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Gateway Continues to Expand Retail Distribution Through Staples, a World-Leading Office Products Retailer New Gateway Notebooks Now Available Through 875 Staples Stores for the Back-To-School Buying Season IRVINE, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway today announced the availability of its notebook PCs in 875 Staples stores throughout the United States. Just in time for the back-to-school buying season, Staples will initially carry two Gateway notebook models. "Staples is a world leader in office products, which makes them an excellent resource for students, small offices and home-based businesses in the market for a notebook PC," said Bob Davidson, Gateway's senior vice president -- Retail. "We are delighted that our new line of notebooks will be widely available to Staples' customers throughout the country, and we look forward to expanding that relationship into the holiday season and beyond." "Gateway's notebook line offers an impressive combination of value, mobility and performance for our consumer and professional customers," said Peter Scala, senior vice president and general merchandise manager of technology at Staples. "We're pleased to offer customers an easy way to purchase a new Gateway computer as they shop for all their school supply needs this season." Since 2004, Gateway has dramatically expanded the availability of its Gateway and eMachines branded PCs through most of the major retailers, exceeding 7,000 stores throughout the United States and Canada. In a short time, Gateway has established its position as one of the top U.S. retail PC brands (1). The company also has a significant retail presence in Japan, United Kingdom and Mexico. In recent weeks, Gateway has been the Number 1 or Number 2 (2) seller of notebooks at retail in the United States, and has seen significant year-over-year growth in notebook sales through the first quarter of 2005 (1). Starting this week, Staples will offer the Gateway(R) 3550GZ and Gateway 7330GZ notebooks. Ideal for professionals and students on the go, the Gateway 3550GZ is a thin and light 14-inch widescreen notebook weighing just 5.2 pounds (3). To maximize mobile performance and battery life, it includes Intel(R) Centrino(TM) Mobile Technology(4) with a Pentium M processor 735 and integrated 802.11g wireless. It also includes 512MB of DDR memory, 60GB hard drive(5), DVD +/- RW multi-format double layer optical drive and a 4-in-1 digital media manager for easy access to digital media devices. The Gateway 3550GZ has a suggested retail price of $1,099. The Gateway 7330GZ is the ideal desktop replacement notebook for customers who want a large screen and desktop-class performance. It features a brilliant 15.4-inch widescreen display, Mobile Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Processor 532 with HT Technology(4), 512MB of DDR memory, 80GB hard drive, DVD +/- RW double layer multi-format drive, 802.11g wireless and a 6-in-1 digital media reader. The Gateway 7330GZ has a suggested retail price of $1,099. About Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and related products to consumers, businesses, government agencies and schools. After acquiring eMachines in early 2004, Gateway is now the third largest PC company in the U.S. and among the top ten worldwide. The company's value-based eMachines brand is sold exclusively by leading retailers worldwide, while the premium Gateway line is available at major retailers, over the web and phone, and through its sales force. See http://www.gateway.com/ for more information. All offers subject to change without notice or obligation and may not be available through all sales channels. Prices listed are manufacturer suggested retail prices and may vary by retail location. Applicable taxes extra. Intel, Centrino and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. (1) According to data from NPD Techworld. (2) According to NPD Techworld, Gateway ranked as #1 for notebook units sold at retail for the week beginning 6/5/05 and #2 for the week beginning 6/19/05. (3) Weight varies with options. (4) Performance may vary. See http://www.intel.com/ for additional information. (5) Accessible capacity varies; MB = 1 million bytes; GB = 1 billion bytes. DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT: Lisa Emard of Gateway, Inc., +1-949-471-7705, Web site: http://www.intel.com/ Web site: http://www.gateway.com/

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