Review Date April 06, 2004  Gateway E-4100-C  By Cade Metz
Though it may not suit larger operations, Gateway's mainstream
corporate line, the E-4100, is certainly a good fit for small to
medium-size businesses. The bundled LANDesk Client Manager 6.3
makes it easy to inventory and monitor E-4100 systems and update
small files.  Though LANDesk ClientManager 6.3 doesn't deploy
entire images or applications remotely, as the other management
packages reviewed here do (albeit for a fee), the E-4100 models
use the same software image and can easily be repaired and
upgraded.  LANDesk Client Manager 6.3The E-4100 is one of
Gateway's three corporate lines. But like MPC, Gateway has only
two PC models in each line; the other companies each give you
three or four options. Whereas the E-2100 line consists of low-
cost systems and the E-6100 line features machines with all the
latest and greatest hardware, the E-4100 is the company's
mainstream line, delivering midlevel hardware at midlevel
prices. We reviewed the small-fo