Comments on: GBTV #0279 | Gateway ONE Review

By: John Bailey

John Bailey — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:15:56 +0000

And if you wanted to upgrade the display and video hardware (being that after ram this is one of the most common upgrades)? Also, just out of curiosity, what kind of expansion slots does it have. BTW, I've also been impressed with Gateway lately. I still go to Dell for my servers, and I still prefer to build my own development desktops, but both my laptop and my daughter's pc are Gateways.

By: Tim Rand

Tim Rand — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:59:47 +0000

The Mystery Wire is a cable management piece for the back of the monitor. Samsung and others use the same thing.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:45:34 +0000

What? I am surprised that PC is trying to be pretty! Thank you for the tip because I have been using MACs off and on since they first came out. Maybe I can get my family to consider getting this PC if you say so! However, my parents who are of the baby boomer generation are AFRAID to touch a computer! By the way, I can by your page via Twitter through @acomputerpro for he told me you had done the fireplace DVDs. I bought one at Gracious Homes in NYC. You have a lot of talent! =)

By: Dan King

Dan King — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:39:09 +0000

it is pretty, I like the sleek, polished black look. But, it seems like there's a good deal of wasted space there, it looks like a lot of space between the bottom of the screen and the bottom of the case. Also, I like the idea of a power brick that reaches to the floor (even though that brick is huge!), but how useful are those ports on the brick? Most of my usb connections (keyboard, mouse, webcam, usb toys) don't have very long cables and won't reach the floor. It is pretty, but I always build my own PCs so they probably didn't design it with me in mind ;)

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:05:07 +0000

The tool is for pushing the mouse and keyboard reset button on the top of the computer next to the web cam connector.

By: Dave Peterson

Dave Peterson — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:39:32 +0000

…oh my. That was the one last piece of information I didn't need to hear. Cali closes a sale again!

By: Cali Lewis

Cali Lewis — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:26:50 +0000

Actually, you can upgrade pretty much everything. The back opens easily and gives you access to upgrade RAM and HDDs.

By: dtreese

dtreese — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:16:05 +0000

Maybe I like the look because it looks like a gigantic iPod. Personally, I'm impressed with Gateway lately. I was hunting for a new laptop & the pricing was so great on some Gateways that I got 2 – one for me & one for my wife. Some extra RAM, a little Vista tweaking, and they're pretty good little PC's.

By: John Bailey

John Bailey — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:11:58 +0000

Okay, it may look good, but it seems like it would be completely impossible to upgrade. What happens when I want to upgrade that display to a 32" wide screen or want to expand the sound to a new sound card as new technology comes out. The idea behind a pc is that the hardware can evolve as technology does without having to buy another machine and this seems to fail in this regard. This is also the complaint I have with my Mac, so I guess it fits.

By: Cali Lewis

Cali Lewis — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:38:26 +0000

That was our first thought, but there isn't an appropriate hole anywhere around the DVD slot.

By: Jude

Jude — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:07:04 +0000

The Gateway ONE is just beautiful! Maybe they'll take your feedback on the stickers… definitely tacky, hah! Also, if you forgot your password it won't send it. I'm prompted to enter my login, which is why I need my password. I don't like this comment system.

By: Andy Comber

Andy Comber — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:06:43 +0000

the tool you showed is actually a manual eject tool for stuck cds, you poke it into the cd drive pinhole to manually eject the mechanism if you get a cd stuck or cant power the unit to retrieve it

By: Leroy

Leroy — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:13:24 +0000

My best guess as to what the mystery wire thing is would be a reset tool. However, it could be a self contained MAC search tool that points toward a MAC when the PC crashes.