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Gateway Essential 866
WHAT'S HOT: The Essential 866 packs a Pentium III-866 CPU into a basic $1199 system--you do, indeed, get only the essentials. The small case, which can be oriented either horizontally or vertically, easily squeezes onto a crowded desktop. The 15-inch Gateway EV500 monitor, though small compared to the monitors accompanying most other systems on our charts, produced crisp images and realistic color. It also preserved fine image details up to a resolution of 1024 by 768. An included instruction poster clearly illustrates the setup process, and a well-written manual covers maintenance and troubleshooting issues.<p />WHAT'S NOT: Despite its fairly hefty CPU, the Essential...