Gateway SX2840-01

Gateway SX2840-01

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Gateway SX2840-01 Reviews

PCWorld

03/2010

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9.0/10

Gateway SX2840-01

You'd better like what you get with the Gateway SX2840-01, as this half-width midsize-tower desktop sacrifices most of its upgradability to achieve its slim shape. That's okay, though--the SX2840-01 delivers excellent performance for a mere $559 (as of March 1, 2010). The SX2840-01, which runs on an Intel Core i3-530 CPU clocked at a frequency of 2.93GHz, earned a WorldBench 6 score of 118. The similarly styled HP Slimline s5370t offers a slightly better WorldBench score (124) but also adds about $500 to the price--a significant amount of money for a very minor difference in speed. And the SX2840-01 isn't short-stacked otherwise: With 6GB of DDR3-1333 memory and a 1TB hard drive, it's a great budget PC. As expected, the SX2840-01 falls short as a gaming machine. It was able to produce an average frame rate of only 13.9 frames per second on our Unreal Tournament 3 benchmark (2560 by 2100 resolution, high quality). No system under the SX2840-01's price point did any better. However, if you're willing to pony up an additional sum, you'll be pleased with the 82 fps that the $699 Micro Express MicroFlex 75B can dish out.

CNet

02/2010

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7.0/10

Gateway SX2840-01

We spent the latter half of 2009 raving about Gateway's SX2800-01, a fast, Windows Vista-based slim tower whose Intel Core 2 Quad CPU performance put to shame PCs that cost up to $200 more. Gateway has since updated the various models in the SX28000-series to Windows 7, and with this new $559 SX2840-01, it's added Intel's new mainstream Core i3 quad core chip. We wish the SX2840-01 came with Wi-Fi, but in terms of offering the most capability for your dollar, Gateway's SX2840-01 has few peers. As with the older model, we recommend this system to anyone shopping for a low-cost PC for productivity or home entertainment. Take a look around at Gateway's various mainstream slim tower competitors and you'll see no one comes close to the value you get in the SX2840-01. Dell's Inspiron 580s has limited configuration options, HP's Pavilion Slimline s5370t series will cost you more than $800 for a configuration similar to the Gateway, and Lenovo's IdeaCentre Q700 starts at $649 and only gets you an outdated Intel Pentium Dual Core chip. We also checked in with vendors like Shuttle, Maingear, and ZT Systems, and found nothing that challenged the Gateway in size, capabilities, or price.