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To: Dan3 who wrote (22898)12/18/2000 11:38:09 PM
From: milo_moraiRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
Until Dec. 24, Gateway customers can buy and take immediate delivery of the company's three most popular systems while supplies last. These are the Gateway Essential 700 for $799, the Gateway Essential 866 Digital Photo PC with digital camera and color printer for $1,299, and the Gateway Select 1000 Digital Music PC featuring a 1GHz Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Athlon processor and color printer for $1,599.
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P.S. Gateway departs from made-to-order model

In an unprecedented move to revive sluggish PC sales, Gateway Inc. for the first time will stock its 320 Country Stories with pre-configured computer systems that customers can purchase and immediately take home.

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To: Dan3 who wrote (22898)12/19/2000 2:20:42 AM
From: Paul EngelRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
Re: "Between requiring rambus memory, the limited initial production runs of the 850 chipset and the P4's themselves, it is very unlikely that Intel has sent more than a few hundred thousand P4's into distribution."

A few hundred thousand---and climbing.

Re: "The retailers are cutting prices on them, too."

They are ?

What PCs ARE NOT having their prices cut?

I know - 1.2 GigaHumpers - which aren't even being sold.