PINE TRAIL POWERED GATEWAY NETBOOKS AVAILABLE IN CANADA

Two Pine Trail Atom powered Gateway netbooks are now available in Canada. One of the two machines, the Gateway LT2102H, is priced at $299.99 CAD. This model is equipped with a 10.1 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels. It has an Atom N450 processor, 1 GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, WiFi 802.11b/g/n and GMA 3150 graphics. It runs Windows 7 Starter. The 3-cell battery rated at 2200mAh is expected to provide up to 4 hours of up time.

Another netbook in the same series – the Gateway LT2107H – is also available for $349.99 CAD. This model has more or less the same specs, but it has a larger 250GB hard disk drive and a 6-cell 4400mAh battery. Gateway claims that the battery will last for around 8 hours. Both models appear to be rebranded versions of the newly announced Acer Aspire One 532h.

GATEWAY UNVEILS THREE NEW LAPTOPS - THE EC14, EC54 AND EC58

Gateway has announced three new laptops – the EC14, EC54 and EC58. The machines are highly portable and run on Windows 7 operating system.

All notebooks will have more or less the same hardware including a 1.3GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core SU4100 processor, 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a 320GB hard disk drive and Intel’s GMA 4500MHD graphics. Other features common to the notebooks include WiFi 802.11b/g/n draft-n, 3 USB ports, HDMI, integrated webcam and multicard reader. The trackpad supports multi-touch gestures. The machines are expected to give 6-8 hours of battery life.

The EC14 is the smallest model with its 11.6 inch display. It weighs around 3lbs. The other two models are equipped with 15.6 inch displays. The EC14 starts at $549.99 while the larger models cost around $649.99.

GATEWAY TO LAUNCH 11.6 INCH EC18T CONVERTIBLE TABLET

Gateway plans to launch an 11.6 inch convertible tablet running on the Windows 7 Basic or Home Premium. Dubbed EC18T, the device may offer stiff competition to Gigabyte T1028 and Asus Eee PC T91.

The EC18T is rumored to run on the Intel Core 2 Duo processr with 4GB of DDR3 SDRAM and Intel GS45 Express graphic chipset. The leaked pictures of the device shows a stylus holder built into the screen bevel. Other features include what looks like an HDMI port.

Gateway has not yet announced any official information regarding pricing or availability, but it is expected to reach the market soon after the release of Windows 7.

GATEWAY TO LAUNCH ITS LT2106U NETBOOK WITH 3G WIRELESS

Verizon Wireless is all set to expand its 3G wireless network with the release of Gateway’s LT2106u netbook. The LT2106u will offer 3G enabled broadband internet connectivity at the rate of $60 per month for 5GB of data transfer.

The Gateway LT2106u is powered by an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor with 1GB of RAM. It is equipped with a 10.1 inch LED backlit display with 1024x600 pixels. The netbook will come pre-installed with Windows XP operating system. There are 3 USB ports, a 3-in-1 card reader on board and Ethernet. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi and wireless 3G.

Gateway claims that the included batteries will provide up to 6 hours of runtime.

Pricing and availability
The Gateway LT2106u is expected to be available in early October. Prices start at $500.

ACER TO LAUNCH GATEWAY LT20 AND GATEWAY LT30 NETBOOKS

Acer unveiled three netbooks at a recent press meet in New Jersey. The machines are dubbed Gateway LT20, Gateway LT30 and new Acer Aspire One.

The Gateway LT20 and the Gateway LT30 will probably differ only in screen sizes. While the LT20 has a 10.1 inch display, the LT30 will sport a 11.6 inch display. Both netbooks will have Bluetooth, WiFi, optional 3G and multitouch touchpad.

The new Acer Aspire One is equipped with an 11.6 inch display with 1366x768 pixels. It measures less than 1 inch in thickness and sports a larger keyboard. Sources claim that this device will run on a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor with 1GB of RAM and 160GB hard drive. It is expected to start shipping by the end of April.

GATEWAY NV5214U REVIEW

Gateway NV Series notebooks are known for their good looks and decent performance. NV5214u is no different. It has designer looks, consumes less power and delivers excellent performance. The NV5214u is available with both AMD and Intel processors.

System specifications of the laptop for review
Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 64-bit)
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.1GHz QL-64 (1MB Cache, 667MHz FSB)
Display: 15.6" HD WXGA Ultrabright LED-backlit Display (1366 x 768 resolution, 16:9)
RAM: 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Disk Drive: 320GB 5400rpm Toshiba Hard Drive
Weight: 5lbs 11.6oz with 6-cell battery

Build and Design
With clean lines, subtle curves and well thought out color schemes, Gateway NV5214u looks classy. Build quality is good, but the screen lid could have been stronger. Users who would like to upgrade their notebooks will be happy with the design of NV5214u as it has easy access panels to the internal components.

