PC Mall to Launch BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet on April 19

TORRANCE, Calif.--()--PC Mall Inc. (NASDAQ: MALL) today announced they will be carrying the highly anticipated BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet from Research In Motion (RIM).

The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with built-in Wi-Fi® connectivity will be available from PC Mall in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models priced at $499, $599 and $699 respectively. The tablet will be available online at www.pcmall.com and by phone at 1-800-555-MALL on April 19.

“We’re delighted to be among the first IT channel partners to carry the new Blackberry PlayBook at launch,” said Kris Rogers, executive vice president at PC Mall. “The Blackberry PlayBook provides our business customers with a professional grade tablet that is easily integrated with their current mobile infrastructure.”

BlackBerry PlayBook is the world’s first professional-grade tablet. In addition to its ultra-portable design, the BlackBerry PlayBook delivers industry leading performance, uncompromised web browsing with support for Adobe® Flash 10.1, true multitasking, HD multimedia, advanced security features, out-of-the-box enterprise support and a robust development platform.

BlackBerry PlayBook specifications

  • 7" 1024x600 WSVGA capacitive LCD touch screen
  • Ultra-portable at less than a pound and less than one-half inch thick
  • 1 GHz dual-core processor
  • BlackBerry® Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
  • MP3, AAC and WMA audio playback
  • Support for high resolution HD video playback (H.264, MPEG4, WMV)
  • 1080p HDMI out
  • Dual 1080p HD cameras for video conferencing and video capture
  • 1 GB RAM memory
  • Up to 64 GB internal storage (16, 32 and 64 GB models)
  • Stereo speakers and stereo microphones
  • Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g/n) connectivity
  • Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR support

For more information about the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, please visit www.PCMall.com/playbook or www.blackberry.com/playbook

About PC Mall, Inc.

PC Mall, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a leading value added direct marketer of technology products, services and solutions to small and medium sized businesses, mid-market and enterprise customers, government and educational institutions and individual consumers. Our brands include: PC Mall, PC Mall Gov, Sarcom, MacMall, Abreon, eCost, NSPI and OnSale. In the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, we generated $1.4 billion in revenue and have over 2,600 employees, over 65% of which are in sales or service positions. For more information please visit pcmall.com/investor or call (310) 354-5600.

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

Contacts

PC Mall, Inc.
Joe Hayek, Executive Vice President
(310) 354-5600
or
Genesis Select Corporation
Budd Zuckerman, President
(303) 415-0200

Contacts

PC Mall, Inc.
Joe Hayek, Executive Vice President
(310) 354-5600
or
Genesis Select Corporation
Budd Zuckerman, President
(303) 415-0200