Gateway’s New PCs Pack a Lot of Entertainment Power
Gateway has two new quad-core computers — and one of them features a dual HD/Blu-ray optical drive and a terabyte drive.
The GM5664 and GT5662 will bring AMD’s Phenom processor, as well as DirectX 10 Technology, to the company’s GM and GT series. Just as the high-definition DVD format war may be winding down, the GM5664 offers what the company calls a Hybrid-SuperMulti drive so users can enjoy either Blu-ray or high-definition (HD) DVDs. It also can write any kind of DVD or CD.
Entertainment Hubs
Glenn Jystad, Gateway’s senior manager for consumer desktops, said the new quad-core machines marry “high-performance with affordability.” The new models are designed as entertainment hubs for watching live TV and offer heightened realism for video games. Both machines feature the ATI Radeon HD 2400XT graphics card with HDMI high-definition output, and both ship with the Windows Vista Home Premium operating system.
The GM5664 is being touted by Gateway as an entertainment powerhouse for extreme gaming, digital photo and video editing, watching TV or movies, and storing media assets. Sporting an AMD Phenom 9600 Processor at 2.3 GHz, 3GB of memory and a 2MB L3 cache, it also contains an integrated TV tuner with remote control and HD capability. It can act as a TV or digital video recorder with viewing, pausing and recording.
A standard one-terabyte hard drive gives even the biggest collector a lot of space to fill up, and a SmartCopy button enables easy photo filing and transfers.
Commonplace Terabyte Drives?
The GT5662 isn’t exactly a slouch, either. It has an AMD Phenom 9500 at 2.2 GHz, 3GB of memory a 2 MB L3 cache and a half-terabyte SATA II hard drive running at 7200 RPM. Both Phenom processors are part of the AMD LIVE series designed for entertainment.
With the GT5662 retailing at about $750 and the…