Slick Looking New PC From Gateway
Friday, November 9, 2007 by starkers | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Gateway have a new look PC that rivals the iMac for appearance and design, but will it take off and become popular with computer geeks, new toy fanatics and techies alike?? I like the look myself...one day, maybe. 
Philly0381
Reply #2 Friday, November 9, 2007 1:12 PM
Reply #2 Friday, November 9, 2007 1:12 PM
Yes, a very nice design starkers. Some what of a shame that the LCD isn't bigger. 
One thing to remember about wacky fanatics, they are consumers that buy the products. I dare say Microsoft, and the other major players out there have them also. Are you a Stardock wacky fanatic?
One thing to remember about wacky fanatics, they are consumers that buy the products. I dare say Microsoft, and the other major players out there have them also. Are you a Stardock wacky fanatic?
CarGuy1
Reply #4 Friday, November 9, 2007 1:39 PM
I wonder how much trouble it would be to crack open the case and upgrade the video card?
Reply #4 Friday, November 9, 2007 1:39 PM
I wonder how much trouble it would be to crack open the case and upgrade the video card?
starkers
Reply #5 Friday, November 9, 2007 11:20 PM
Yep, it sure is nice....and maybe one with a larger LCD will be in the offing sometime in the future. One would expect/hope there would be different models ranging from a basic package up to something quite substantial and capable of doing most anything.
As for being a Stardock wacky fanatic, I'm more of a Stardockoholic with deep seated separation anxiety issues if I can't play with my Stardock apps at least thrice daily ....tho usually more often.
However, the wacky fanatics I refer to, are the ones who see MAC's as THE ONLY way of computing...that anything else is dismissed outright and does not even exist. I just hope that when I get my iMac in mid-08, I don't become so one-eyed and biased that my Vista box disappears completely off my desktop.
Reply #5 Friday, November 9, 2007 11:20 PM
Yes, a very nice design starkers. Some what of a shame that the LCD isn't bigger.
Yep, it sure is nice....and maybe one with a larger LCD will be in the offing sometime in the future. One would expect/hope there would be different models ranging from a basic package up to something quite substantial and capable of doing most anything.
As for being a Stardock wacky fanatic, I'm more of a Stardockoholic with deep seated separation anxiety issues if I can't play with my Stardock apps at least thrice daily ....tho usually more often.
However, the wacky fanatics I refer to, are the ones who see MAC's as THE ONLY way of computing...that anything else is dismissed outright and does not even exist. I just hope that when I get my iMac in mid-08, I don't become so one-eyed and biased that my Vista box disappears completely off my desktop.
HG_Eliminator
Reply #7 Friday, November 9, 2007 11:33 PM
LOL I wonder if this ones a official spokesperson..
Reply #7 Friday, November 9, 2007 11:33 PM
get a mac and wake up............this machine is for idiots who do not kmow better.
LOL I wonder if this ones a official spokesperson..
Bebi Bulma
Reply #8 Friday, November 9, 2007 11:36 PM
Reply #8 Friday, November 9, 2007 11:36 PM
That Gateway thing is god awful, but the Blackbird looks mighty impressive.
starkers
Reply #9 Friday, November 9, 2007 11:54 PM
I took a look at the link you provided and have to admit that it is a real nice box/piece of equipment as well...tho I'm gonna be over the moon next Wed when my rig gets changed over into a new case with better ventilation and more fans (6 inc CPU fan)....not to mention the u-beat looks similar to an Alienware case.
Reply #9 Friday, November 9, 2007 11:54 PM
HP just sent me an email the other day. They just put out a new high end machine called Blackbird.
I took a look at the link you provided and have to admit that it is a real nice box/piece of equipment as well...tho I'm gonna be over the moon next Wed when my rig gets changed over into a new case with better ventilation and more fans (6 inc CPU fan)....not to mention the u-beat looks similar to an Alienware case.
starkers
Reply #10 Friday, November 9, 2007 11:58 PM
Dunno, and what about the coffee maker and freshly cut sandwich dispenser?
