Gateway One ZX4951-33e

Gateway One ZX4951-33e

The Gateway One ZX4351-33e ($779.99 list) is an improvement over previous mid-price Gateway all-in-one desktop PCs, but is it good enough to unseat touch screen masters like the HP TouchSmart 310? It has a better price, better multimedia performance, and nicer styling than Gateway's previous mid-priced all-in-one PCs. But missteps in usability and quality in the day-to-day grind cloud the system's positives and leave the ZX4351-33e well short of a victory. The ZX4352-33e features Gateway's new One design cues first seen in the Gateway One ZX6951-53 ($999.99 list, 4 stars). This time around, it a friendlier curvy design on the front bezel. It looks more futuristic and organic than the blocky Gateway One PCs of the past. The front of the bezel is clean, except for the large backlit power key. The system has a 21.5-inch widescreen, whereas the Gateway ZX6951-53 was equipped with a 23-inch one, and both have full 1080p HD 1,920 by 1,080 resolution screens. Since the ZX4352-33e is smaller, the screen bezel looks thicker than on competing all-in-one desktops. You'll get used to it, but on first flush the visible screen looks too small for the chassis.