Screen and Speakers
The 15.6" LED backlit display has 16:9 aspect ratio. The display is of decent quality, but vertical viewing angles aren’t very good. The display is bright enough to become visible in bright office settings.
Audio quality is average. There is no built-in subwoofer. Peak volume levels will easily fill a small room with music. Headphones are still a must for private listening.

Keyboard and Touchpad
There is a full-size keyboard with number pad. The keyboard is very comfortable to type on. Keys can be activated with very little pressure. The touchpad is big. It shows good sensitivity with very little lag.

Ports and Features
Port selection is OK. There are four USB ports, HDMI, VGA, LAN, modem, and audio jacks, but no eSATA. There is an SDHC-card reader for digital camera users.

Performance
The AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-64 processor and the ATI HD3200 integrated graphics deliver excellent performance. While the integrated ATI graphics can’t handle the most recent games, it will easily play less demanding games. It can also decode 720p and 1080p video content with minimal efforts. Another very useful feature is the HDMI output, which would allow you to display HD content with digital audio in your TV or home theater system.

Heat and Noise
Heat and noise levels are well within control.

Battery
At 3.5 hours, battery life is good for a notebook of this size.

In short
This is a capable multimedia notebook with designer looks and good build quality. The AMD QL-64 processor and ATI HD3200 integrated graphics are capable of handling almost every task. A must buy for $500.

GATEWAY INTRODUCES LT2000 NETBOOK

Gateway has unveiled its new netbook LT2000. It is powered by the Intel Atom N270 CPU. This is a revised version of the LT3100 netbook which had an AMD Athlon processor and Integrated ATI Radeon X1270 Graphics.

Specifications
Processor: Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache)
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Home (Service Pack 3)
Display: 10.1-inch WSVGA 16:9 ratio TFT LCD (1024x600 resolution)
Memory: 1024MB DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM
HDD: 160GB SATA 5400RPM Hard Drive
Graphics: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Display: 10.1 inch LED backlit TFT display

The new model has a reduced screen size of 10.1 inch. The previous model had 11.6 inch screen.

Connectivity
There are 3 USB 2.0 ports, card reader, two built-in speakers, Wi-Fi and web camera. The machine weighs just 2.62lbs with the 3-cell battery.
Prices start at $299.

THE GATEWAY E-155C TABLET PC

A very convenient feature of this tablet is that the biometric fingerprint reader and hot keys are located on the display frame and not the keyboard area. This is particularly helpful when you use the PC in the tablet mode. Another useful feature is that the display can be turned left or right. The keyboard is slightly small. The stylus is easy to use and has an eraser tip.

The 4-cell battery provides up to 4 hours of up time. Overall, the E-155C Tablet PC is well designed and suitable to anyone who needs the dual functionality of a tablet and notebook.

System Configuration
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo ULV Processor U7500 (1.06GHz)
Hard Disk Drive: 60GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive
Optical Drive: 24x/24x/24x CD R/W and 8x DVD-ROM combo drive
Memory: 2-512MB modules - 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Battery: 4-cell Lithium Ion
Display: 12.1" WXGA TFT Active Matrix with touchscreen and bi-directional hinge tablet function.
Connectivity: V.92 56K Modem, Bluetooth, Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapter, Intel 3945 802.11a/b/g WiFi.


Pros:

The display is scratch resistant.
Weighs just 4.5 pounds
Display can be turned left or right.

Cons:

If you need to make presentations, you will need to connect to external display
The keyboard isn’t quite suitable for those with large hands

GATEWAY UC7807U

If you are searching for an all purpose notebook, the Gateway UC7807u is a good option. It performs really well, has lots of useful features and can be bought for less than $800.

This probably isn’t the best laptop available but it is more than enough to meet your basic needs. The UC7807u comes with both HDMI and VGA video outputs. There are three USB 2.0 ports, an ExpressCard slot, a flash-card reader, ethernet, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), and Bluetooth. There is a slot-fed DVD burner and a 5400-rpm, 320 GB hard disk drive.

On the flip side, the battery life is average – you can’t be off the grid for more than 3.5 hours. And at 5.3 pounds, this isn’t the lightest machine out there.

