Another PC maker is jumping in on the all-in-one bandwagon.

Behold, I give you Gateway’s new Mac, er uh, I mean desktop.

Debuting today at the consumer electronic trade show DigitalLife in New York, its Gateway’s new all-in-one PC that looks suspiciously like the new all-in-one iMac. See for yourself: Gateway One versus iMac.

So far, the reviewing gods are smiling favorably on the Gateway One noting it has quite a bit of power under the hood. It’s not all style and no substance. You can check out the specs here. Pricing starts around $1500.

A note on practicality:

Ok, it's pretty. As is the iMac, HP's Touchsmart IQ770 (catchy name) and Sony's Vaio LT 19U (even catchier, as in my tongue catches everytime to I try to say it).

Are these sleek, all-in-one, let's pretend we are hip urban worker-bees practical for the average office?

Yes and no!

Yes, for the front desk and the boss who receive clients and colleagues in his or her office. In those two cases, style may outweigh substance.

But no for everyone else from cubicle land to home office land. These all-in-ones don't look hearty enough to endure the daily mayhem that happens at a desk: spilled coffee, bumping the screen while reaching for a file folder, fingerprints all over the screen, etc.

I do have something sleek and light on my desktop. It's called a laptop.

Why would I want a sleek and light desktop PC that I can't fold up and take on the road?

The all-in-one iMacs from 10 years ago were built to be hearty little suckers (with a splash of color) that would appeal to everyone from the cubicle crowd to college students. It even had a handle on top.

That was style.. and substance!