Gateway DX4840 Tests (PC Systeme)

Attractive-enough case design; generally faster performance and better features than competing budget desktops, with only a minor price premium

Lacks variety in external storage ports (no eSATA, no FireWire); slower than competing PCs on multithreaded tasks

We have few reservations about this Gateway DX4840-03e. Even if it's not particularly remarkable, it's hard to argue that this system falls short as a general purpose budget midtower. If that's all you're looking for, we can recommend this PC with...

I would highly recommend this pc to anyone, it has a lot of bang for the buck! And I love Intel components, I was a Desktop Technician for 7 years at Intel in Sacramento, California.

Very nice for the price, 8Gig Ram, 1Terabyte HD. Intel I3 processor is fast! I upgraded to Windows 7 Professional x64 and IE9 x64, works fabulous

Should include a built in wifi card

Worth buying in-stock at BestBuy under $500 on sale.

8 GB, i3 CPU, 64-bit

Needs Win 7 Ultimate upgrade to better use RAM slots; 4 slots already occupied by 2GB each

This computer is awesome! I just recently got it, so the performance of this thing has not been tested greatly yet, but as far as the specs and design, this is an amazing desktop, specially at the current sale price online of 529.99 refurbished. The...

Speed ; Design ; Great Specs ; Amazing Price ; Upgradability

Scratch on side of case (refurb) ; Mouse&keyboard it comes with are wired ; Keyboard so cheap it is actually warped and doesnt sit flat ; No dedicated video card ; 300W power supply