Gateway trims notebook prices
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By John G. Spooner, PC Week Online
June 23, 1998 6:50 AM PT
zdnet.com
Citing manufacturing efficiencies, Gateway Inc. today will reduce prices by up to $300 on its midrange and high-end notebook PCs.
Prices will drop on Gateway's high-end Solo 9100 notebooks series between $100 and $300, said officials at the company, in North Sioux City, S.D.
Pricing on Gateway's 9100XL model, configured with a 266MHz Intel Corp. Pentium II processor, a 14.1-inch TFT (thin-film transistor) display, 128MB of SDRAM (synchronous dynamic RAM), an 8GB hard drive and a digital versatile disk-ROM drive, will be lowered from $4,799 to $4,499.
The price of the company's Solo 9100LS model, which offers a 266MHz Pentium II, 64MB of SDRAM and a 5GB hard drive, will fall from $3,799 to $3,599.
The company will cut the price of its 9100SE model, with a 233MHz Pentium II, 64MB of SDRAM and a 4GB hard drive, by $100 to $3,199
Gateway will also lower prices on its midrange 5100 series by up to $300, officials said.
The company's 5100XL notebook, configured with a 266MHz Pentium II, a 14.1-inch TFT display, 80MB of RAM and a 4GB hard drive, will drop from $3,599 to $3,299.
Gateway will shave $100 from the price of its 5100LS model, which offers a 233MHz Pentium II, 48MB of RAM and a 4GB hard drive. The notebook will now be priced at $2,899.
Gateway can be reached at www.gateway.com.
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