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More…| Overall rating | 83 |
| PC Worldbench 4: Performance word scores reflect comparions of PCs in the same category (power or value) running the same operating system. See Your guide to the Top 100 for more details. | Very good: 108 (Windows XP Professional) |
| Base configuration | Good |
| CPU | 2A-GHz Pentium 4 |
| System memory | 256MB of DDR333 SDRAM |
| Hard drive | 40GB |
| Monitor size & model | 15-inch Gateway FPD 1530 LCD |
| Graphics system | 32MB GeForce2 MX200 |
| Case type | Midsize tower |
| Open bays/slots | 2 bays, 2 slots |
| Extra features | Outstanding |
| Removable-media drives : DVD-RW and DVD+RW drives can handle CD-RW functions; DVD-RAM/-R drives cannot. DVD-RW drives can also write to DVD-R but first-generation DVD+RW drives cannot (upcoming next-generation DVD+RW drives will write to DVD+R, a new write-once format) | 16X DVD-ROM, 24X/10X/40X CD-RW |
| Sound | Integrated |
| Speakers | Boston Acoustics BA745 |
| Modem/network adapter | Yes/Yes |
| Software | None of note |
| Design and documentation | Good/Good |
| Vendor's reliability / service | Good/Fair |
| Support policy | One-year parts and labor warranty; free unlimited 24-hour/7-day toll-free support |
Gateway 500S
Gateway 500S Review, by Joel Strauch April 23, 2002
WHAT'S HOT: The 500S we evaluated arrived in Gateway's new chassis--a neat, stylish silver-and-black midsize tower. The system also comes with a matching keyboard, mouse, and LCD flat-panel monitor. The case has a drive cover that flips up and rests neatly on top of the tower, allowing access to the drives on the front of the PC. Two front USB 2.0 ports let you connect peripherals easily.
Priced at $1249, the 500S is positioned as a midlevel value system--even though it contains Intel's 2-GHz Pentium 4 processor (a version of the CPU that has a 512KB Level 2 cache). With 256MB of DDR memory, this Windows XP Professional system earned a respectable performance score of 108 on PC WorldBench 4.
WHAT'S NOT: According to the company, the system's 15-inch Gateway FPD 1530 LCD monitor has fairly narrow viewable angles--120 degrees horizontal and 95 degrees vertical. Those figures correspond with our observations: The screen's image appeared brighter or darker with only a slight change of head position. (The monitor's text was crisp and legible, though, and our test image showed vivid colors and flesh tones.)
WHAT ELSE: Opening the new tower is even simpler than with Gateway's previous model--just grip a latch at the top of the sturdy side panel and you can easily pull it off. You don't need tools to add components, and like Gateway's earlier case design, the new case has an outside thumbscrew for releasing each of the PCI slot covers (two slots were open on our test system). Push-tabs lock and unlock the drive bays' guide rails (this unit had one open internal bay, and one open bay for removable media drives).
The test system came with a 24X/10X/40X CD-RW drive and Microsoft Works Suite 2002 (which includes Microsoft Word but is otherwise less useful in office environments than Microsoft's full office suite, Office XP Small Business Edition).
UPSHOT: Although expensive for a value-class system, Gateway's 500S pairs high-end performance with an appealing design.
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