Gateway has unveiled its latest all-in-one desktop PC, dubbed simply the One. Sitting somewhere between an Apple iMac and Sony's Vaio LT series in terms of looks, the slimline 19in machine also sports a unique power-brick-cum-port-replicator.
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Ok, so there's no slots, and it appears unlikely that there are any user-serviceable parts inside.
However, it's most interesting that they have all the ports attached through the power brick, and the keyboard and mouse are wireless, since it really is a common issue for all wires in a typical computer with external devices to go all over the place, making it a royal mess and perhaps unsightly to most. Other than the fact that this has desktop-sized parts (keyboard, monitor, mouse) this looks like it very much will make it fairly portable and easily moved: LAN parties, anyone, or WalterCon presentation computers? 
(Now, does Haiku run on it...)
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Maybe if all you look at is the color. In every other respect, it looks more like the imac. Comparison:
imac - http://www.apple.com/imac/design.html
20th ann. mac - http://www.mayrandcomputer.com:16080/museum/tam.html
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I was expecting to see something not really nice looking, and had in my head how it should look: a way to look sleek without looking too much like the iMac.
It's a lot closer to how I thought it should be than how I thought it actually would be (that is to say, I quite like it).
I really don't like widescreen so much though. Rather wish they'd just extend the screen down a bit instead of leaving that blank area, but overall very nice.
The brickhub is sweet. There are still ports on the computer itself for some USB key and headphone action, while printers, scanners and SPDIF out can all be under the desk where the brick usually resides. Really brilliant.
I wouldn't get one any more than I'd get an iMac though, I like user serviceable parts. Still it holds a nice visual appeal. Color me pleasantly surprised.
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The all-in-one concept is nice for certain business applications. No cords for speakers, monitors etc. Makes administering the hardware much easier in Small office situation. I have both profile 4 and profile 5 machines in my office. None have good performance or reliability but the sure are easy to setup and take down. Maybe I'll get an iMac and run windows on boot camp when the next one fails
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I wrote about the need for an AIO Linux PC a while back. http://rayne-vandunem.livejournal.com/94056.html
However, you're right about the ease of administrating AIOs. They're meant to be as zero-footprint as hardware constraints would allow, but still usable in a graphically-intensive manner.
What's funny is that Steve Jobs said, when presenting the iMac G4 Lamp (arguably, Apple's best design) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYRY-PCKdDg , that Apple firmly believed in the AIO form factor. However, the AIO form factor was in use by Commodore in the late 70's (pre-Amiga) and Apple in the early 80's, and the reason why there are so few manufacturers who have started in the AIO market is because of the association of AIOs with the earliest periods in personal computing.
So I guess the AIO has returned as a standard computing form factor (Apple, Sony and Gateway leading the way), but has only gotten bigger in size.
That said, I like Gateway's design, but "meh..." about Vista.
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Cool design, look like it has the potential to aquire some market share from the typical home user. Being that it looks simple to set up and operate should draw some popularity to this system. Hell, if Mac could do it why not Gateway with this design? From a hardwar/operability point of view that is. As for me, if I can't take it apart and replace their crap-ass hardware with better stuff, I'm not buying it, Mac or Gateway.
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Other than that it looks quite nice.
Having USB ports on both sides of the monitor would be good for those of us with desk arraignments which put peripherals on the other side. Of course the easy workaround is to use a hub with one of the power-brick-ports for desktop gizmos.
Along with many others I'm no fan of the all-in-one form factor. Even all-in-one laptops annoy me. B^)
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the high end one comes with a usb tv tuner. http://www.gateway.com/programs/one/compare.php
don't know if it can be mounted on the wall, but i think it should be possible.
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Cool.
Now if there would be a HD Radio for USB this would really make a nice media center.
And as long it's not used as a normal computer I wouldn't care if it's MS-Vista. Just don't put any valuable files on it and you are save 
BTW: it doesn't look like to be engineered to be hanging on the wall. (didn't see any mounting holes on the back)
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Thom,
Why don't you guys contact Gateway and ask for a review sample? I would love to know whether and how it runs Linux.
The hardware looks very nice but also seems highly proprietary, though I could be wrong.
The ultimate for me would be to see Suse or Ubuntu preloaded on that baby.
