How does Hollywood depict a futuristic computer? It usually has a flat screen and a keyboard -- and nothing else. Gateway's Profile 3cx is the closest any manufacturer has come to this ideal configuration. It improves on the Profile 2 by moving the CPU, drives, and ports back behind the LCD screen (the still-available Profile 2 has the components in the monitor's base, while the original Profile had them behind the screen). With its beefed-up components and …showed first 75 words of 484 total…

…showed last 75 words of 484 total…earned mediocre marks for 3D graphics, and it performed about average for an 866MHz Pentium III system on our business benchmarks. Even more sleek and trim than previous Profile models, the Profile 3cx offers a relatively powerful configuration in an extremely small footprint. It's one of the most space-efficient desktops available and an excellent choice -- if you don't mind the barebones graphics system and the lack of traditional expansion slots and bays. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**