Gateway Announces Spring eMachines Desktop and Notebook PC Line-up; Latest Products Designed to Offer Japanese Consumers Industry-Leading Value, Performance and Quality.Business Editors TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2004 Gateway, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GTW GTW Gateway, Inc. (stock symbol) GTW Global Trade Watch GTW Grand Trunk Western (railroad) GTW Gatwick Airport GTW Global Trading Web (Commerce One B2B-platform) ) today announced its spring line-up of eMachines desktop and notebook PCs, its leading global brand of high-value PCs, notebooks and monitors sold through retail stores, for Japan. The products are available exclusively through TSUKUMO Co. Ltd., one of Japan's pioneering electronics retailers, and its partner Ishimaru Denki, a leading Japanese home appliance retailer. Highlights from the latest eMachines desktop PCs include: -- 8-in-1 Media Reader throughout desktop line for optimum flexibility in downloading digital audio and video from a wide range of media devices -- DVD/CDRW combo drive A Combo drive is a type of optical drive that combines CD-R/CD-RW recording capability with the ability to read (but not write) DVD media. The term was popularized by Apple Computer as a name for the low-end substitute for their high-end SuperDrive, which was designed to both read and 256MB DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory memory available for the first time in the 49,800 YEN entry-level model (J2704) and with Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional entry-level model (J2705) at 57,800 YEN -- Dual-format DVD-RW (DVD-Read Write) A rewritable (re-recordable) DVD disc for both movies and data from the DVD Forum. Also called "DVD Dash RW" and "DVD Minus RW," DVD-RW uses phase change recording. The media hold 4.7GB per side and can be rewritten 1,000 times. now available in the step-up model (J2820) for 59,800 YEN -- Intel(R) Pentium 4 3.0 GHz with Hyper-Threading Technology desktop PC for 99,800 YEN (J4320) -- Premium chassis design throughout the line Gateway continues to expand the eMachines line of widescreen notebooks with systems featuring the Intel Celeron(R) and Pentium(R) 4 processors and the Mobile AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. XP processor. All notebooks feature a 15.4-inch LCD display with a 16:10 aspect ratio, similar to a widescreen television format, which offers users up to 30 percent more of the original picture area of a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. than a standard 15-inch notebook screen. In addition, the top two notebooks in the spring line (M5315 and M6414) incorporate the 54g wireless chipset from Broadcom(R), providing up to five times the performance of 802.11b while maintaining dual-format DVD-RW drives. "With this latest line-up, Gateway demonstrates its commitment to bringing Japanese consumers eMachines' powerful performance at unprecedented value with premier customer service," said Ed Fisher
Edward Fredrick Fisher , senior vice president, product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also
The eMachines premium chassis design is now available throughout the desktop PC line and features resilient soft black powdered coating, silver panel, and metal-stamped "e" logo power button with blue LED "halo." The 8-in-1 Media Reader on the front panels of the desktop PCs offers compatibility with all major digital storage technologies, including Secure Digital, Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Micro Drive, Multimedia Card, Smart Media, and USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 mini-flash drives. The M6414 widescreen notebook offers a 6-in-1 Media Reader featuring the first six storage technologies mentioned above. The three lowest priced desktop PCs incorporate the Intel Extreme(TM) Graphics 3D chip set, providing users with up to 20 percent performance gains over other chip sets for 3D games and other graphics-intensive applications. Specifications for the eMachines spring 2004 desktop and notebook PCs are: Desktop Models J2704 Processor: Intel Celeron 2.7 GHz (with Intel 845GV chipset) Memory: 256 MB DDR Hard Drive: 40 GB Optical Drive: DVD/CD-RW combo Network: 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet Graphics: Intel Extreme 3D 8-in-1 Media Reader Price: 49,800 YEN (all prices include 5 percent consumption tax) J2705 System features identical configuration as J2704 with Microsoft Windows XP Pro edition operating system. Price: 57,800 YEN J2820 Processor: Intel Celeron 2.8 GHz (with Intel 845GE chipset) Memory: 