Gateway LX6810-01 Desktop PC w/ GT120 & TV Tuner
- 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
Product Description
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 GT12… More >>
Gateway LX6810-01 Desktop PC w/ GT120 & TV Tuner
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5 comments
littlehock on December 8, 2009 at 7:39 pm
This computer is very fast. My husband plays video games on the computer and loves this computer.
Mike R. on December 8, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Got this in a package deal at BB, seems great but there’s little useful guides to use the damn thing. Can’t figure out how to even access the card reader? Has anyone been able to open it? Second, what are the 2 front bays for? I thought it was for adding hard drives. Tried that and it did nothing. Maybe it’s to hold snacks. All in all, a pretty piss poor impression to me. Does Gateway put crap out and then have people kick the tires?
Norman K. Martin on December 8, 2009 at 10:12 pm
I bought this 2 weeks ago thinking I could put all the family 8mm video tapes onto DVD…My video camera is not a newer digital so tried to use the 3 analog RCA inputs on the front. It will not capture analog using them, in fact there is not program on the computer to allow you to do that. The TV capture card only captures in AVI at 320 X 240 and cannot be changed so watching TV on my monitor is like watching a bad video tape. Tried to call Gateway support but to talk to a live body you have to pony up $50.00 in advace. Emailed them and it took 3 days for a reply and the reply was to read the manual, which by the way I had read from cover to cover before I did anything. Emailed them again asking how do I get the analog input to work, the reply “We do not do how to’s”. Emailed them again and the reply was. “Call the software manufacter or call Gateway support ($50) for hardware issues as we do not have the information you requested.” Emailed them again telling them it is brand new and if there is a problem with the hardware or the software then the 2 are not compatible and why would they sell a computer with a capture card with analog inputs or without software that ties in with the analog inputs. The reply. Can’t help you, “search the internet for a fix.”
Ryan M. Schroder on December 9, 2009 at 12:06 am
I bought this computer with the intention of using an HDMI cable to hook it up to my Sony LCD TV. Just getting the sound and picture to work was a hassle.
Then since getting that figured out and finding out that Vista 64 bit does not support of a lot of my peripherals and having to download new drivers.
The real agitation came when the computer software kept having problems. Every time I would put it into sleep mode and try to bring the computer back on it would freeze. Then I had to hold the power button to force a reset. Then when it came back on it could not start. I had to use the repair startup function after owning the computer for 2 days. This took hours just to get started.
Everything thing that I do with this computer has been a disappointment so far. I think its mostly Windows Vista to blame, but I am not positive its all their fault. I am elegible for the Windows 7 upgrade on October 22, so I am holding on to hope that will fix a lot of the bugs I have been having so far.
Other notes : its says 640GB hard drive, yet the max you can use is 597GB. I expected the standard few GB for the operating system and other essential functions, but didn’t anticipate losing 43GB out of the gate.
J. Badger on December 9, 2009 at 12:10 am
I’ve had my computer since May 2009. It has been working all right-very well, in fact. Recently, however, I have been noticing that the CD Rom drive is getting warm to the touch. I’ve read about the problems with overheating. I went to the Gateway site and found that they have published a BIOS update to take care of the overheating problem. I downloaded it. I wish very much that I hadn’t. I now have a noisy computer. Previously, it was almost totally silent. Fortunately, it is an even, “white” noise, and I am getting used to it, but I so wish I never had updated my system. I’m not sure it is even addressing the heating problem as the CD rom drive and a CD coming out of the drive is still very warm to the touch. I’m very upset with Gateway for publishing an update that degrades the user’s enjoyment of their product. From what I’ve read there is no easy way to undo the update so I’m stuck with it for now. I still give the computer three stars because I found it very easy to put together out of the box (and I no computer whiz) and it has let me play the games I want to play. I don’t think I will buy Gateway again, however. I’m back to Dell after this one goes.