Gateway 838GM Media Center Desktop

Gateway 838GM Media Center Desktop
alaAverage 2.9

6 reviews

May, 2013

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Amazon review summary for the Gateway 838GM Media Center Desktop

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of the Gateway 838GM Media Center Desktop from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

33% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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GATEWAY

 

GATEWAY

HI NOW I DONT HAVE THIS GATEWAY SYSTEM BUT I HAVE HAD THE GATEWAY 566GE I LOVE IT SEE I KNOW A LOT ABOUT COMPUTERS I FIX AND BUIT THEM SO I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO KEEP FORMATING THE HARD DRIVE THE HARD DRIVE IT SELF IS A VER VER VER POWERFUL AND...

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Pretty good for price.

 

Pretty good for price.

Did not have any bad problems like last person, he must have had a bad hard drive. Came with media center edition, for what your paying id say you get your moneys worth. Came with 512 MB of ram, gonna get 2 gigs in addition to what i have, add up to...

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Nothing but problems

 

Nothing but problems

This computer hasn't worked right from the beginning. When it worked, it was great, and for that reason, I give it a 2. I've restored the system three times and now gateway tells me I need a new hard drive, and that I should have it in two business...

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Nothing but problems

 

Nothing but problems

This computer hasn't worked right from the beginning. When it worked, it was great, and for that reason, I give it a 2. I've restored the system three times and now gateway tells me I need a new hard drive, and that I should have it in two business...

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Nothing but problems

 

Nothing but problems

This computer hasn't worked right from the beginning. When it worked, it was great, and for that reason, I give it a 2. I've restored the system three times and now gateway tells me I need a new hard drive, and that I should have it in two business...

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Nothing but problems

 

Nothing but problems

This computer hasn't worked right from the beginning. When it worked, it was great, and for that reason, I give it a 2. I've restored the system three times and now gateway tells me I need a new hard drive, and that I should have it in two business...

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Product Specifications

Includes: premium multimedia keyboard, USB optical 2-button wheel mouse, amplified stereo speakers, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Works 8.0, Money 2005, Office 2003 Trial, Nero 6 Suite, PowerDVD, Norton Internet Security 2005 (90-day trial), & more. Gateway 838GM Media Center Desktop - For a great price you get a desktop computer that offers outstanding technology and performance. The Intel Pentium 4 processor 630 is a 3.0 GHz, 64-bit processor that can handle demanding graphic, video, and gaming applications. It also features Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004. An operating system that has a separate user interface for your television. So from the comfort of your couch, you can easily access your music, movies, images, and more! Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 with up to 224MB of shared video memory (memory is shared with the main system) Intel High Definition 6-Channel Audio (5.1) 200GB 7200RPM Serial ATA 8MB Cache HDD Double-Layer DVD Writer - (write speeds) up to 4x Double Layer DVD+R, 16x DVD+R, 16x DVD-R, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 40x CD-R, & 24x CD-RW Double-Layer DVD Writer - (read speeds) up to 16x DVD-ROM & 40x CD-ROM CD-ROM Drive - up to 48x 8-in-1 Digital Media Manager - supports Secure Digital (SD), Smart Media, Micro Drive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Compact Flash, Multimedia Card, & a USB 2.0 slot for a flash drive 56k v.92 Fax Modem Ports - 10/100 Ethernet, 7 USB 2.0 (2 front), 1 VGA, 3 Firewire (2 front), 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, & 5 Audio Slots - 1 PCI-E x16 (1 available), 1 PCI-E x1 (1 available), & 2 PCI (1 available) Bays - 4 3.5 (2 available) & 2 5.25 (0 available) Unit Weight - approx. 23 lbs.
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