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Review of Gateway LX 6810-01 – Tower – 1 x Core 2 Quad Q8200 / 2.33 GHz – RAM 8 GB – HDD 1 x 640 GB – DVD?RW / DVD-RAM – GF GT 120 – Mdm – Gigabit Ethernet – Vista Home Premium 64-bit – Monitor : none

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#Gateway LX 6810-01 - Tower - 1 x Core 2 Quad Q8200 / 2.33 GHz - RAM 8 GB - HDD 1 x 640 GB - DVD?RW / DVD-RAM - GF GT 120 - Mdm - Gigabit Ethernet - Vista Home Premium 64-bit - Monitor : none

The Gateway LX6810-01 Desktop is packed full of features for the media minded enthusiast. With Quad-Core performance, NVIDIA GT120 Graphics, and plenty of storage you can dominate the latest games and render, manage and create with reckless abandon! Watch and record live television with the combo TV Tuner and easily connect to a LCD Television with the HDMI interface. A remote controller is included for added convenience. 8 GB memory delivers incredible system speed to effortlessly handle multitasking, watch streaming video and bypass loading screens. Beyond the built-in analog and digital TV tuner, the Internet is filled with websites that offer video streaming of television from around the world. With the integrated NVIDIA GeForce GT120 video processor and 1 GB dedicated video memory, you can enjoy viewing streamed TV and video without a hitch. This is no ordinary desktop PC. It truly is a gateway beyond computing, as you've known it. NVIDIA GeForce GT120 with 1024MB Dedicated Video Memory for smooth, flawless play of TV and Video; 18x DVD+-R/RW Labelflash Drive; Analog/Digital TV Tuner with 3-D Comb Filter; 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio; 10/100/1000; Gigabit Ethernet LAN 15-in-1 card Digital Media reader with Smart copy button - Supports CompactFlash I/II, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCard Plus, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, xD-Picture Card, SmartMedia and Microdrive. Also supports miniSD, Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC) and MultiMediaCard Mobile with optional adapters (not included) Front ports - 2 x USB, IEEE-1394 Firewire, Headphone, Microphone; Back ports - 4 x USB, eSATA, IEEE-1394, 2 x PS2 ports (keyboard, mouse), Center/Sub, Rear , Side, Line-in, Microphone, RJ-11 (Modem), RJ-45, VGA, HDMI, DVI, 3 RCA Ports Expansion slots - 2 x PCI (One available), PCI Express x1 (occupied), PCI Express x16 (occupied); Drive bays

Features of Gateway LX 6810-01 - Tower - 1 x Core 2 Quad Q8200 / 2.33 GHz - RAM 8 GB - HDD 1 x 640 GB - DVD?RW / DVD-RAM - GF GT 120 - Mdm - Gigabit Ethernet - Vista Home Premium 64-bit - Monitor : none

• Contents - Desktop PC, Keyboard/Mouse, USB Stereo Speakers, Remote Control
• Software Bundle - Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition, Microsoft Works 9, Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 60-Day Trial
• Symantec Norton 360 All-in-One 2008 60-Day Trial, 1-Year Limited Warranty
• Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33 GHz Processor; 4 MB L2 Cache, 1333 MHz Front Side Bus
• 8192 MB DDR2 (PC2-6400) RAM Max - 8 GB; 640 GB (7200RPM, 16MB Cache) SATA II Hard Drive

Excellent Workhorse of a Computer (Sara Nelson)
I upgraded to this computer in the Spring of 2009. Love it. I have three open bays for hard drives and I hopefully will have them filled up this weekend. The computer is fast and can handle multiple applications open at once. I usually have email, a browser, Word and Photoshop open and use them all without any lag issues.

I came from a computer that ran Windows XP and Vista did take some getting used to. I do love the feature though and use it all the time now for everything.

Comcast gave us a TV viewer for free, just hooked it into the computer and I can now watch cable on my monitor if I want.

The one thing I don't like is the "smart card" reader. I had them send me a new module as I couldn't get it to work. I now just use an external card reader for CF cards. No biggie, but, it was a pain at first. Just a hint, if you get that hidden panel open, just leave it open. It's on the top of the tower and a real pain to open the first time.

The keyboard, mouse and speakers that were included are in a closet. I had everything including a monitor from my previous tower, so I didn't need them. Norton was gone after reformatting the computer.

I bought mine at Best Buy for around $800. If you can find this for that price, or less, buy it, it won't let you down.

All in all a great computer for what I do. I don't use it for gaming, just for graphics and photos.