Quad Core Computer Under $1000 by Gateway
October 15, 2007 – 12:01 amSets to debut on Oct14, Gateway announced a new line of high performance desktops and laptops that are priced under $1000.The Gateway GT5628 Desktop is selling at $529.99. An example offered by Gateway, however, with a 500GB SATA hard drive and an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor with VT, was priced at $959.99. The company’s P-series notebooks, meanwhile, will include two new models that boast a 17-inch widescreen and more than a gigabyte of memory.
The Gateway GT5628 machine will include an Intel Core 2 Quad Core Processor (a Q6600, in the $959 version) and up to 3 Gbytes of dual channel memory. Consumers can purchase a hard drive with up to 500GB of space and most models will offer the multi-format, dual-layer drives with Labelflash technology. The PC ships with an Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT cards and is powered by the Intel G33 chipset, which is qualified for its Viiv initiative.
The GT5628 chassis also houses an optional Portable Media Drive bay housing a portable drive that can be either used as a secondary drive, mounted within the PC, or disconnected and used as a “sneakrnet” to shift data between other PCs via a USB cable.
New source: PC Mag: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2194631,00.asp