Gateway DX4860-UR28 Desktop (Black)

usability, price, design, size

86% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Machine basically did what it needed to do

Memory issues plagued this machine -- it never seemed able to utilize all the available 8GB of memory, especially in Java applications ; Power supply failed at 13 month mark. Very disappointed, just off warranty

i5 cpu, right? wrong

this can't be upgraded easily for gaming. I got a thermaltake 600w psu into it, but it won't detect an msi radeon 7850 gpu because the acer dx4860 mobo is incompatible (per Gateway customer service and endless frustrating hours testing why it can't...

very easy to use windows 8 is great

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Absolutely can't beat the price. Extremely quiet and fast, plus room to upgrade. I'm a pretty big gamer so going into this purchase I knew I would upgrade the graphics card. I purchased a Radeon HD 5450 video card and to my disappointment had some...

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Runs very quickly as do to the 8gbs of ram and the quad core processor. Very nice for lower gaming and other such uses

However, it is difficult to upgrade the video card because the 300w power supply does not have a PSI 3.0 cable, and the 12 pin motherboard connector instead of the common 24 or 20 pin doesn't allow a new, higher wattage psu

fast chip, fast onboard video, works well, inexpensive for this level of performance (under $450), nice touch with lighting, and ability to turn it off

expansion capabilities, windows 8, longevity to be determined

This may be the inexpensive quad core i5 I have been waiting for but the device description is limited. Too much info about how pretty the case is, and no information about expansion slots, audio capabilities, and ability of 300 w PS to handle...

Thank you for the expansion slot information. I, like others I'm sure, was looking specifically for that, but the description was incomplete. Are all 4 slots open, or is there a USB 3.0 card taking up one of them? Are they aligned so that a video card...

DOA

Bought two of these. One works ok the other would not boot. Newegg had no stock so I send it in for repair. Repair instructions stress the packing for the computer. Had to pay for shipping and the computer had not workied. Received the computer back...

Day 2 with this machine, and I am impressed. Runs stable with graphically intensive processes (i.e. videoconferencing from home) and easy setup. I had this system up and running and ready to go in an hour (including driver downloads). This box didn't...

I will swap out the power supply to at least 550 down the line so I can add a video card and additional RAM. But otherwise, I expect this will suit my needs just fine

Nice features. Disappointed with power supply size, but thought it would be OK for office applications

Would not power up. Hit power switch repeatedly, and will not power up at all. Changed power cords and same result. Appears to be a bad power supply. Had to RMA to Newegg