Gateway back again?

Gateway reported financial results last week, and it launched a new gaming platform and monitor. Solidly back into the black with strong growth numbers in retail and business segments, it may once again have stifled a potential feeding frenzy to purchase the company. This product, which is slated to be one of the first to get the new Intel quad core processor, is also bundled with what could be the best 24-inch monitor now on the market. This monitor builds on the company's very successful 21-inch product with a built-in upscaler that makes it ideal for watching DVDs, playing video games, and watching TV using the tuner built into the PC. Very similar to Dell's successful entry into this space a few years back, which eventually led to its purchase of AlienWare, Gateway's entry into the gaming market is a good first step -- particularly since the FX530T appears to be benchmarking as the fastest of the quad-core products that have so far hit the market. Here, performance really does matte