Gateway’s new back-to-school PCs – the SX Series and DX Series
It might be the start of summer but for many companies, it’s actually the beginning of the all-important back-to-school season. Gateway announced this week two new back-to-school desktop PCs – the small form factor SX Series and the compact (though boring looking) DX Series mini-tower line. As usual, here’s the low-down to the new desktop PCs from Gateway.
The SX Series is Gateway’s first small form factor desktop PC lineup – ideal for small spaces such as a dorm room or a den. The first model in the new SX series is the $499.99 SX2800-01 featuring an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 processor clocked at 2.33GHz. Here are the rest of the specs to the SX2800-01:
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2 cache, 1333MHz)
- Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500
- Intel G43 Express Chipset + ICH10
- 4GB DDR3 SDRAM
- 640GB SATA hard drive
- 18x DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive featuring Labelflash™ Technology
- Multi-in-one digital media card reader
- Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit
- 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) LAN
- 9 USB 2.0 ports (5 front / 4 rear)
- 1 IEEE 1394a port (front, mini)
- 1 eSATA port (rear)
- 1 HDMI port (rear)
- 1 VGA port (rear)
- High-definition audio with 6-channel (5.1) audio support
- USB powered stereo speakers
If you’re looking for something with a bit more oomph (although a quad core processor isn’t exactly tiny in power), then the compact DX Series might be for you. The DX Series offers several expansion capabilities including two external 5.25 inch drive bays, three 3.5 inch drive bays and several expansion slots for additional cards. Two available systems include the DX4300-03 and the DX4820-02. Here’s what you need to know about the two systems:
DX4300-03:
- AMD Phenom X4 9750 (2.4GHz, 512KBx4 L2 cache, 2400MHz)
- ATI Radeon HD 4650 graphics card (1GB video memory)
- AMD RS780 chipset
- 8GB DDR2 SDRAM
- 1TB SATA hard drive
- 18x DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive featuring Labelflash Technology
- Multi-in-one digital media card reader
- Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
- 802.11 b/g wireless
- 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) LAN
- 8 USB 2.0 ports (4 front / 4 rear)
- 1 HDMI port (rear / mini)
- 1 DVI port
- High-definition audio with 8-channel (7.1) audio support
- USB powered stereo speakers
- TV Tuner
- MSRP of $749.99
DX4820-02:
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 (2.66GHz, 4MB L2 cache)
- NVIDIA GeForce G210 graphics card (512MB video memory)
- Intel G43 Express chipset
- 8GB DDR3 SDRAM
- 750GB SATA hard drive
- 18x DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive featuring Labelflash Technology
- Multi-in-one digital media card reader
- Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit
- 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) LAN
- 8 USB 2.0 ports (4 front / 4 rear)
- 1 1394 (rear / miniport)
- 1 HDMI port (rear)
- 1 VGA port (rear)
- High-definition audio with 8-channel (7.1) audio support
- MSRP of $899.99
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