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Gateway DX4200-11

 

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    8.2 8.2 from 10 reviewers
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    5.0 5.0 from 1 reviewer
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. PC World

    PC World
    5.0/10
    10 September 2009

    The $599 (as of 8/23/09) Gateway DX4200-11 seems like the perfect value PC for anyone on a tight budget. Read more

    • Lots of storage and memory, Good upgradability
    • Subpar general performance, Unplayable graphics for gaming
  • User Reviews

  1. Is Gateway trying to survive?

    Newegg
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: Metryk, Newegg
    6 June 2009

    I went on line and used utorrent to get a windows vista 64 recovery ISO and burnt it to a CD. when I tried to reinstall windows it kept asking for the product key, which I din't have. Called Gateway again and was told that I needed to wait ten days, (Quite a disgusting thought!!), or pay 40 dollars for a recovery CD. "Those are Gateway's policies". Is Gateway insane? Read more

    • Fast delivery as usual from Newegg. System was competitively priced, enough to alter my plans to build a system. On inspection the system looked attractive. The comput...
    • When I turned on the computer the system powered down on its own during the windows vista installation process. I waited thinking that this was normal. After a long wh...
  • WikiFreak Description

DX4200-11

The Gateway DX4200-11 is a 64-bit Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1, AMD Phenom™ X-4 9550 64-bit Quad-Core, 6 GB RAM, 750 GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive desktop with a 15-in-1 media card reader. It has an 8-channel high definition Dolby Home Theater® sound system, 10/100/1000 Ethernet connectivity, 6 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI and 2 IEEE 1394a ports. It is also supported by ATI® Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics with up to 256MB of Shared Video Memory and chipset with a memory expandability of up to 8 GB a…

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DX4200-11

The Gateway DX4200-11 is a 64-bit Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1, AMD Phenom™ X-4 9550 64-bit Quad-Core, 6 GB RAM, 750 GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive desktop with a 15-in-1 media card reader. It has an 8-channel high definition Dolby Home Theater® sound system, 10/100/1000 Ethernet connectivity, 6 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI and 2 IEEE 1394a ports. It is also supported by ATI® Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics with up to 256MB of Shared Video Memory and chipset with a memory expandability of up to 8 GB and has a DVD±R double-layer optical drive. The system measures 16.34" (H) x 7.09" (W) x 17.32" (D) or 415 mm (H) x 180 mm (W) x 440 mm (D and weighs 24.25 lbs. (11 kg) system unit only.

Features

The Gateway DX4200-11 features AMD® X-4 Quad-Core Processor and ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics and AMD 780G Chipset with Hybrid Graphics. It also features a total of 6 GB of RAM memory (expandable to 8GB), 750 GB Hard Drive for music, movies, videos and more storage, a 15-in-1 Media Card Reader with Smart Copy Button that allows users to transfer video and photos from digital camera. A "smart copy" button allows users to download and file images directly. This unit comes with Norton Security Trial, a 60-day trial of Norton’s solution for antivirus, antispyware, antiphishing, website authentication and more. It supports SP1 Edition of Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, 64 bit / SP1 Edition of Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium, 64 bit, comes bundled with Windows Defender™ which helps protect computer against spyware and other unwanted software; Parental Controls to ensure that children are using the PC appropriately, while helping to keep them safe online; Microsoft® Works 9.0 for word processing, spreadsheet, calendar, Internet and e-mail suite, and 60 Days trial of Microsoft® Office 2007 suite. The desktop has full-duplex capacity 10/100/1000 gigabyte Ethernet connectivity to the Internet and devices, HDMI connectivity for High-Definition Multimedia Interface, which allows a single cable to transmit uncompressed high-definition video to digital TV or LCD, IEEE 1394 FireWire for transferring large media files from DV camcorders, digital audio/video devices, external hard drives and high-performance DVD burners, double-Layer DVD±R with Labelflash™ that allows users to burn music, videos, presentations and more then customise DVDs by creating professional-looking labels directly on selected optical media with Labelflash™ technology. (Labelflash™ compatible media might be available in limited formats; for example, DVD-R only).

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  • Manufacturer's Description

Take your multimedia for a high-powered, blazing-fast spin! The Gateway ® DX4200-11 Desktop features the AMD ® X-4 Quad-Core Processor, 64-bit Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Premium SP1 and ATI Radeon™ graphics. Plus, you get the power and room to unleash your creative side with an exceptionally large hard drive and 6GB of RAM. Available at select retailers.

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