Latest Products Designed to Offer Retail Customers
Industry-Leading Value, Performance and Quality
POWAY, Calif. and IRVINE, Calif., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Gateway, Inc.
(NYSE: GTW) today announced its spring line-up of eMachines desktop PCs, its
leading global brand of high-value PCs, notebooks and monitors sold through
retail stores.
Highlights from the latest eMachines desktop PCs include:
* DVD/CDRW combo drive available for the first time in the $399
entry-level model (T2742) after $50 mail-in rebate
* 512 MB DDR memory included in $479 model (T2885) after $50 rebate
* Multi-format DVD-RW drive available in $619 model (T3085), after $50
rebate, for first time
* Premium chassis design throughout the line
"With this latest lineup of eMachines PCs sold through major retailers,
Gateway demonstrates its commitment to continuing the eMachines brand focus on
bringing consumers powerful performance at unprecedented value with premier
customer service," said Ed Fisher, senior vice president, product planning,
Gateway, Inc. "As always, our goal is to offer consumers the highest quality
technology at industry-leading price points."
The eMachines' premium chassis design now available throughout its desktop
PC line features resilient soft black powdered coating, silver panel, and
metal-stamped 'e' logo power button with blue LED 'halo.'
In addition to a DVD/CDRW combo drive for multimedia entertainment, the
eMachines entry-level T2742 features the Intel(R) Celeron(R) 2.70 GHz
processor, 256MB DDR memory and 40GB hard drive storage.
In addition to its 512MB DDR memory for optimum computing performance, the
T2885 offers the Intel Celeron 2.80 GHz processor, 80GB hard drive, and
separate CDRW and DVD optical disc drives.
Both the T2742 and T2885 incorporate the Intel Extreme(TM) graphics chip
set (Intel 845 GV), providing users with up to 20 percent performance gains
over other systems at these price points for 3D games and other
graphics-intensive applications.
The top-of-the-line eMachines PCs -- the T3065 priced at $569 after $50
rebate and the T3085 -- feature the AMD Athlon(TM) XP 3000+ and '8-in-1 Media
Reader' for optimum flexibility in downloading digital audio and video from a
wide range of media devices. Both systems also offer 160GB hard drive storage
and 512MB DDR memory. The T3065 includes separate DVD and CDRW drives while
the T3085 offers a CD-ROM drive and multi-format DVD RW to ensure future
compatibility with either DVD RW + or - technology.
The 8-in-1 Media Reader on the front panel of the T3065 and T3085 PCs
offers compatibility with major digital storage technologies, including Secure
Digital, Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Micro
Drive, Multimedia Card media, and USB 2.0 mini-flash drives. Both PCs also
feature NVIDIA(R) GeForce4(TM) MX graphics, nForce(TM) six-channel audio, and
premium keyboard with "shortcuts" to key commands.
To complement its eMachines PC line-up, Gateway offers stylish flat-panel
LCD monitors, the 15-inch E15T and 17-inch E17T, as well as its eView(TM)
17-inch flat-screen CRT monitors. Each monitor delivers rich, saturated
colors with crisp images to enjoy DVD movies, Web surfing, gaming and more.
The E15T is available for $349 after $100 mail-in rebate while the E17T is
available for $429 after $100 mail-in rebate. The eView 17-inch CRT monitors
are available for $109 after a mail-in rebate of $100 when purchased with an
eMachines PC.
