Gateway One all-in-one desktop breaks cover

A whole slew of sites this morning spilled out info on Gateway's new "One" PC, which Gateway was teasing us about the other day. Due to be announced tomorrow at Digital Life, the Gateway One is a sleek little all-in-one number, rocking a slot-loading DVD burner, a bunch of inputs and even wall-mounting capabilities. No word on screen size, but it looks spacious enough. The One hosts an easily-replaced hard drive and memory, along with a 5-in-1 card reader. You can score the One in one of three configurations, starting at $1,300 for a 1.5GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB HDD and Intel X3100 integrated graphics, and ramping on up to the $1,800 unit with a 2GHz processor, 3GB of RAM, 500GB HDD and Mobility Radeon HD 2600 dedicated graphics. The third version splits the difference on specs for $1,500. Apparently there's even a webcam hidden somewhere in the unit, though you couldn't tell it from the pics. There's another shot after the break.

[Via Digg]

Read - MacNN (while it lasts)
Read - SlashGear (currently down)
Read - Gateway One teaser page

[Nick @ Sep 26th 2007 3:10PM]

...beat the iMac in chin size.

[blade417 @ Sep 26th 2007 3:35PM]

the jay leno edition

[Ireland @ Sep 26th 2007 6:13PM]

more like the 'fall-over' edition

[ekwmin @ Sep 26th 2007 6:28PM]

LOL, from the front it actually looks like my 1st gen black nano. Yup, if I snap it in half it's the top half. Pretty slick but from what i know so far I think I like Sony is better. I guess that's not much of a compliment, but nice to see where they are headed.

[carl @ Sep 26th 2007 3:12PM]

"500GB of RAM and Mobility Radeon HD 2600 dedicated graphics."

damn. 500gb of RAM. That's pretty good.

[Paul Miller @ Sep 26th 2007 3:36PM]

Thanks, sorry about that. Fixed now.

[Paris @ Sep 26th 2007 3:36PM]

Woohoo!
Who needs Solid State Disks with so much RAM on a graphics card!

[vivavegas @ Sep 26th 2007 3:16PM]

It looks almost exactly like the 20th anniversary Macintosh, but with a larger monitor.

[Michael Leung @ Sep 26th 2007 3:17PM]

Yes, I have the same feeling too.

[Michael Leung @ Sep 26th 2007 3:16PM]

500GB or RAM @_@"
???bit?
please correct it...

[joe23521 @ Sep 26th 2007 3:16PM]

How long before this story is pulled?

[glucoseboy @ Sep 26th 2007 3:20PM]

return of the 20th Anniversary Mac

[ibulb @ Sep 26th 2007 3:17PM]

There are two problems with this computer.

1. You can't easily change the orientation of the screen (swivel along a horizontal axis).
2. The webcam if placed on top of the monitor, it has to be slightly tilted, otherwise, it will be facing upwards a bit.

[PDubNYC @ Sep 26th 2007 3:32PM]

There are 2 problems with your comment:

1) You have never seen one in person, and are basing your assessment on a couple of pictures.
2) You really think that they would not have considered where to aim the webcam?

oh, and a third
3) You don't word your comments like these are concerns of yours. You word them as if they are facts, which is pretty weak, and is FUD's younger brother.

Personally, I don't care for this at all. I agree about it looking a lot like the 20th anniv. Mac, which was nice at the time, and the chin is HUGE

[Derry Quinn @ Sep 26th 2007 4:37PM]

Go PDubNYC!!! Are you Irish???

[Blindcuriosity @ Sep 26th 2007 3:17PM]

500 Gigs of Ram!?!?!?! Sign me up!

[aaronbareford @ Sep 26th 2007 3:20PM]

I know your all thinking iMac... but im not allowed to say that cos' an army of anti-apple heads will comment me to death!
Otherwise a nice all-in-one :)

[Jon @ Sep 26th 2007 3:33PM]

Because all-in-one desktops exists before the Imac?

[aaronbareford @ Sep 26th 2007 4:11PM]

Well no but i am reffering to the use of aluminium and a big black glossy display - they've not exactly tried to make the all in one unique to the competition. Not saying everything that has a glossy display and aluminium is mac like but you get my drift :)

[Roflgoat @ Sep 26th 2007 4:40PM]

@Jon

In fact, there was a time when all computers were "all-in-ones"

[Chekote @ Sep 26th 2007 4:49PM]

@Jon:

They sure did: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_128K

[Corndog @ Sep 26th 2007 6:54PM]

All in one AND portable AND not a Mac: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_SX-64

[L. Gordon @ Sep 26th 2007 3:21PM]

What if you don't like the screen angle?

[joe23521 @ Sep 26th 2007 3:32PM]

Gateway's recommended solution is to adjust the height of your chair.

[ImSerial @ Sep 29th 2007 2:19AM]

it's adjustable based on the foot in the back.

[BatteryAcid @ Sep 26th 2007 5:50PM]

It looks like it has a roller on the support like the Sony SDM-hs95 series.

[Unregistered @ Sep 26th 2007 10:05PM]

or you could bend your neck even more.
the idea is to limit the amount of time you spend in front of the computer screen.

- Doorway

[Nick @ Sep 26th 2007 3:21PM]

It kinda looks like it would tip over if you poked it.

[tony @ Sep 26th 2007 3:47PM]

Don't poke it.

