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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Gateway One GZ7220



Price: $1,799.99 at BestBuy

The Gateway One ($1,799.99 direct) evokes the design of the circa-1997 Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (TAM), the all-in-one PC considered to be the granddaddy of today's iMac. The One looks more like the TAM than today's iMac, thanks to the fact that the "slab" reaches all the way to the table surface. The One can be considered a competitor to the current Apple iMac, with a built-in widescreen LCD display, notebook-sourced Intel components, and a smooth slab design. It has innovations such as tool-less drive bays, true expansion possibilities (imagine that in an all-in-one PC!), and a competitive price—although the multimedia-oriented $1,800 version I reviewed (the GZ7220) is overkill for most users. The mid-level $1,500 (the ZX190) and base $1,300 (the GZ7108) versions are more compelling.

CNET Review :

The good: Sleek design; best-in-class upgradability and cable management.

The bad: Small screen and slow performance for the price; no Bluetooth capability; easily lost detachable Webcam.

The bottom line: The Gateway One desktop computer introduces a few cool design improvements to the all-in-one desktop concept, but it loses major points in performance and overall value. We'd recommend the faster, more affordable iMac instead, unless you have a serious aversion to the Mac OS and aren't inclined to use Boot Camp.

Features :

  • Type: General Purpose, Media, All-in-one
  • Processor Family: Intel Core 2 Duo
  • RAM: 3 GB
  • Storage Capacity: 500 GB
  • RAID: No
  • Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
  • Primary Optical Drive: Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW
  • Monitor Type: LCD Widescreen
  • Screen Size: 19 inches

more information CNET and Gateway

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