Specifications for the eMachines spring 2004 desktop PCs include:
T2742
Processor: Intel Celeron 2.70 GHz (with Intel 845GV chipset)
Memory: 256 MB DDR
Hard Drive: 40 GB
Optical Drive: DVD/CD-RW combo
Network: IntelPRO(R) 10/100 Integrated LAN
Graphics: Intel Extreme 3D
Price: $399 after $50 mail-in rebate
T2885
Processor: Intel Celeron 2.80 GHz (with Intel 845GV chipset)
Memory: 512 MB DDR
Hard Drive: 80 GB
Optical Drives: 48x CD-RW and 16x DVD
Network: IntelPRO 10/100 Integrated LAN
Graphics: Intel Extreme 3D
Price: $479 after $50 mail-in rebate
T3065
Processor: AMD Athlon XP 3000+ with QuantiSpeed architecture
Memory: 512 MB DDR
Hard Drive: 160 GB 7200 rpm
Optical Drives: 48x CD-RW and 16x DVD
Network: 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX with 64MB shared memory
System Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2TM
Audio: nForce Six-Channel Audio
8-in-1 Media Reader
Available AGP 8x Slot
Price: $569 after $50 mail-in rebate
T3085
Processor: AMD Athlon XP 3000+ with QuantiSpeed architecture
Memory: 512 MB DDR
Hard Drive: 160 GB 7200 rpm
Optical Drives: Multi-format (+/-) DVD RW and CD-ROM
Network: 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX with 64MB shared memory
System Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2TM
Audio: nForce Six-Channel Audio
8-in-1 Media Reader
Available AGP 8x Slot
Price: $619 after $50 mail-in rebate
Gateway supports all of its eMachines PCs and monitors through a
comprehensive Customer Care program comprised of one-year parts, labor and
technical support with several service options, including an End-User
Replaceable Parts Program, five-day depot repair, and nationwide authorized
service centers.
On-site service is also available to customers purchasing two- or three-
year desktop PC extended service plans. The two-year plan costs $99 and the
three-year plan costs $139 when purchased within 90 days of purchasing an
eMachines desktop PC.
In addition, a pro-active service tool called BigFix(R) is available at no
charge on every eMachines system. With the customer's permission, BigFix
identifies and sends 'Fixlet' messages offering upgrades to enhance the
performance or capabilities of the customer's specific PC configuration. For
instance, eMachines users who activate the BigFix application are offered
Microsoft(R) XP operating system updates to prevent damage from the latest
worm or virus, or a new video driver to support the latest computer games.
eMachines' PC line-up features the Microsoft Windows(R) XP Home operating
system, Microsoft Works 6.0 (three lower-priced PCs) or 7.0 (T3085), Microsoft
Money 2003 (three lower-priced PCs) or 2004 (T3085), Encarta Online, Adobe(R)
Acrobat(R) Reader(TM), Power DVD, Microsoft Media Player, three-month AOL
membership, and Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator Basic Edition on the T3085 model.
Norton AntiVirus 2004 comes pre-installed on all eMachines PCs, providing
protection from all previously released computer viruses. Within the 90-day
complimentary subscription period, users can choose to subscribe to anti-virus
updates from Symantec for protection from future viruses.
eMachines' spring desktop PCs and CRT monitors are currently available at
major consumer electronic retailers throughout the country. eMachines LCD
monitors are available at select retailers. For more information visit
http://www.emachines.com.
About Gateway
Since its founding in 1985, Gateway (NYSE: GTW) has been a technology and
direct-marketing pioneer, using its call centers, Web site and retail network
to build direct customer relationships. As a branded integrator of
personalized technology solutions, Gateway offers consumers, businesses and
schools a wide range of thin TVs, digital cameras, connected DVD players,
enterprise systems and other products, which work together seamlessly with its
award-winning line of PCs. Through the eMachines brand, it offers affordable,
high-value PCs, notebooks and monitors sold exclusively via the worldwide
retail channel. Following its March 2003 acquisition of eMachines, Gateway is
the third largest PC company in the U.S. and among the top ten worldwide.
Visit http://www.gateway.com for more information.
eMachines is a registered trademark owned by Gateway, Inc. All other
company and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their
respective owners. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are
subject to change without notice.
SOURCE Gateway, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Rick Havacko, rhavacko@maples.com, or Mike
Kilroy of Maples Communications, +1-949-477-0710, for Gateway,
Inc.
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