Both the configurable and fixed models use the standard “Northwood” Pentium 4 processor at speeds up to 3.4-GHz as well as the new Prescott processor at speeds as fast as 3.2-GHz. The new m400 line includes three fixed models which will be sold at retail the m490n, m480n and m470n - as well as configure-to-order systems which will be sold on HP’s own website. Ideally, HP would like to design a sub-$800 PC, perhaps after rebate, he said. Our goal has been to hit (a) sub-$1,000 (price point),” Karim said. “It actually started from last year, in late fall, when we were going to configure-to-order Media Center PCs. Now that those parts have shipped in higher quantities at lower prices, HP can pass along the price savings to the consumer, said Ameer Karim, manager of worldwide product marketing for consumer products at HP’s global business unit in Palo Alto, Calif. Although price cuts on PCs are common, HP executives said previous versions of the Media Center PC used pricey components that had shipped in limited volumes.
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