Gateway Desktop Handles Blu-ray and HD DVD

By Geoff Duncan Published July 27, 2014

Gateway has rolled out two additions to its desktop line of computers, the GM5664 and GT5662, both of which sport AMD Phenom quad-core processors, and the GM series offers a Hybrid-SuperMulti optical drive that can read both Blu-ray and HD DVD movies.

"Gateway’s new retail line up marries high-performance with affordability," said Gateway’s senior manager for desktops Glenn Jystad, in a statement. "These new systems offer just about everything one could ask for in a powerful PC, delivering a great combination of features that are sure to please."

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The GM5663 is aimed at gamers, multimedia enthusiasts, and content creators, offering the Hybrid SuperMulti drive, an integrated TV tuner, a 7,200 rpm 1 TB hard drive, and a 400-watt power supply for folks with expansion plans. The system sports an AMD Phenom 9600 processor, a 2.3 GHz bus, an ATI Radeon HD 2400XT graphics card, 3 GB of RAM, a 15-in-1 media card reader, 7.1 audio support, six USB 2.0 ports, and Windows Vista Home Premium.

The GT5662 features an AMD Phenom 9500 CPU, a 2.2 GHz bus, the same ATI Radeon 2400XT video card, 3 GB of RAM, a 7,200 rpm 500 GB hard drive, and an 18× DVD±RW DVD burner with LabelFlash technology. There’s no TV tuner, but it does sport six USB 2.0 ports, 7.1 audio, the 15-in-1 media card reader, and Windows Home Premium.

Both the GM5664 and GT5662 are available now at prices starting at $1,149.99 and $749.99, respectively.

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