Reply #10 Friday, November 9, 2007 11:58 PM
I wonder how much trouble it would be to crack open the case and upgrade the video card?
Dunno, and what about the coffee maker and freshly cut sandwich dispenser?
starkers
Reply #11 Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:32 AM
The Linux box will come first cos I already own that...I'm just waiting for my (step) daughter to bring it with her the next time she visits from Tasmania.
The iMac, on the other hand, requires a cash injection I can't see having until June/July 08.
Reply #11 Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:32 AM
Before or after you set up your Linux box?
The Linux box will come first cos I already own that...I'm just waiting for my (step) daughter to bring it with her the next time she visits from Tasmania.
The iMac, on the other hand, requires a cash injection I can't see having until June/July 08.
starkers
Reply #12 Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:43 AM
Um, Mr Jobs in person????
Oh well, one thing Mac fanbois/zealots have is solidarity...I've never come across such a concentrated bunch of Widows users with such animosity towards other OSes.
Reply #12 Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:43 AM
LOL I wonder if this ones a official spokesperson..
Um, Mr Jobs in person????
Oh well, one thing Mac fanbois/zealots have is solidarity...I've never come across such a concentrated bunch of Widows users with such animosity towards other OSes.
Philly0381
Reply #13 Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:46 AM
Reply #13 Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:46 AM
Is the Linux box coming preloaded if so with what version?
HG_Eliminator
Reply #14 Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:46 AM
...I've never come across such a concentrated bunch of Widows users
I would hope not ..
Reply #14 Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:46 AM
...I've never come across such a concentrated bunch of Widows users
I would hope not ..
starkers
Reply #15 Saturday, November 10, 2007 1:13 AM
Not everyone is going to like the Gateway all-in-one setup, either for the ugly looking power-brick or the radical design that makes it a little more difficult to work on for 'home techies' who like to tinker with their own machines. I guess it's like anything else that's radically changed, it takes some getting used to before one becomes entirely comfortable.
As for the power brick, I have places in my setup where I could easily hide it, but I guess many wouldn't and it would be a turn-off.
I do agree, however, on the Blackbird being an impressive unit...wouldn't mind one myself but future plans have already spoken for the cash, and then the case swap for my current rig will do me for a while...it more than adequately runs Vista and anything I've cared to load on it.
Reply #15 Saturday, November 10, 2007 1:13 AM
That Gateway thing is god awful, but the Blackbird looks mighty impressive.
Not everyone is going to like the Gateway all-in-one setup, either for the ugly looking power-brick or the radical design that makes it a little more difficult to work on for 'home techies' who like to tinker with their own machines. I guess it's like anything else that's radically changed, it takes some getting used to before one becomes entirely comfortable.
As for the power brick, I have places in my setup where I could easily hide it, but I guess many wouldn't and it would be a turn-off.
I do agree, however, on the Blackbird being an impressive unit...wouldn't mind one myself but future plans have already spoken for the cash, and then the case swap for my current rig will do me for a while...it more than adequately runs Vista and anything I've cared to load on it.
starkers
Reply #16 Saturday, November 10, 2007 1:19 AM
No, it currently has XP Professional on it, but I intend to reformat and load Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, which I'm currently playing with on an external drive and find quite useful as well as interesting.
Yeah, I saw that typo just a bit too late, tried to go back and edit but Philly had already posted. Oh well, 'tis better than widow makers, I guess!
Reply #16 Saturday, November 10, 2007 1:19 AM
Is the Linux box coming preloaded if so with what version?
No, it currently has XP Professional on it, but I intend to reformat and load Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, which I'm currently playing with on an external drive and find quite useful as well as interesting.
I would hope not .
Yeah, I saw that typo just a bit too late, tried to go back and edit but Philly had already posted. Oh well, 'tis better than widow makers, I guess!
HG_Eliminator
Reply #17 Saturday, November 10, 2007 1:30 AM
Oh well, 'tis better than widow makers, I guess!
this is true
Reply #17 Saturday, November 10, 2007 1:30 AM
Oh well, 'tis better than widow makers, I guess!
this is true
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Reply #1 Friday, November 9, 2007 12:37 PM