Compaq knocks down Armada pricing

Compaq Computer has announced widespread price reductions of up to 14 percent on several of its Armada notebook PC models in the 1700, 7400 and 7800 Series.

With models now starting at $1,999, the Armada 1750 Series features a $2,149 model with a 300MHz Mobile Pentium II, and a 13.3" color TFT screen; the $2,199 Armada 7400 Series features a 266MHz Mobile Pentium II, and a 13.3" TFT screen; for $3,399, the Armada 7800 Series offers a 300MHz Mobile Pentium II, and a 14.1" TFT. All the systems run Windows 95.

Product and pricing details are posted at www.compaq.com/promos/portables.html .