EPSON INTRODUCES 340MB HARD DISK DRIVE PC CARD

New 340MB Hard Disk Drive Boasts Highest Density of Any PC Card on the
Market

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 2, 1996 -- Affirming its leadership as a
manufacturer of PC card products for mobile computer users, EPSON today
announced a bold new addition, the EHDD340, the highest density hard disk
drive PC card available on the market. The new EPSON card offers mobile
users a durable, high density storage solution in a Type III PC card
rugged enough to withstand 750Gs of impact and still execute media
transfer rates up to 6.0 MB/Sec and interface transfer rates up to 12.0
MB/Sec.

The EHDD340 complements EPSONs extensive line of storage and memory PC
cards, and reinforces their leadership position as a broadline supplier of
PC cards for the storage, memory and I/O markets. The EHDD340 will be
available for both OEM and retail markets.

EPSONs EHDD340 also supports the Apple PowerBook 500 series and the new
PowerBook 190 and 5300 series. The EHDD340 joins EPSONs industry leading
family of Macintosh-compatible PC cards available through authorized
retail dealers.

"Our goal is to continue offering our OEM and retail customers the most
complete line of PC card solutions at a competitive price," said Jack
Confrey, vice president, OEM, EPSON. "EPSONs EHDD340 is the best card
currently at market for meeting the mobile users growing demand for
affordable, high density, portable storage."

For OEM, the EHDD340 version will be $395 in quantities of 1,000. Sample
units are available now, with production units to follow in mid-January.
Retail cards will be available in mid-January and are list priced at $599.
All retail cards are covered by EPSONs standard two-year limited warranty.
An additional year is provided upon return of the registration card.

EPSON offers a "compatibility guarantee" for all EPSON PC cards purchased
through retail channels. Under the money-back guarantee program, if an
EPSON PC Card is not 100 percent compatible with a system after driver and
software installation, EPSON retailers will fully refund the purchase
price of the PC card. EPSON also offers an exclusive Data Recovery Program
(DRoP) for recapturing valuable data in case of severe damage to the card.
With this program, users can have their data retrieved for a $69.95
service fee. All EPSON PC cards come standard with Card and Socket
Services software for easy installation and use of the card.

EPSON offers an extensive array of technology products, including ink jet,
laser and dot matrix printers, scanners, portable and desktop computers,
and for the OEM market, a variety of component and electronic devices.
Founded in 1975, Epson America, Inc. is an affiliate of Seiko Epson
Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high- quality
technology products that meet customer demands for increased
functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency.
Epson America, Inc. is headquartered in Torrance, Calif. For more
information on EPSON and its products, call 1-800-BUY-EPSON or stop by our
corporate website on the Internet at http://www.epson.com.
 
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