Gateway preps $800 dual-core media center desktop

Irvine (CA) - Gateway is building on its newly found success in the US retail business with three new desktops that aim at the sub-$900 segment as well as two notebook models for light gaming and multimedia applications.

The system builder is going increasingly aggressive after retail-shoppers with desktop and notebook models that typically highlight low pricing rather than exceptional features. Today, Gateway announced its lineup for the holidays which will focus on Windows Media Center-based desktops as well as multimedia-capable notebook computers.

For $900, there will be the upgraded GT5014 model, which will add an integrated TV tuner and remote control, and a DL DVD burner that is built into a BTX chassis. The entry-level media center system of Gateway's Christmas products will be the $650 838GM that comes with a single-core Pentium 4 630 (3.0 GHz) chip.

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