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Gateway, Inc. is an American
computer hardware company based in Irvine, California which develops,
manufactures, supports and markets a wide range of personal computers,
computer monitors, servers, and computer accessories.
In the early and mid-2000s, the company
struggled; after years as a fixture on the Fortune 500 list of largest
companies worldwide, the company was not listed in 2006, having dropped
to number 508. Gateway became widely known in 1991 when they started
shipping their computer hardware in cow-spotted boxes. |
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Gateway sells to specific markets
including Home & Home Office, Small Business,
Gaming, Medium &
Large Business, Government and Education. They do not use brand names to
market products, instead using product models. They currently market a
range of laptop products for the home markets including the NX100X,
CX210, NX260X, NX560 and NX860 series.
They also market a range of desktops
including the DX420, FX510, FX530, and Profile 6 series. These products
are advertised as affordable and productive computers. The Profile 6 is
an All-in-one system similar in design to Apple's iMac G5. Their lowest
priced system is the DX420B Series, with a monitor sold separately.
Gateway currently sells seven LCD-based computer monitors as of
September 25, 2006, including one 15" model, two 17" models, three 19"
models, and one 21" model. Some include USB ports.
Shortly after the dot com bubble, Gateway
entered the consumer electronics market, manufacturing digital cameras
and other devices. None of these products were successful, and Gateway
has stopped production and sales of them as of 2006.
Gateway also markets "Convertible Notebooks", notebook PCs combined with
tablet PC technology including handwriting recognition with a stylus
much like a personal digital assistant (PDA).
Gateway sells a line of low-end to medium-sized PC servers. These
servers are manufactured by what was Advanced Logic Research, a former
pioneer in PC servers, which was acquired by Gateway.
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