[Nick @ Sep 26th 2007 3:55PM]

That works.

[Sam @ Sep 26th 2007 3:21PM]

500GB of RAM! woohoo!
vista only supports 4 gigs...what am i gonna do with the other 496 gigs?

[paloooz @ Sep 26th 2007 3:39PM]

64-bit processors can address 17,179,869,184 gigabytes of RAM.

[blade417 @ Sep 26th 2007 3:39PM]

Sell them on ebay

[Luigi193 @ Sep 26th 2007 3:23PM]

I think I like the look of the iMac a tad more...

[Nate @ Sep 26th 2007 3:56PM]

Yes, I agree.

This really looks to me like a copy off the iMac, but that's just me...

[Reid Sorenson @ Sep 26th 2007 5:23PM]

Depending on what the screen size turns out to be, it also seems like the iMac may be a better bargain. Starting price of $1,300 with a 1.5GHz Core 2 Duo? The iMac starts at $1,199 with a 2.0 GHz part in it.

[Rocko @ Sep 26th 2007 3:28PM]

Just think, this is probably Gateway's make-it or lose-it deal breaker product. If this product fails, gateway is gone. I am curious to how this will sell, especially at a somewhat affordable approach.

Although I may have to buy me one of those external graphic cards for this puppy.

[Canadian Bacon @ Sep 26th 2007 3:28PM]

I really think there should be more comments about the amount of RAM here. Just in case it wasn't funny enough the first five times.

[paloooz @ Sep 26th 2007 3:36PM]

500GB of RAM? WOW!

[Will N. @ Sep 26th 2007 3:36PM]

500GB of RAM? That's AMAZING!

[blade417 @ Sep 26th 2007 3:42PM]

this thing has more ram then st. louis

ha..ha

_>

[paloooz @ Sep 26th 2007 4:19PM]

Than? Got it.

[blade417 @ Sep 26th 2007 4:26PM]

Another correction by a frickin internet teacher, i'm sorry I made a grammatical error. Thanks for correcting me, I hope you will be able to sleep better at night. Here's my hand, you can smack it with a ruler now.

**presents hand...**



idiot

[carl @ Sep 26th 2007 5:10PM]

oh well. i got the first one, so it's cool.

[PG @ Sep 26th 2007 3:28PM]

FUGLY

[redspear @ Sep 26th 2007 3:30PM]

the Imac gives better specs for the same price and looks better. However given the fact that OSX sucks...err still nevermind this is a Gateway probably just as bad. If they allow for upgrading parts or make the internals more accessible than the Imac maybe. I am not a fanof all in one units anyways so not for me.

[Rick @ Sep 26th 2007 3:40PM]

If OSX sucks in your mind, you either are joking or don't use Windows. Otherwise you are simply clueless.

[Dax @ Sep 26th 2007 4:13PM]

Windows is trash compared to OS X. I use a PC and even I know that.

[Roflgoat @ Sep 26th 2007 4:38PM]

@Rick

Wow. Getting a little angry there?

I prefer Windows, but I don't get so defensive about Windows when people say it sucks, you just don't have to be so angry. It's just a different method of clicking on folders.

[redspear @ Sep 26th 2007 6:36PM]

First off Rick ignore all the stuff about the Imac giving a better hardware value than the Gateway like you seem to have.

Secondly I use Linux, Windows(XP and Vista), and OSX on a regular basis. I am not a fan of OSX since it seems like a butchered version of UNIX to me. Linux and XP gets stuff done and it gets it done much faster than a Mac 90% of the time. OSX has some stability issues for me especially when you using programs like Adobe where you look at a screen with multiple languages sometimes when saving a project. It has also just crashed on me several times using Safari. I admit it doesn't crash every day and that usually the issue is taken care of by the next patch it is also the only operating system that has crashed on me since ME. I have also noticed that Macs run very very very slowly once you start filling the Hard Drive to past 80% where both Linux and Windows don't experience a slow down to the same degree. I also feel that Dock is a cluttered mess that either impedes valuable destop space or gets finnicky about reappearing when you hide it. I am not a fan of the maximize button to get the screen to fill only what is visible as it is a broken feature and doesn't maximize enough most of the time. I am not a fan of the menu bar placement for individual programs either although this one of the only times that Macs adhere to Fitts law when running multiple apps 5+ it can be a pain to see which menu are on and which program is active(though I admit this a matter of taste and just a different way to use a PC). The unnecccesary extra mouse clicks to close a program instead of just using the red circle and finally Macs have really poor memory management.

Do macs work yes they do. Will most people use them without issue? Yes they will. Are there benefits to using a Mac yes there are but aside from Final Cut Studio 2 there are none over using Linux and being that I prefer Avid there are really none for me except the 'neer do well Art Institute grad student who throughs a fit on anything not Final Cut and doesn't know there is much better out there.

So for me I see Mac OS as a hindered experience where its strengths lie in I Life and Itunes(which is faster on a Mac than Windows) and Final Cut Pro as well as increased security as far as viruses and worms and trojans go but they are not immune to Malware and the ignorance of many Mac Users almost outweighs that benefit.

So yeah I prefer both Linux and windows to Mac OSX but I also was stating that the Imacs are not only cheaper and come with better hardware knowing gateway the IMacs are probably also designed better....well if you never want to upgrade your HD that is.