>> this is gonna get ugly, people. for everyone and gtw is on the bottom.. <<
Hey Skeeter, did you catch this news release? Sounds like there are quite a few people who disagree with you about gtw being on the bottom. Not only did they win the award for best service and support, but also the best place to buy a computer *and* the BEST VALUE desktop PC. The best value was found to be their $1349 system that includes the monitor. Sweet!
BusinessWire, Wednesday, November 19, 1997 at 12:40
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 1997--
Gateway's tradition of providing best
value and support continues
Gateway 2000, Inc. (NYSE:GTW), a global leader in the direct
marketing of PCs, today announced the receipt of several prestigious
honors during Computer Shopper magazine's Best Buy Awards held
Tuesday evening in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards are presented
annually and are voted on by Computer Shopper's readers.
Gateway captured awards in the following categories: Best Value
Desktop PC, Best Place to Buy a Desktop PC and Best Service and
Support. "We realize that Computer Shopper's readers are some of the
most technologically savvy in the industry," said Bart Brown, vice
president of marketing for Gateway Direct. "That is what makes this
recognition so fantastic. To have the readers vote in mass for
Gateway as the best in these categories sends a strong message
industry-wide that Gateway delivers what its customers demand."
Gateway's victory in the Best Value Desktop PC was for the
GP-Series Professional PC. The GP5-166 for $1,349 includes a 166MHz
Pentium(R) processor with MMX(TM) technology, 32MB of SDRAM, 512K L2
pipeline-burst cache, a 2GB hard drive, 12x/24x CD-ROM drive and a 3D
graphics accelerator with 2MB SGRAM. The system also comes with a
15" (13.9" viewable) EV500 monitor. At the higher-end of the
GP-Series is the $2,949 GP6-300. The system comes standard with a
mid-tower case, a 300MHz Pentium(R) II processor, 64MB of SDRAM, 512K
of L2 cache, a 8.4GB UATA hard drive, 4MB AGP graphics accelerator
and a 19" (18" viewable) EV900 monitor.
"Gateway's success in our Best Buy Awards represents continuous
recognition from our readers for their quality products and service,"
said John Blackford, editor-in-chief of Computer Shopper.
Customers interested in purchasing any of these products can call
1-800-846-2000 or by visiting the company website at
gateway.com.
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