MusicXPC Offers New Portable Computer

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MusicXPC's Professional M2 is the company's next step in its quest to create the best and fastest mobile workstation for musicians.

The M2 features two 7200rpm HDs; 1GB of DDR400 RAM; a peace-of-mind recovery utility that reverts the computer to yesterday's, last week's or factory state merely with a few keystrokes; a 17" WSXGA+ wide angle screen and the DVI out that lets you hook up a second monitor; a numeric keypad so you don't have to shift click to control the sequencer; a full Intel Pentium 4 desktop processor that puts performance ahead of battery life; Gigabit LAN to improve workflow and play projects stored on other computers via Ethernet; built in DVD+RW burner for archiving and more. The processor used in the M2 is Intel's Pentium 4 HT 3.2GHz with 512K cache.

The Professional M2 is now available at music retailers such as SamAsh Music, Sweetwater Sound, Long& Mcquade, Korg SoundTree, CEV, ProSound Stage & Lightning and West L.A. Music.

Detailed Specifications:

General

• Intel Pentium 4 HT processor 3.2 GHz 512K cache
• Intel 865PE + ICH5 Chipset
• 800MHz Front Side Bus
• 1GB DDR400 RAM
• 1 PCMCIA 3.3V/5V Socket supporting CardBus

Display

• 17" WSXGA+ TFT LCD display
• ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
• 128-bit 2D/3D Graphics accelerator
• 256MB DDR SGRAM On Board
• Dual-view display monitor
• External Display Resolution up to 1680 x 1050
• HDTV Support

Storage

• Slim DVD+/-RW
• ATA100 7200rpm 60GB System Drive
• ATA100 7200rpm 60GB System Drive
• Supports master Mode IDE, PIO Mode 5, ATA-33/66/100/133 (Ultra DMA)
• 7-In-1 Card Reader

Audio

• AC'97 support for 5.1 channel surround
• 3D Stereo Enhanced Sound System
• Virtual 6-channel Audio Output
• 1 SPDIF output
• 1 Microphone input
• 4 Speakers built-in
• 1 Line output/Headphone output

Keyboard, Pointing Device, and Buttons

• Full size WinKey Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
• Built-in Touchpad
• 3 Hot Keys (Default Internet browser / Email program / application)

Ports and Communication

• 3 USB 2.0 ports
• 1 mini IEEE1394 ports
• 1 S-Video Jack for TV Output
• 1 Serial port
• 1 Parallel Port (LPT1) Supporting ECP/EPP
• 1 Infrared Transceiver (IrDA 1.1/FIR/SIR/ASKIR)
• 1 DVI-Out port
• 1 PS/2 port (mouse/keyboard)
• 1 Integrated V.90/I56K MCD Modem(V.92 Compliant
• 1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1,000 Mbps LAN port
• 802.11g Wireless LAN
• 300K Pixel Video Camera Module
• Bluetooth Module

Power

• Full range AC Adapter: AC-In 100~240V, 50~60Hz
• DC Output 20V, 7.5A
• Easy Changeable Main Battery Smart Li-Ion
• Supports ACPIv1.0b
• Supports Hibernate/Standby Modes
• Supports battery Low Sleep
• Supports Resume From Modem Ring

Other Specs

• Length 393mm, Depth 267mm, Height 38mm
• Net weight 3.90 Kg without Battery
• Operating Temperature 5 C ~ 35 C
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Retail price $3,899.00 USD