256 MB DDR Hard Drive: 80 GB Optical Drive: Dual-format (+/-) DVD-RW Network: 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet Graphics: Intel Extreme 3D 8-in-1 Media Reader Available AGP 8x Slot Price: 59,800 YEN J3218 Processor: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ with QuantiSpeed architecture Memory: 512 MB DDR Hard Drive: 160 GB Optical Drive: Dual-format (+/-) DVD-RW Network: 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet Graphics: NVIDIA(R) GeForce4(TM) MX 8-in-1 Media Reader Firewire Available AGP 8x Slot Price: 84,800 YEN J4320 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz with Hyper-Threading Technology Memory: 512 MB DDR (dual channel) Hard Drive: 200 GB Optical Drive: Dual-format (+/-) DVD-RW Network: 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet Graphics: Intel Extreme2 3D 8-in-1 Media Reader Firewire Available AGP 8x Slot Price: 99,800 YEN Notebook Models M5108 Processor: Mobile Intel Celeron 2.5 GHz Memory: 256 MB DDR Hard Drive: 40 GB Optical Drive: DVD/CD-RW combo Network: 10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet Graphics: Intel Extreme Firewire Price: 124,800 YEN M5315 Processor: Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+ Memory: 256 MB DDR Hard Drive: 60 GB Optical Drive: Dual-format (+/-) DVD-RW Network: 802.11g 54 Mbps built-in wireless Graphics: ATI Integrated Firewire Price: 144,800 YEN M6414 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 with Hyper-Threading Technology 3.06 GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR Hard Drive: 60 GB Optical Drive: Dual-format (+/-) DVD-RW Network: 802.11g 54 Mbps built-in wireless Graphics: ATI Mobility RADEON(TM) 9600 with 64MB video memory 6-in-1 Media Reader Firewire Price: 184,800 YEN Except for the J2705 which features Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. XP Pro Edition, eMachines' desktop and notebook PC line-up features Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Adobe(R) Acrobat Document exchange software from Adobe that allows documents to be displayed and printed the same on every computer. The Acrobat system created the Portable Document Format (PDF), which is widely used in commercial printing and on the Web. See PDF. (R) Reader(TM), Microsoft Media Player, Roxio(R) Easy CD-Creator, Power DVD, Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. , MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). and a 90-day trial subscription to Norton Anti-Virus software anti-virus software n → Antivirensoftware f . Gateway supports all of its eMachines products with a comprehensive warranty that includes one-year parts, labor and technical support. Highly trained customer call center professionals are available for Japanese customers from 6 a.m. (6:00) to midnight (24:00) seven days a week, 365 days a year including weekends and holidays. Customers can also choose to communicate with a service representative via e-mail or live Internet chat, as well as have a representative troubleshoot their systems to identify problems over the Internet through Remote Assistance, a feature available with Microsoft Windows XP. eMachines products are sold through TSUKUMO's 13 stores in Akiharaba, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Sapporo, as well as Ishimaru Denki's 18 stores throughout the greater Tokyo area The Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the Japanese prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo (at the center). In Japanese, it is referred to as the Tokyo Area and Niigata. eMachines products are also sold online from the two retailers at www.tsukumo.co.jp and www.ishimaru.co.jp. TSUKUMO is managing the eMachines recycling program in compliance with Japan's Waste Management Law. For more information, please visit the eMachines Web site for Japan at www.emachines.co.jp 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 per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. technology solutions, Gateway offers consumers, businesses and schools a wide range of thin TVs, digital cameras, connected DVD players A combination DVD player and digital media hub that lets users play local DVDs and CDs as well as stream audio and video data from the network. See digital media hub. , 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 2004 acquisition of eMachines, Gateway is the third-largest PC company in the U.S. and among the top 10 worldwide. Visit www.gateway.com for more information. Note to Editors: 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. |
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