Chapter 246: Technological Crushing
Turning our attention back to the computer, the personal computer department has developed two models this time, one is a split machine with a separate display and a main unit, and the other is an all-in-one machine that combines the two!
Because they are all experimental products, the researchers have used the company's best technology, and the pure flat and high-definition color LCD display has been made to 32 inches. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Subject to the backward technology of LCD panels in this era, it is not easy to make such a large-size LCD panel, and the yield is less than 20%. Such a low yield rate makes the cost of this large-size LCD display extremely expensive, as a high value-added product, a screen like this is less than 30,000 US dollars.
Ordinary people absolutely can't afford it, it can't be popularized in the market yet, it's just a few high-tech that the wealthy can afford.
"To what extent has our LCD panel technology reached?" Chen Xu stretched out his hand and pressed it on the screen a few times, and when he saw the colors on the screen swinging like ripples, he asked.
"At present, the factory can only allocate part of its production capacity to make 32-inch panels, after all, the price of this kind of panel is high, and the sales volume is not so large, so most of the time it is producing 15-inch panels, not only the output can be guaranteed, but also the quality is quite good." Secretary Ding's glasses reflected the colored light on the screen, and his expression looked a little strange.
Panda Group's LCD panel factory is a key investment project of Chen Xu, which produces LCD glass substrates that can be cut into 12 pieces of 32-inch LCD panels at a time, and the factory, which has invested more than 120 million US dollars, has a production capacity of only 8,000 pieces a month. The annual output will not exceed 100,000 pieces,That is to say, Panda Electronics can only sell a maximum of 100,000 units a year32Inch LCD screen computers,Not to mention that the large-screen color TV business also has to divide more than half of the panels......
In the face of the huge global market with high prices and serious lack of production capacity, Panda Electronics is like a hungry giant beast that can't devour this market, and can only dig and eat it with a small spoon, which is very uncomfortable.
Because the size of the panel is too large, the stability of the equipment is difficult to control, and almost every batch of products comes out with local defects, resulting in such a low yield.
Of course, if you can reduce the requirements and cut the size of the panel to less than 15 inches, the yield will rise in a straight line, and the output can be guaranteed, but the sense of such a small screen is not as transparent as that of a large screen.
The advantage of the large screen is that the visual impact is stronger, and the bright and vivid colors reflect almost the entire room after turning on the computer. A chubby panda boot pattern keeps running in the center of the screen, and it takes about ten seconds to enter the interface of the panda system.
The so-called panda system interface,In fact, it is the windows window system of the later generation,Chen Xu copied it,But the icons and background pictures have been carefully designed,Better than the original Microsoft。
After all, it is to create on the shoulders of giants, and if you can't be better than blue, it will be too inferior.
Chen Xu dragged the mouse, slid on the screen quickly without stickiness, and then clicked on the settings to see the configuration of the computer 1.9GHz central processing unit, 512MB memory, 100G hard disk, 256MB independent display, such a high configuration can be described as the leader in this era, these hardware are the top technology of the Panda Group.
This was in the early 80's, when IBM developed the latest 1GB memory disk the size of a refrigerator, and it was available on the market for $40,000 a large enterprise to store important data.
In this era, even the latest Apple Mac computers have only 521K of RAM, and if you want to run software outside of the system, you have to insert an additional 3.5-inch disk. This is also a low-configuration computer except for typing and processing pictures, except for work can not be used for entertainment at all.
Only these backward personal computers on the market can highlight the excellence of Panda electronic products, which are absolutely shocking when they come out, with powerful hardware configuration, smooth system, and perfect LCD screen, which can make all computer companies in Silicon Valley throw all their products into the trash.
Of course, behind the perfect configuration is a huge amount of research and development funds, the computer in front of Chen Xu cost 50 million US dollars to make, in order to create these advanced CPUs, memory, independent graphics cards, circuit boards and flat LCD monitors in accordance with the technical indicators proposed by Chen Xu, the personal computer department spends money like water.
With so much R&D funds taken to Silicon Valley, you can buy a large IT company and become a major shareholder comfortably.
The heavy money was really effective, coupled with Chen Xu's technical support, the personal computer department finally did not disappoint itself and came up with qualified products.
Chen Xu clicked on a color video on the desktop for demonstration, and a green prairie appeared on the computer screen, with cattle and sheep leisurely chewing grass, and shepherds riding horses galloping through the picture.
