Gateway and the company’s iconic Guy-Spotted Boxes are returning to the PC market after five years thanks to a new partnership with X & Walmart.
The new lineup of PCs and tablets from Gateway will only be available at US retailers and these new devices are intended for consumers, students and manufacturers.
Nicole Kakanhada, Walmart’s senior commercial director, praised Gateway’s new product lineup in a press release:
“We are very excited to offer our customers these exciting new gateway products. At Walmart, we want to offer a wide assortment of computing products to meet the needs of our customers – whether they are looking for a new laptop for school or a new job. Tablet and this is a welcome addition to our lineup. “
Return to the gateway
Gateway first launched in the US in 1985 and the company maintained a significant presence in the PC market in the 1990s and early 2000s. However, the company was acquired by Acer in 2007 for er 710 million.
Jade Xu, head of global strategic alliances for Acer, gave a further insight into Gateway’s return to the PC market, saying:
“The Gateway PC brand and its well-known Guy-spotted box boxes have been very popular in the United States since 1985. Acer is pleased that Walmart is becoming a leading provider of Gateway-branded notebooks and tablets. Once again, the world’s top retailers will have the opportunity to enjoy the beloved Gateway brand. “
Gateway’s new PC ing furs will include mainstream laptops, 2-in-1, Ultra Slim series and manufacturer series. The new Gateway tablets will be available in multiple screen sizes and colors on Walmart’s website.
The company’s new laptops are powered by Indel processors and ADD Raizen mobile processors with Raden graphics. Gateway’s Ultra Slim series starts at $ 199.99 and goes all the way to 9649.99 while its manufacturer series is more high-end and has two 15.6 laptops in 15 899 and 99 1199. The cheaper manufacturer series laptops have AMD Raison 5 4600H processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage and Nvidia 1650 GTX GPU while Intel i5 processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage and Nvidia 2060 RTX are the more expensive models. GPU.
The return of Gateway is likely to give U.S. customers their history with the brand and the company’s new PCs and tablets will definitely work from home and make distance learning easier for users.
