newsbytes@clarinet.com (01/14/90)
BURSCOUGH, ENGLAND, 1990 JAN 13 (NB) -- Crown Computer Products, the budget computer peripherals specialist, has announced that a second and final shipment of the Sharp JX-9300 laser printer is available for direct sale to the public. The first shipment of the laser printer, which costs UKP 799 ($1,200) sold out within days of its shipment during November, 1989. According to Crown's product literature, the JX-9300 laser normally retails at UKP 1,595 ($2,400), which means that the company is offering the six pages per minute, 512K memory machine at less than half price, and with a full twelve month's warranty. Business at Crown, which specializes in foreign sourcing of brand name computers and peripherals to sell at much discounted prices, is booming. So much so, in fact, that the company has just opened a 10,000 square foot extension to its Lancashire headquarters, and is now publishing its catalogue, The Computer Buyer, on a monthly basis. To celebrate the business expansion, Crown is offering everyone spending more than UKP 1,000 ($1,500) with the company a voucher entitling the holder to up to three nights free accommodation for two at a variety of hotels. Crown offers prices such as UKP 516 ($800) for the Toshiba T1000 laptop; the rest of the Toshiba portable range is offered at 35 percent discount. (Steve Gold/19900113/Press & Public Contact: Malcolm Jamieson, managing director, Crown Computer Products - Tel: 0704-895815)