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To: David Fortner who wrote (35190)	8/14/1998 12:20:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Interesting... do you know whether the salesperson knew the difference between the "drive manufacturer" and the "decoder board manufacturer" and the "decoder chip manufacturer"?

To: David Fortner who wrote (35190)	8/14/1998 12:44:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Gateway uses Chromatic in their desktops, still. Reviews like this should change that soon........... zdnet.com Gateway G6-333 September, 1998 The $1,783 Gateway G6-333 stands out as one of only two systems we reviewed to build on a CPU slower than 350MHz. And its STB Mpact 2 AGP multimedia card seems to drag down performance with both 2-D and 3-D graphics. As is typical with Gateway systems, however, the G6-333 builds on solid components overall, and it benefits from Gateway's reassuring reputation for support. The Gateway posted the lowest rating on Business Winstone 98 at 21.5. The G6-333's Business Graphics WinMark scores were low even when compared only with those of the 333MHz PII-based MidWest Micro. The beauty of the Mpact 2 card, at least in theory, is its ability to handle DVD decoding, Dolby AC-3 decoding, 2-D/3-D graphics chores, and even wavetable audio, all for a low price. Judging by our experience with this system, however, you could achieve much better graphics performance with another card, and this PC didn't even attempt to use the Mpact 2 for chores other than graphics. Our advice: If you buy this system, pay the $20 or so to upgrade the graphics card to the STB Velocity 128 or other nVidia-based graphics card.