MacroSystem AG today, on their German language website announced the news of two new editors - the S3000 and the S6000. The announcement indicates the products are scheduled for release in late June 2010 (in PAL/Germany).
You will find the announcement posted in the German language on this web page and for English language speakers, you will find the translated version here: S3000 and S6000 Announcement (thanks to Google Translate).
On this same page you can also download and review the 2-page PDF document for each of the two new Casablanca editors.
These are the first Casablanca editors produced (manufactured) under Loewe, the company that acquired a major interest in Macrosystem AG last Fall. The hardware has a similar appearance to the S4000 series but with a new, sleek look.
The notes indicate they will release with Bogart V3 - so software-wise it appears to be equivalent with currently available models (S2000 and S4100). There is something brand new on these models - a 4.3" TFT Display. Honestly, I had to look it up -- TFT= Thin Film Transistor, a type of liquid crystal display - a technology used in LCD monitor and
television displays. This apparently allows you to see on the front panel of your editor which menu screen is presently active.
The biggest difference appears to be the processing power in these new units - here is a snapshot of the specifications:
Casablanca S-3000
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6300, 2 x 2,8 GHz
Main memory: 2 GB RAM
Hard drive: 500 GB
Casablanca S-6000
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8600, 2 x 3,33 GHz
Main memory: 2 GB RAM
Hard drive: 2000 GB 2000 GB
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