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Gateway Solo 9300 and 5300 Portable PCs Now Available With Intel's Fastest Mobile Processors

    What:    Expanding performance options for mobile clients, Gateway today
             announced the availability of Intel's new Pentium III 800MHz and
             850MHz processors for the company's Solo 9300 and 5300 portable
             computers.

    Why:     The new processors, which feature Intel's battery-saving
             SpeedStep technology, give clients great options for
             desktop-class performance in a portable system.  Intel's new
             processors further increase the performance and flexibility of
             the Solo 9300 and 5300, enhancing data- and content-intensive
             applications such as graphic design, spreadsheet computation,
             database management, Internet site development and browsing
             complex Web pages.

    When:    The new processor options are available now.

    Pricing: Prices start at $2,800 for the Gateway Solo 9300 and $2,269 for
             Solo 5300 models featuring the new Intel Pentium III processors.

             For more information about Gateway computers call 800-846-2106,
             visit the company's Web site at http://www.gateway.com or stop in one
             of the nearly 300 Gateway Country(R) store locations nationwide.

    About Gateway
    Gateway (NYSE: GTW), a Fortune 250 company founded in 1985, focuses on
building lifelong relationships with consumers and businesses through complete
technology personalization.  Gateway ranked number one in U.S. consumer PC
revenue in 1999(1) and was rated among the top ten best corporate reputations
in America according to a survey conducted in August of 1999 by Harris
Interactive and the Reputation Institute and published in The Wall Street
Journal.  In 1999, Gateway was seventh in total return to shareholders among
Fortune 500 companies and tenth in total shareholder returns over the past
five years(2).  Gateway employees worldwide provide clients with services and
built-to-order computers that consistently win top awards from leading
industry publications.  Gateway had total global revenue of $8.65 billion in
1999 and shipped 4.68 million systems.  For more information, visit our Web
site at http://www.gateway.com.

    (1) According to GartnerGroup/Dataquest US PC Quarterly statistics.
    (2) According to Fortune Magazine, April 17, 2000.

    Prices and configurations subject to change without notice or obligation.
Prices exclude shipping and handling and taxes.

    Gateway, Inc., Gateway, Solo and the Gateway stylized logo are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc.


SOURCE Gateway, Inc.




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    media, Kari Garcia of Comm Strategies,
    949-753-9292, kgarcia@commstrategies.com, for Gateway, Inc.