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... but not because of Vista, but because of Gateway. I have yet to hear of anyone happy with their Gateway machine.
(Note: By 'anyone' I mean 'people I know and can talk to', not random Internet people. This is representative of my experience.)
Man, I love the form factor, though. I have ever since the original 'Monorail' design...
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I think the machine itself looks kinda ok, at least better than most other PCs. However, display size is a little out of proportion with the "chin", the huge black bar underneath the display. What worries me is the rather flimsy foot itīs standing on, the one liīl thingy attached to the rear, doesnīt look too trustworthy to me.
As a side note: Obviously design ended with the parts immediately visible on the desktop. But if Apple would give extra funcionality to their ac adaptors (usb, lan, etc) you can be sure they would not look like something crammed together in a rather generic box you can buy at your local electronic parts warehouse. And NO, not a fanboy, just observing...
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The iMac has better hardware and is cheaper (by $200 at the low-end)... is Gateway targetting really stupid people with this, or what?
Other than that, my only complaint with this is that it doesn't look too sturdy in the article's shots... looks like it would tip over backwards easily.
Having a spare drive bay is a nice touch, but it'll be crippled for home use (ie, video games) by the Mobility video chipsets, compared to the "real" Radeon chipsets in the iMac.
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Having had to deal with a lot of the new iMacs lately, I'd be absolutely SHOCKED if this thing had worse build quality then the Macs. Apple really cheaped them out as much as they could as far as component quality. Plus, this thing comes with a usable keyboard and mouse. I've never seen (in person) ANYONE that can stand the one's included with a mac, with the curving up keyboard so you can't hit the number keys and the mouse with the abnormal scrollwheel and having to lift up your left finger off the mouse completely to right click.
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I agree about the quality. It's certainly become worse. I wish they would have stuck to the old price and quality. I've now had three of them and all of them have been faulty in some way, plus while the 24" panel is wonderful they have managed to mess up the backlighting badly.
I don't agree about the keyboard though. It's one of the best keyboards I've ever used. If not the best.
And frankly so far I haven't hear a lot of people complaining about it. In fact, most people seem to love it.
The mouse isn't good though. I'll give you that.
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Shortly after when Gateway was at its peak - roughly in 1998/1999 - they released the Gateway Profile PC, which was essentially the same thing. Their Profile PC is in its 6th version (taken from the name - URL: http://www.gateway.com/programs/profile6/).
So they just started to get themselves going again and now their going to kill themselves again?!
So, no this is nothing new. They've had an All-in-One iMac clone/competitor since roughly 1998/1999. (BTW, if I remember correctly, the original Gateway Profile had an LCD.)
(BTW, if you look at Wikipedia, it doesn't start listing the Gateway Profile series until the Profile 4, which is listed as 2002. The list of Gateway products is incomplete.)
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Gateway Profile == evokes revulsion, almost nausea; looks like two mATX desktop pc's bolted together at right angles with a monitor glued to the front.
Gateway One == nice; looks like a monitor
If this had standard monitor mounts i the back so it could be mounted on a swing arm it could be really nice, but it looks at though they have not done that. too bad
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You are mixing up the Gateway Profile with this new Gateway One. They are two distinct product lines, with the One being newly introduced.
Dunno. It's different. Not all that bad - although I do wonder about that stand.
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Gateway is entering a tough market with this product. I just purchased my second Mac this year, a 24" iMac that runs Ubuntu as well as it runs OS X. At $1799.00 it's a tough act to follow.
This from a guy who mocked his friends only a few short years ago for using a Mac. Although I don't really care for Steve Jobs and his overly secretive product launches, they do make some decent products.
Look over your shoulder Microsoft, that rumbling sound in the distance is getting louder.
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Stampeding Fanbois - sounds ominous to me!
LOL, me a fanboy.
Why don't you try adding something meaningful to the thread.
I cannot recall a time in the past decade where Microsoft has faced so much competition on several fronts, including operating systems. Vendors like Dell and HP were not offering pre-installed Linux for fear of retaliation from Microsoft.
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Check out the specs as listed on this page...
http://www.gateway.com/programs/one/index.php?rdr=v1267
Click the menu item at the bottom of the ring.
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