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New Gateway desktops, more 64-bit Windows Vista Gateway has overhauled its desktop line with new models ranging for the $550 budget DX series to the over-clocked FX gaming rig, which tops out at around $3,800. Some models are retail only; others are available direct from Gateway.

The most noteworthy part of the announcement is that several models (including some retail ones) are now available with the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium. HP already offers several models with Vista 64-bit, and with more systems shipping with 4GB of memory, hopefully this is the start of a trend. Currently Dell only offers 64-bit operating systems on its Precision workstation laptops and desktops.

Here are the details on the new Gateway models:

Gateway FX7026

2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q9300

4GB memory

640GB hard drive

Nvidia 8800GT graphics with 512MB

Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1

$1,100 (retail)

Gateway GT series (GT5670, GT5674, GT5676 and GT5678)

AMD Phenom triple-core and quad-core, or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

3GB or 4GB of memory

320GB to 750GB hard drives

Integrated Nvidia graphics or ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics (GT5678 only)

Vista Home Premium 32-bit and 64-bit with Service Pack 1

$550 to $850 (retail)

Gateway FX541 series

Intel Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme quad-core processors (over-clocked)

3GB to 4GB of memory

500GB to 1TB hard drives

Nvidia GeForce 8000 series (dual GeForce 8800GTX cards with 768MB on FX540XT)

Vista Home Premium 32-bit with Service Pack 1

$1,150 to $3,800 (direct)

Gateway DX442 series

2.2GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 or2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

2GB or 3GB of memory

320GB or 500GB hard drives

Intel integrated graphics

Vista Home Premium 32-bit with Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Professional Edition

$550 to $1,000 (direct)

[Gateway press release]

posted by John Morris
May 7, 2008 @ 6:56 am

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