The Gateway PC Brand Returns With New Laptops
Acer, which acquired Gateway in 2007, is bringing back the brand to sell consumer-focused laptops in the US. The products will be sold exclusively through Walmart.
By Michael Kan
If you were fond of Gateway PCs, well—they’re back.
On Wednesday, Acer and Walmart announced they were reviving the brand to sell affordable Windows 10 notebooks and laptop convertibles from $179 and up.
Gateway was once a major PC vendor in the US, especially during the 1990s when it famously sold computers packaged in cow spotted boxes. However, the company’s fortunes began to falter in the 2000s, resulting in Taiwanese PC vendor Acer later buying it up.
Acer has now decided to bring back Gateway, calling it a “beloved” brand in the US. And to market the products, the company has resurrected the cow spotted box logo.
According to Acer, the products are designed for everyday consumers, students and “creators,” who pump out content or graphic designs. The hardware will also feature processors from either Intel or AMD, and come fitted with 1080p screens.
In total, the Gateway PCs span nine different notebook models. At the low-end is the “11.6-inch Ultra Slim” laptop, which retails for $179, and contains 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. For $199, you can get the 2-in-1 version, which can flip into a tablet.
The products then scale up to 14.1-inch and 15.6-inch laptop models, which range from $199 to $999, depending on the configuration.
At the high-end, you can buy the “Gateway Creator Series 15.6-inch Performance Notebook,” which has an Intel 10th Gen Core i5–10300H processor, an NVIDIA 2060 RTX graphics card, 256GB of SSD storage and 8GB of RAM.
Full specs for every model can be found on Gateway’s new website. Acer plans on releasing additional products in the fall.
The laptops will be exclusively sold through Walmart, and you can already find them for sale on the retailer’s website. Acer is also preparing two Gateway branded Android tablets: an 8-inch model for $69 and an 10.1-inch device for $79.
Originally published at https://www.pcmag.com.
