GATEWAY C-142XL REVIEW

Gateway spells loads of class with C-142XL

Tablets are characteristically ultra-mobile units that can be detained effortlessly in the lawbreaker of an arm, but that’s not the casing with the C-142XL. This revise to Gateway’s 14.1-inch translatable is proposed for the edification market and consumers seeking for a pen-capable laptop. And it’s intended for those who akin to the idea of captivating digital notes and don’t intellect leaning the system adjacent to a desk while functioning. With a speedy dual-core processor, 3GB of RAM, and distinct graphics, it’s paramount to think of the C-142XL as a full-feathered laptop with tablet functionality as an additional benefit.

Design
At 13.6 x 10.5 x 1.3 inches, the C-142XL is too stocky for our tastes and best suited for a counter than a tray table. Weighing almost 7 pounds—two times the weight of most tablet PCs—the complete-matte, black Gateway C-142XL is as grave as it seems and requires 2 hands to port it around. The system acquires most of its restraint from its protruding rubberized, 8-cell battery; the hump-shaped battery power pack props up the system for additional ergonomic typing but at the expenditure of adding another pound. According to Gateway, the bulge came at the demand of students who were utilizing books to prop up tablets in the classroom.

Performance
An influential 2.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 processor and 3GB of RAM (stretchy to 4GB) make the C-142XL an extremely competent Vista notebook. The system’s Mobile Mark 2007 gains of 162 is about 15 points on top of the average for a conventional system, and its PC Mark Vantage gain of 3,401 is about 150 points higher than average. We should note down that for the reason that it has only a 14.1-inch screen but still weighs more than 6 pounds, it straddles the conventional and thin-and-light categories.

The C-142XL has a passive touch screen flaunt that recognizes only entry of a stylus. The screen had no complexity responding to the incorporated Wacom artificial stylus, or to other plastic styli for that matter.

We treasured the display orientation button on the bezel, since the point of reference doesn’t robotically rotate when you revolve the display, as well as the 3 other configurable quick-launch buttons and a 4-way d-pad. We just desire the C-142XL had a spool wheel for moving through extended documents or Web sites.

Conclusion
For a tag of $1,299, the Gateway C-142XL serves high-quality tablet performance and the whole thing you would be expecting from an all-purpose laptop, together with a DVD burner, plethora of ports, rock-hard processing power, and long battery life. Consumers seeking for a more mobile changeable should deem the HP Pavilion tx2000, which has a less significant 12.1-inch exhibit but is receptive to finger touch.

Pros
+ Silky tablet experience
+ Rock-hard battery life
+ Hard-wearing design

Cons
- Weighty
- USB ports too secure together
- No webcam

Value For Money

Our Rating