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Gateway DU10G review

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Verdict

Gateway returns to the business PC world with a fast, capable and tiny machine.

Review Date: 22 Jul 2009

Reviewed By: Mike Jennings

Price when reviewed: £543 (£624 inc VAT)

Overall Rating
4 stars out of 6

Features & Design
4 stars out of 6

Value for Money
4 stars out of 6

Performance
5 stars out of 6

Details
Part Code DU10G
Review Date 22 Jul 2009
Price ex VAT £543
Price inc VAT £624
Overall rating 4 stars out of 6
Performance 5 stars out of 6
Features & Design 4 stars out of 6
Value for Money 4 stars out of 6
Warranty
Warranty 1 yr return to base
Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity 320
RAM capacity 2.00GB
Screen size N/A
Processor
CPU family Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU nominal frequency 3.00GHz
CPU overclocked frequency N/A
Processor socket LGA 775
Motherboard
Conventional PCI slots free 0
Conventional PCI slots total 0
PCI-E x16 slots free 0
PCI-E x16 slots total 0
PCI-E x8 slots free 0
PCI-E x8 slots total 0
PCI-E x4 slots free 0
PCI-E x4 slots total 0
PCI-E x1 slots free 0
PCI-E x1 slots total 0
Wired adapter speed 1,000Mbits/sec
Memory
Memory type DDR2
Memory sockets free 1
Memory sockets total 2
Hard disk
Hard disk Western Digital Caviar Blue
Capacity 320GB
Hard disk usable capacity 298GB
Internal disk interface SATA/300
Spindle speed 7,200RPM
Hard disk 2 make and model N/A
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity N/A
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity N/A
Hard disk 2 spindle speed N/A
Hard disk 2 cache size N/A
Hard disk 3 make and model N/A
Hard disk 3 nominal capacity N/A
Hard disk 4 make and model N/A
Hard disk 4 nominal capacity N/A
Drives
Optical disc technology DVD writer
Optical disk 2 make and model N/A
Optical disk 3 make and model N/A
Graphics card
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards? no
Graphics chipset Intel GMA 4500
DVI-I outputs 1
HDMI outputs 0
VGA (D-SUB) outputs 0
DisplayPort outputs 0
Number of graphics cards 1
Monitor
Monitor make and model N/A
Resolution screen horizontal N/A
Resolution screen vertical N/A
Resolution N/A x N/A
Pixel response time N/A
Contrast ratio N/A
Screen brightness N/A
DVI inputs N/A
HDMI inputs N/A
VGA inputs N/A
DisplayPort inputs N/A
Rear ports
USB ports (downstream) 9
eSATA ports 1
PS/2 mouse port no
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports 0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports 0
Modem no
3.5mm audio jacks 6
Additional Peripherals
Speakers N/A
Speaker type N/A
Sound card N/A
Peripherals N/A
Case
Case format Mini ITX
Dimensions 102 x 204 x 258mm (WDH)
Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays 0
Front ports
Front panel USB ports 2
Front panel memory card reader no
Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard Gateway wired keyboard and mouse
Operating system and software
OS family Windows Vista
Noise and power
Idle power consumption 33W
Peak power consumption 68W
Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score 1.48
Office application benchmark score 1.43
2D graphics application benchmark score 1.62
Encoding application benchmark score 1.30
Multitasking application benchmark score 1.57
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