Pros

  • Excellent performance
  • Dual hard disks: 64GB SSD and 1TB storage drive

Cons

  • Display has noticeable backlight glow
  • Lacks Blu-ray

At A Glance

Gateway's 23-inch all-in-one has the best performance this side of Apple's iMacs, and has the multi-touch display and TV Tuner that they lack.

The Specs

Processor
Processor type Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
Processor speed 2.33 MHz
Bus speed 1333.0 MHz
Processor count 1
Memory
Memory size 8192.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Display
Display size 23.0 inches
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 4670
Number of Graphic Cards included 1
Video Bus PCI Express x16
Video Memory Type DDR3
Storage
Drive size 1064.0 GB
Drive Controllers Serial ATA II
Motherboard
Motherboard Manufacturer Gateway
Optical Drive
Included Drives 2
optical_drive_1 Optiarc AD-7643S
optical_model_1 Optiarc AD-7643S
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Other Features
Devices
  • Built-In Webcam
  • Remote Control
  • TV Tuner
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type
  • Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
  • Wireless Ethernet - 300 Mbps IEEE802.11 Draft N
Available Interfaces
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x4)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x2)
  • eSATA
Slots
  • Memory Stick
  • SD Card
Case
Chassis style All-in-one
Chassis Color Black

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 105
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 360  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 372  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 221  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking 395
Content Creation
Image Editing 416  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 368  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 372  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 223  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 225  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 224  seconds (lower is better)
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 123.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 83.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 83.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 70.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1680x1050 44.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1024x768 79.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1680x1050 65  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1024x768 82.1  Frames per second (higher is better)