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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.

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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 “beloved” brand in the US. And to market the products, the company has resurrected the cow spotted box logo.

The new Gateway-branded laptops. (Credit: Gateway)

According to Acer, the products are designed for everyday consumers, students and “creators” pumping out content and graphic designs. The hardware will also feature processors from either Intel or AMD, and come fitted with 1080p screens.

The new Gateway-branded laptops. (Credit: Gateway)

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.

The Creator Series laptops. The Creator Series. (Credit: Gateway)

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.)

The products will be offered exclusively through Walmart, and you 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.

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I've been a journalist for over 15 years. I got my start as a schools and cities reporter in Kansas City and joined PCMag in 2017, where I cover satellite internet services, cybersecurity, PC hardware, and more. I'm currently based in San Francisco, but previously spent over five years in China, covering the country's technology sector.

Since 2020, I've covered the launch and explosive growth of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, writing 600+ stories on availability and feature launches, but also the regulatory battles over the expansion of satellite constellations, fights with rival providers like AST SpaceMobile and Amazon, and the effort to expand into satellite-based mobile service. I've combed through FCC filings for the latest news and driven to remote corners of California to test Starlink's cellular service.

I also cover cyber threats, from ransomware gangs to the emergence of AI-based malware. In 2024 and 2025, the FTC forced Avast to pay consumers $16.5 million for secretly harvesting and selling their personal information to third-party clients, as revealed in my joint investigation with Motherboard.

I also cover the PC graphics card market. Pandemic-era shortages led me to camp out in front of a Best Buy to get an RTX 3000. I'm now following how the AI-driven memory shortage is impacting the entire consumer electronics market. I'm always eager to learn more, so please jump in the comments with feedback and send me tips.

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  • The Galaxy Nexus was the first smartphone I was proud to own.
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