week, priced at $1,499.99.
The 7100PE was built to handle advanced graphics applications and offer the kind
of power that make CD and DVD burning quick and easy. Every 7100PE comes
standard with 512MB of DDR 333MHz memory, a 120GB hard drive, six USB 2.0 ports,
four open PCI slots, a DVD-RW drive, a DVD-ROM drive, an Intel® Pentium 4®
processor running at 2.66GHz and a 64 MB Nvidia GeForce MX420 graphics card.
The 7100PE is the third offering in the 220 series, which debuted with two
models at Best Buy on September 29. The 4100, priced at $1099.99, features a 100
GB hard drive, an Intel P4 2.53 processor and a 32 MB Nvidia GeForce MX200. The
6100 adds DVD burning and a 64 MB Nvidia GeForce MX420 graphics card for an
additional $200.
Like the 180R-253R models that debuted in July, all vpr Matrix PCs in the 220
series feature the same strikingly angular design by F.A. Porsche, top quality
components from established and trusted industry leaders like Western Digital
and nVidia, and on-board RAID capabilities that can provide either 35 percent
faster data access or instant, worry-free backups when additional hard drives
are added.
Editor's Note: Call contacts for hi-res images of any of the new vpr Matrix PCs.
About Best Buy Co., Inc.
Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is North America's number one
specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment
software and appliances. The Company operates retail stores and commercial Web
sites under the names: Best Buy (BestBuy.com), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca);
Magnolia Hi-Fi (MagnoliaHiFi.com), Media Play (MediaPlay.com), On Cue
(OnCue.com), Sam Goody (SamGoody.com), and Suncoast (Suncoast.com). The Company
reaches consumers through more than 1,900 retail stores in the U.S., Canada,
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Contacts:
Best Buy Co., Inc., Minneapolis
Jim McManus, (952) 996-4131
jim.mcmanus@bestbuy.com
Weber Shandwick Worldwide
Tim Westermeyer, (952) 346-6347
twestermeyer@webershandwick.com
or
David Boxum, (952) 346-6147
dboxum@webershandwick.com
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