Gateway leaps into Chinese PC market
updated 11:40 am EDT, Fri August 17, 2007
Gateway PCs in China
Joining existing companies such as Dell and HP, Gateway today announced the launch of Gateway China, the company's first dedicated effort to sell PCs in the southeast Asian country. The American company intends to sell both desktops and notebooks in the region and has customized its line for the Chinese audience. Some systems are low-cost but also have higher-end features such as current-generation Core 2 Duo processors and Vista Home Premium. Sales should be strong given a very successful test run in June, Gateway said.
Shipments of systems is available today through Gateway's local partner Digital China rather than through Gateway itself. Systems include the basic GT-series desktop, which starts with a 2GHz AMD Sempron, 512MB of memory, and a 160GB hard disk. Notebooks include the M- and T-series and begin with the 14-inch MT3110c, which ships with a 1.6GHz Celeron M and an 80GB hard disk. Prices are unavailable but should equal or dip below American equivalents.
