Gateway DX420X - Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 GHz - 19" TFT

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Editors' rating: desktops
We rate desktop PCs on a scale of 0.0 through 10.0 (see "What the numbers mean" below). The editors calculate the overall rating from a series of subratings, on a scale of 1 to 10, that gauge key aspects of the product. On the product review page and elsewhere on the Web site, the overall rating is displayed as a series of stars, based on a five-star scale with half stars (see conversion details below). The majority of the PCs we review are meant for the home and can generally be divided into three classes: budget, midrange, and performance. Each subrating is weighted based on its relative importance within a specific product class. For example, a system's performance score counts for less in a review of a budget PC than it does in one of a performance system. In addition, we review the occasional business PC, which has its own weighting system.

The rating criteria with the weightings by class are:

Editors' rating: desktops
We rate desktop PCs on a scale of 0.0 through 10.0 (see "What the numbers mean" below). The editors calculate the overall rating from a series of subratings, on a scale of 1 to 10, that gauge key aspects of the product. On the product review page and elsewhere on the Web site, the overall rating is displayed as a series of stars, based on a five-star scale with half stars (see conversion details below). The majority of the PCs we review are meant for the home and can generally be divided into three classes: budget, midrange, and performance. Each subrating is weighted based on its relative importance within a specific product class. For example, a system's performance score counts for less in a review of a budget PC than it does in one of a performance system. In addition, we review the occasional business PC, which has its own weighting system.

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Editors' rating: desktops
We rate desktop PCs on a scale of 0.0 through 10.0 (see "What the numbers mean" below). The editors calculate the overall rating from a series of subratings, on a scale of 1 to 10, that gauge key aspects of the product. On the product review page and elsewhere on the Web site, the overall rating is displayed as a series of stars, based on a five-star scale with half stars (see conversion details below). The majority of the PCs we review are meant for the home and can generally be divided into three classes: budget, midrange, and performance. Each subrating is weighted based on its relative importance within a specific product class. For example, a system's performance score counts for less in a review of a budget PC than it does in one of a performance system. In addition, we review the occasional business PC, which has its own weighting system.

The rating criteria with the weightings by class are:

Editors' rating: desktops
We rate desktop PCs on a scale of 0.0 through 10.0 (see "What the numbers mean" below). The editors calculate the overall rating from a series of subratings, on a scale of 1 to 10, that gauge key aspects of the product. On the product review page and elsewhere on the Web site, the overall rating is displayed as a series of stars, based on a five-star scale with half stars (see conversion details below). The majority of the PCs we review are meant for the home and can generally be divided into three classes: budget, midrange, and performance. Each subrating is weighted based on its relative importance within a specific product class. For example, a system's performance score counts for less in a review of a budget PC than it does in one of a performance system. In addition, we review the occasional business PC, which has its own weighting system.

The rating criteria with the weightings by class are:

Editors' rating: desktops
We rate desktop PCs on a scale of 0.0 through 10.0 (see "What the numbers mean" below). The editors calculate the overall rating from a series of subratings, on a scale of 1 to 10, that gauge key aspects of the product. On the product review page and elsewhere on the Web site, the overall rating is displayed as a series of stars, based on a five-star scale with half stars (see conversion details below). The majority of the PCs we review are meant for the home and can generally be divided into three classes: budget, midrange, and performance. Each subrating is weighted based on it