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WinBook Simplifies WinBook XLi Series

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- February 1, 1999 -- WinBook Corporation announced today that it is repositioning its WinBook XLi presentation notebook series by eliminating a $2,599 model, and upgrading the processor on the $1,999 version from a 233 MHz mobile Intel Pentium II to a 300 MHz mobile Intel Pentium II. With this announcement, all WinBook products now feature 300 MHz or faster processors.

WINBOOK XLi 300 DESIGN FEATURES

The $1,999 WinBook XLi 300 is a three-spindle design offering users the convenience of a 20X maximum-speed CD-ROM, floppy drive, and 4.0 GB UltraDMA hard drive all present at once. It also includes 3-D graphics, expansive 13.3-inch XGA active-matrix display with 4MB SGRAM, 32MB of SDRAM, 9-cell NiMH Smart battery, and touchpad pointing device. Cardbus and zoomed-video support, software MPEG support, TV-out, and 16-bit stereo audio with built-in speakers and microphone are also standard.

The WinBook XLi 300 actually weighs less with the floppy, hard drive, and CD-ROM installed than many two-spindle designs without the floppy drive installed. In fact, two-spindle designs including the Compaq Armada 7800, Dell Inspiron 7000, Gateway Solo 9100, H-P Omnibook 7150, and Toshiba Tecra 780CDM all weigh more with only the hard drive and CD-ROM installed.1 Comparing travel weights including floppy drive, hard drive, CD-ROM, and AC adapter, the WinBook XLi 300 enjoys an even greater weight advantage. For example, the travel weight of the WinBook XLi 300 is a significant 1.3 pounds less than the Gateway Solo 9100.2

OPTIONS

A large number of options are available for the new WinBook XLi 300. Among the most popular are:

THE COMPANY

WinBook Computer Corporation sells the WinBook XLi 300 directly at www.winbook.com and at (800) 468-2162. In addition, selected WinBook models are sold through MICRO ELECTRONICS' fourteen MICRO CENTER stores.

WinBook products have won nearly 175 awards from the computer press, including awards from Byte, Family PC, Laptop Buyers Guide, PC Magazine, PC Computing, PC World, Portable Computing, and Windows Magazine.

International Data Corporation reports that WinBook ranked seventh in U.S. notebook sales for all of 1997 with 3.3% market share. For 1998, WinBook enjoyed both record sales and record growth. In fact, by late June, WinBook already surpassed annual shipments for any previous entire year with more than three months remaining in its fiscal year (Oct 1, 1997 through Sept. 31, 1998).

NOTE: PHOTO IMAGES OF WinBOOK PRODUCTS

Images of the new WinBook XLi 300 and the entire WinBook product line may be downloaded from http://www.winbook.com/editpix.html.

1Weight comparison from "Direct Shopper Guide" in 1/99 issue of Portable Computing. Confirmed by visiting manufacturer’s websites.

2Weight comparison from ZDNet..

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