No, its not a child, but yes, it is mine.  What is it?  Its a new Gateway computer that landed straight in my lap and is now in my rack of computers.  My old vaio has now been relinquished to be a network file server–granted a pretty powerful file server, but none the less, a file server.  The new computer(whom I am calling homer) is now humming along quietly on my shelf.  Well I should get back to removing all the crapware on the new member of the clan….can’t wait to put the quadcore under heavy stress!

In case your interested, these are the specs:

Specifications:

Operating System

• Genuine Windows Vista^® Home Premium

 

Processor

Intel^® Core^™2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor with VT

Each core operates at 2.40GHz | 2 x 4MB L2 Cache | 1066MHz FSB

Chipset

Intel^® G33 Chipset (Viiv^™)

Memory

3072MB DDR2 Memory, Dual Channel

(2 x 1024MB + 2 x 512MB), 667MHz (PC2-5300)

Expandable to 8GB

4 DDR2 Slots (Total) | 0 DDR2 Slots (Available)

Video

NVIDIA® GeForce^® 8500GT (with 256MB on board memory)

DirectX^® 10, BluRay/HD-DVD Capable

Ports: VGA, DVI-I w/ HDCP, S-Video

Audio

8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio

Amplified Stereo Speakers (USB Powered)

Hard Drive

500GB SATA II (7200RPM, 8MB Cache)

Optical Drive

18x DVD±R/RW Multi-Format Dual Layer Optical Drive featuring Labelflash^™ technology ¹

Up to 8.5GB with Dual Layer Media

Write max: 18x DVD±R, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW

Read max: 16x DVD-ROM, 48x CD-ROM

Digital Media Manager

High-Performance 15-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader

Up to 40x faster

xD-Picture Card^™, CompactFlash I (CF), CompactFlash II, Secure Digital^™(SD), Mini Secure Digital^™ (Mini SD^™)², Multi Media Card^™ (MMC), Reduced Size MMC (RS-MMC)², MMC Mobile², MMC Plus, Memory Stick^™ (MS), Memory Stick Duo³, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Pro Duo³, SmartMedia, IBM Microdrive^™

Communications

56k ITU v.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)

Intel^® 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)

Interfaces

8 - USB 2.0 Ports (2 Front, 6 Rear)

2 - IEEE 1394 Ports (1 Front, 1 Rear)

1 - VGA

2 - PS/2 Ports (Keyboard and Mouse)

5 - Audio (Rear): Center/Sub, Rear (Stereo), Line-in/Side (Stereo), Front/Headphones (Stereo), Microphone, plus S/PDIF Optical

2 - Audio (Front): Microphone, Front/Headphone (Stereo)

1 - RJ-45 Ethernet Port

1 - RJ-11 Modem Port

Expansion Slot

Total
Available

1 - PCI-E x16
0 - PCI-E x16

2 - PCI-E x1
2 - PCI-E x1

1 - PCI
0 - PCI

Expansion Bays

Total
Available

  3 - 3 1/2"
1 - 3 1/2"

2 - 5 1/4"
1 - 5 1/4"

Gateway Portable Media Drive Bay

 

Input Devices

Elite Multimedia Keyboard

USB Optical 2-Button Wheel Mouse

Case Design

Premium System Design

Dimensions

15.60" (H) x 7.20" (W) x 16.10" (D)

Weights

23.4 lbs. | 10.6 kg (system unit only)

Approximately 35.8 lbs. | 16.2 kg. (box)

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