Gateway says goodbye to CD-ROMs

[Shinma]

One of those good news, bad news scenario,

Gateway says goodbye to CD-ROMs

Gateway is going modern with its desktops and notebooks.
The Poway, Calif.-based PC maker will no longer offer CD-ROM drives or CRT monitors in standard configurations of computers. Instead, desktops and notebooks will include CD-RW drives, which allow users to record CDs, and desktops will come with flat-panel LCD monitors.

Consumers will still be able to customize their computers to include a CD-ROM drive, but they won't get a discount, so requests for the older drives should be minimal, said a spokeswoman...


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[athi]

the move to only sell system with burner makes sense given the price difference between burner and reader.

the move away from crt is more questionable since crt still have several advantages over lcd.

[Berserker]

It's good news and CDRW are always welcome in a new system provided they get a branded model...