Please direct your media and public relations inquiries to: mediarelations@cdw.com 800-800-4CDW CDW And Acer Offer First Value-Priced Line Of Centrino Notebooks VERNON HILLS, Ill. - July 28, 2003 - CDW, (Nasdaq: CDWC), a leading provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, is offering the world's first value-priced line of notebooks featuring Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology. The new Acer TravelMate290 series notebooks start at $999. "We are seeing an overall demand for mobile technology, and the Acer TM290 notebooks will help make it more accessible," said Steve Schuldt, vice president, corporate sales, CDW. "The TM290 notebooks are priced with budgets in mind, yet they also have the latest in mobile technology features." All notebooks in the TM290 line have Intel's Centrino Mobile Technology, including a Pentium M 1.3G processor and 802.11b wireless LAN. In addition: The TM290Xi features a 14.1" XGA TFT LCD display, 128MB of RAM, 20GB hard drive, CD-ROM drive, 4-cell battery and Microsoft® Windows® XP Home. The TM290XCi features a 14.1" XGA TFT LCD display, 256MB of RAM, 30GB hard drive, DVD/CD-RW drive, 4-cell battery and Microsoft Windows XP Pro. The TM290LCi features a 15" XGA TFT LCD display, 512MB of RAM, 40GB hard drive, DVD/CD-RW drive, 8-cell battery (for up to five hours of battery life) and Microsoft Windows XP Pro. "With these new notebooks, we are giving many customers their first chance to enjoy the key benefits of Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, including superior performance, long battery life and wireless connectivity," said Mark Hill, vice president U.S. Channel Sales at Acer America. "Acer America will continue to drive success to our channel partners like CDW by delivering industry-leading solutions like the TravelMate 290. We know that CDW will give customers the best advice on choosing a notebook that's right for their budget and performance requirements." The Acer TM290 series notebooks may be ordered by contacting a CDW or CDW Government account manager at 800-797-4CDW or by visiting CDW.com or CDWG.com. About CDW CDW® (Nasdaq: CDWC), ranked No. 381 on the FORTUNE 500, is a leading provider of technology solutions for businesses, government agencies and educational institutions nationwide. CDW is a principal source of technology products and services including top name brands such as APC, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and ViewSonic. CDW distributes contracts to end users for customized and standardized on-site services supplied directly by providers such as HP Services and Unisys and for training programs provided by firms such as KnowledgeNet and Productivity Point International. CDW was founded in 1984 as a home-based business and today employs 3,000 coworkers whose efforts generated net sales of more than $4.2 billion in 2002. CDW's direct model offers one-on-one relationships with knowledgeable account managers; purchasing by telephone, fax, the company's award-winning www.cdw.com Web site or customized CDW@work™ extranets; custom configured solutions and same day shipping; flexible financing solutions; and pre- and post-sales technical support, with more than 100 factory-trained and A+ certified technicians on staff.