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Gateway Gateway One GZ7220

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Good

  • Pros
  • Integrated design
  • Nice styling
  • Cons
  • Limited Expansion
  • So-so performance

User Reviews for Gateway Gateway One GZ7220

  • Reviewed by: ThomasK

    Duration of ownership: 1 Day

    Strengths: Good clean lines overall.

    Weaknesses: The design just proves that laptops are ready to replace these integrated desktop designs. The following article breaks it down nicely: http://www.klamour.com/blogs.php?location=vblog&element_id=32

    Overall Evaluation: End of the road for these integrated designs.

  • Reviewed by: IvanTech

    Duration of ownership: 1 Day

    Strengths: Very good for Gateway to finally design something good

    Weaknesses: may not be very powerful

    Overall Evaluation: this Gateway One is a big step for design, I guess, for design. I saw old Gateways, and they only have power, not style.

What You Should Know about the Gateway One GZ7220

Good Amount of RAM for Running Multiple Apps at Once

This computer includes between 1GB and 3GB of RAM, our recommended level for a new PC. This much memory lets you run any modern operating system and comfortably work with quite a few applications open. The more installed memory your PC has, the more programs you can run smoothly at once, and the better the system will perform. Upgrading memory in a desktop after you purchase the PC is a breeze, but usually it's worthwhile to buy the amount of memory you want preinstalled with the system.

To use more than 4GB of memory on your PC, you need the 64-bit version of Windows XP or Windows Vista. The PCs that you see equipped with 3GB of memory (instead of 4GB) tend to use the 32-bit versions of Windows that are limited to 4GB of addressable memory, the top portion of which is addressed by the various hardware devices on the system. 

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