Gateway FX6850-51u Desktop PC Review
The FX6850-51u's design echoes previous iterations of the FX gaming desktop line, like the Gateway FX840-15e ($1,099.99 list, 3 stars). It's not as bold as Alienware's offerings, but its black glossy finish is accented by two glowing red grills on either side adding a bit of gaming flare. On the top of the system is a protruding lip that has a selection of easily accesable I/O ports, like a card reader (SD/MMC, xD, Micro SD, CF, and MS/PRO), two USB 2.0, and audio jacks. There's also a "Photo Frame Button" that will present images in a slideshow format from any inserted card—if there isn't any card in one of the slots, it will pull the images you store in the huge 1TB 7,200rpm hard drive. At this size, any multimedia downloader should be satisfied, but there's room to expand just in case. Two hard drive bays in front of the PC are already wired and ready for hook up. There's also an open optical drive bay (also wired) where you could put a Blu-ray player, as the FX6850-51u only comes with a Super-multi DVD drive.
The FX6850-51u's design echoes previous iterations of the FX gaming desktop line, like the Gateway FX840-15e ($1,099.99 list, 3 stars). It's not as bold as Alienware's offerings, but its black glossy finish is accented by two glowing red grills on either side adding a bit of gaming flare. On the top of the system is a protruding lip that has a selection of easily accesable I/O ports, like a card reader (SD/MMC, xD, Micro SD, CF, and MS/PRO), two USB 2.0, and audio jacks. There's also a "Photo Frame Button" that will present images in a slideshow format from any inserted card—if there isn't any card in one of the slots, it will pull the images you store in the huge 1TB 7,200rpm hard drive. At this size, any multimedia downloader should be satisfied, but there's room to expand just in case. Two hard drive bays in front of the PC are already wired and ready for hook up. There's also an open optical drive bay (also wired) where you could put a Blu-ray player, as the FX6850-51u only comes with a Super-multi DVD drive.
