Gateway Keeps Families and Students on Budget with New, Low-Cost eMachines Desktop PCs
June 28 2004 - 10:31AM
PR Newswire (US)
Gateway Keeps Families and Students on Budget with New, Low-Cost
eMachines Desktop PCs New eMachines Line Reaches New Level of Value
with Three Full-Featured Systems Packed with the Latest Technology
and Extras, Starting at Just $399 POWAY and IRVINE, Calif., June 28
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Families and students on a budget can now
get a new PC with the latest technology thanks to Gateway's new
eMachines line of desktop PCs, available now at leading retailers.
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"With our new line of eMachines PCs, we're continuing to provide
today's leading technologies at unbeatable prices," said Ed Fisher,
Gateway's senior vice president of product planning. "Hands down,
our new desktops offer the best values available today. Plus,
eMachines PCs offer the highest quality and reliability backed by
unsurpassed customer support." The new eMachines desktop PCs are
designed for those on a budget, including home users, students,
small businesses and anyone needing a second PC. Families sharing a
single PC can now add a second with little investment. College
students preparing for fall classes can use their eMachines PC to
conduct research online, work on class assignments and stay
connected via email. The new line of eMachines desktop PCs offers
more high-end features at entry level prices than ever. The line is
comprised of three new desktop PCs that all offer fast processors,
DVD or CD burners, and an 8-in-1 memory card reader that accepts
the most popular memory devices. These features, along with the
systems' large hard drives and five USB 2.0 ports, make the PCs
ideal for entertainment, productivity and the latest digital media
hobbies including music downloading, digital photography and
digital video editing. All of the new eMachines PCs are ready for
networking and communication, with integrated Intel PRO 10/100 LAN
and a 56K V.92 modem. Each comes with Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition, Microsoft Works 7.0, Microsoft Money 2004, Encarta Online
and Norton Antivirus. The new computers boast eMachines' sleek
chassis design, which stylishly fits into any home, office or dorm
room. Complementary eMachines monitors are sold separately with
prices starting at $119.99 after $50 mail-in rebate(1). The new
eMachines back-to-school desktop PC line-up includes: eMachines
T2824: Minimum Investment for Maximum Return PC buyers can get more
in an entry-level system than ever with the eMachines T2824. Priced
at just $399.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate(1), the eMachines T2824
is loaded with the latest technology, including an Intel(R)
Celeron(R) D 325 (2.53 GHz) processor, 40GB hard drive(2) and Intel
Extreme Graphics. And eMachines goes beyond competitors' $399
systems to offer enhanced technology, such as 256MB of DDR SDRAM
expandable to 1GB, a combo DVD-ROM/CD burner, and an 8-in-1 memory
card reader. eMachines T2958: All the Essentials of Computing The
eMachines T2958 adds additional value to the solid foundation of
the T2824 with more memory, a larger hard drive and a faster
processor. The eMachines T2958 comes with the Intel(R) Celeron(R) D
330 (2.66 GHz) processor, 80GB hard drive(2), and 512MB of DDR
SDRAM expandable to 1GB. Also, the eMachines T2958 offers a
dedicated DVD-ROM drive and a CD burner, along with Intel Extreme
Graphics and the 8-in-1 memory card reader. The eMachines T2824 is
priced at just $499.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. (1) eMachines
T3092: Latest Technology, Unbeatable Price Offered at an unbeatable
price of only $599.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate(1), the eMachines
T3092 is packed with all the technology typically found in systems
costing close to $1,000. The AMD Athlon XP 3000+ processor boasts
fast performance, and the 512MB of DDR SDRAM is expandable to 2GB.
The NVIDIA(R) GeForce4(TM) MX graphics card makes this a great
system for the latest PC games and online entertainment. Storage
options abound in the eMachines T3092. It comes with huge 160GB
hard drive(2), ideal for storing digital video and years of digital
photos. The system also has two optical drives -- a DVD +/- RW
drive and a CD-ROM drive -- in addition to the 8-in-1 media card
reader. Gateway supports its eMachines line of PCs with a standard
one-year limited warranty(3). For more information on eMachines
products, customers can visit http://www.emachines.com/ or call
(800) 362-2446. Gateway offers a pro-active service tool called
BigFix(R) at no charge on all eMachines systems. With the
customer's permission, BigFix identifies and sends messages
offering upgrades to enhance the performance or capabilities of the
PC. For example, 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. About Gateway Since its
founding in 1985, Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a technology and
direct-marketing pioneer, using its call centers, web site, direct
sales force and retail alliances to build great customer
relationships. Gateway offers consumers, businesses and schools a
wide range of thin TVs, digital cameras, home networking products,
servers, storage and other products, which work together seamlessly
with its award-winning line of eMachines and Gateway PCs. Its
products and services received nearly 130 awards and honors last
year. With its acquisition of eMachines now complete, 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. All
offers subject to change without notice or obligation and may not
be available through all sales channels. Prices exclude shipping
and handling. Applicable taxes extra. Gateway Terms and Conditions
of Sale apply. Intel, Pentium and Centrino 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. For more information about rebate offer, log on to
http://www.emachines.com/news/rebate.html or call 1-800-786-0797.
2. Accessible capacity varies; MB = 1 million bytes; GB = 1 billion
bytes. 3. Limited warranties and service agreements apply; visit
emachines.com or call 1-801-401-1419 for a free copy. May not be
available in all locations.
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Gateway CONTACT: Lisa Emard of Gateway, +1-858-848-3426, or Web
site: http://www.gateway.com/
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