Chen Xu is still used to it, the eyes of the 8 bodyguards behind him are straight, they have seen the big color TV, they have it in their dormitory, but it is a picture tube TV of ******, and the picture quality is simply the difference between heaven and earth with this kind of LCD monitor.
"Oops! What kind of TV is this? It's so pretty, slide it around with that pointed pattern and you can open it to watch a movie! Chen Da didn't know what a computer was, he just thought it was a TV.
"It's not a TV, it's a personal computer that you can use to watch movies, process pictures, study files, play games, and even more so if you're connected to the Internet, even if you're in the mountains, you can keep in touch with thousands of people and see the whole world going on. This thing is a symbol of the rise of human civilization, liberating human beings from heavy computing work and opening the third electronic information revolution. Chen Xu patted the edge of the monitor screen and smiled to introduce the use of computers to Chen Dasan.
"I've never heard of such a magical thing, how much does this thing cost, let's get one back for my son to play with." As an ordinary person, the most important thing is the price, Chen Dasan no longer has the eyesight to know that this computer is the company is going to sell, if it is as good as the chief said, it is not bad to buy one for his son to go back, he has been with Chen Xu for a long time, this bodyguard captain has also opened his mind, Chen Xu said that good things must be excellent, and it must be great for his son's learning to take them back.
"What is the estimated price of Secretary Ding's thing?" Chen Xu is also not allowed to market, after all, the performance of this computer is too much beyond this era, even after 20 years, it is a good computer.
"This computer is the company's latest technology, and it definitely can't be sold on the market, and with the current market, we have to at least cut the performance of the entire system by three times before going on the market." Secretary Ding smiled and explained, as an excellent hardware manufacturer, of course, making money is the first place, if the advanced products are sent to the market at the beginning, it can cause a sensation, but the profit is the lowest, if you can slowly release the technology, generation after generation of upgrades, you can earn several times the money, maximize the profit.
In short, as long as you maintain the performance of other brands of personal computers on the market, after all, the investment of 50 million dollars will be worth it to earn at least ten times the profit.
"You guys are really profiteers, such a good computer has to reduce the performance by more than half to sell, so that people keep paying for upgrades and better ones." Chen Dasan wants to buy a good computer for his son, if this ultra-high-performance computer will not be put on the market, he will not spend that unjust money to buy it.
"Don't underestimate this castrated version of the computer, we have designed it to sell for $6,000 in the U.S. market, the performance is the most advanced on the market, but the price is not unusually expensive, and the average company will choose to buy it even for the LCD monitor." Secretary Ding explained with a smile.
"Six...... Let's calculate how much 6,000 US dollars is in RMB! Chen Dasan swallowed his saliva, crossed his fingers and asked the comrades behind him to count together.
"Don't count it, it's about more than 50,000 yuan!" Chen Xu glanced at these bodyguards, these guys are really soldiers, they usually exercise their muscles every day without using their brains, and they can't do such a simple calculation.
After Chen Xu said this price, Chen Dasan stopped squeaking, 50,000 yuan for a computer, his security captain's salary is only 200 yuan a month, and he can't afford such an expensive thing for the rest of his life.
"Lao Chen, don't be frustrated, this kind of computer is specially bought by those enterprises, schools, and government agencies, and individual families can't afford it at all."
Chen Xu looked at the security captain who was a little stunned, and explained to him that this so-called personal computer can not really be popularized in every household, such an expensive price is about the same as a car, no one will spend such an expensive price to buy a computer to play at home, and it will be discounted after a year or two.
"Mr. Chen: If you want to buy a personal computer, then this all-in-one computer is your best choice." Secretary Ding stepped back, and put a square and completely plagiarized IMACG4 in the shape of a desk lamp released by Jobs in 2002 next to him, as an immortal classic shape, this all-in-one machine is still very modern even after ten years, and Master Qiao's artistic taste is indeed superior.
The classic design is naturally worth copying, and the excellent performance can directly attract a large number of individual customers without advertising.
"How much does this thing cost?" Chen Dasan asked nervously, the design of this computer is really good-looking, and it would be good if you could buy one.
"It's a lot cheaper, only $1288!" Secretary Ding's cleanliness is particularly fond of this perfect industrial design, so he unconsciously smiled when he spoke. (To be continued.) )