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New Gateway desktops, more 64-bit Windows Vista
Gateway has overhauled its desktop line with new models ranging for the $550 budget DX series to the over-clocked FX gaming rig, which tops out at around $3,800. The most noteworthy part of the announcement is that several models (including some retail-only ones) are now available with the 64-bit version of Windows Vista.
The most noteworthy part of the announcement is that several models (including some retail ones) are now available with the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium. HP already offers several models with Vista 64-bit, and with more systems shipping with 4GB of memory, hopefully this is the start of a trend. Currently Dell only offers 64-bit operating systems on its Precision workstation laptops and desktops.
Here are the details on the new Gateway models:
Gateway FX7026
- 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q9300
- 4GB memory
- 640GB hard drive
- Nvidia 8800GT graphics with 512MB
- Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
- $1,100 (retail)
Gateway GT series (GT5670, GT5674, GT5676 and GT5678)
- AMD Phenom triple-core and quad-core, or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
- 3GB or 4GB of memory
- 320GB to 750GB hard drives
- Integrated Nvidia graphics or ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics (GT5678 only)
- Vista Home Premium 32-bit and 64-bit with Service Pack 1
- $550 to $850 (retail)
Gateway FX541 series
- Intel Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme quad-core processors (over-clocked)
- 3GB to 4GB of memory
- 500GB to 1TB hard drives
- Nvidia GeForce 8000 series (dual GeForce 8800GTX cards with 768MB on FX540XT)
- Vista Home Premium 32-bit with Service Pack 1
- $1,150 to $3,800 (direct)
Gateway DX442 series
- 2.2GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 or2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
- 2GB or 3GB of memory
- 320GB or 500GB hard drives
- Intel integrated graphics
- Vista Home Premium 32-bit with Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Professional Edition
- $550 to $1,000 (direct)