GATEWAY LAUNCHES P-7808U FX NOTEBOOK PC

Gateway has launched one more notebook in the FX series, the P-7808u FX notebook PC for multimedia fans. The P-7808u FX is powered by Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2 GHz processor and packs a NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS graphics card with 1GB of GDDR3 for perfect gaming.

The new multimedia notebook from Gateway has a 17-inch 1440 x 900 LCD display with a 1.3 Megapixel webcamera. It will include 4GB of DDR3 memmory, 500GB SATA Hard Drive, Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi 802.11 a/g/n connectivity and a DVD SuperMulti DL Burner. The P-7808u FX weighs 9.05 pounds and sports an ExpressCard slot, three USB 2.0 sockets, Firewire, eSATA, a 5-in-1 multicard reader and comes with a 9-cell battery.

The Gateway P-7808u FX is priced at an affordable $1699.99.

GATEWAY MD 7820 QUICK REVIEW

The new gateway to designing revolution - The Gateway MD 7820 U

This is one of those laptops in which the manufacturers have paid attention to slightest details from user’s point of view. It is not one of those machines, which may look awesome in the advertisement but disappoints when seen in person physically. There are several options available in terms of colors that the users can choose from. It is considered one of the most functional machines available which serves the unique requirements for its users.

The gateway has a 16.9’ widescreen display which is ideal especially while running the multi media applications like movies, games etc. There is appropriate and even lighting on the entire screen including the edges. The notebook works on the Windows Vista Premium operating system, which is a standard feature and comes in preloaded, although the users might be required to customize some of the settings before actually using for the first time.

The major drawback in the note book is its keyboard. It is the weakling in this other wise pretty standard and user friendly machine. There are touch sensitive buttons available to access the media options on the right side of the keyboard. The touch pad available is very large, almost to the extent of being close to the entire width of the screen. It at times looks a bit awkward especially for people who are not very comfortable with large sized touchpad at it can hinder free movement of the hand while typing.

There are a lot of applications which come preloaded in the system. Users can choose the applications that they wish to use and have the option of removing or uninstalling the not to be used applications. The systems camera software pops up on the screens as soon as the cursor is moved to the edge of the screen. The inbuilt 1.3 mega pixel camera comes in very handy when it comes to taking pictures or video conferencing.

The Gateway has a couple of speakers and a built in mic on the front side, although the sound quality is quite low and not clear. Has a good battery life with considerable time is spent away from the main supply station, thus ensuring peace of mind and functionality especially for people on the go.

It works with an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6400 which is quite responsive and fast. Has 320 GB hard drive with 4 GB system memory. Over all it is a physically appealing and better performing notebook with the exception of the disappointing and poor keyboard touchpad layout.

Price: Approx. $450

Gateway MD 7820 Ratings:

Value for money


Our Rating

GATEWAY UNVEILS 14-INCH LAPTOP SYSTEMS

Forgive us if we get too excited over this announcement, but if you haven't noticed, we have been deprived of proper laptop news thanks in part to the advent of netbooks. So please understand why we would get hyper over a 14-inch netbook with integrated graphics (9300) and 1.5 inches thick.

Yeah we're not sure what makes it so great seeing that it starts at $649.99 and weighs 5.3 pounds. But at least it beats all the netbook news we've been hearing.

As for the rest of the specs: the model will come in 14 and 15 inch flavors (TC7306u and TC7307u respectively). A 1.3 megapixel webcam is included as well as standard Ethernet, Wi-Fi 1366 x 768 resolution panel, built-in multicard reader, 3x USB 2.0 ports and Intel's Core 2 Due processor along with dual-layer DVD and 6-cell battery.

As we said, not too impressive but than again its meant to fit the spot between an ultra portable and a full 15-inch notebook.....if there is even such a category.

GATEWAY NETBOOK HITS SINGAPORE

Its not like every single company has already released or is planning on releasing a netbook. Heck even Sony who for months has said it was not interested has recently been spotted sending one of their soon to be released netbooks through the paces at the FCC.

Gateway has just released the top selling netbook in the world in Singapore (re badged of course). Meet the LT1001G: an Acer Aspire One model with a Gateway badge. Under the hood you'll find the usual 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB HDD and a retail price for $688 Singapore dollars which works out to roughly $458USD.

The model is also being released with a few other notebooks to help Gateway get back into the Singapore market after they left eight years ago. Hopefully they'll succeed but something tells me they'll need a little more than an Aspire One re badged machine to do the trick.

GATEWAY M-7818U REVIEW

Gateway M-7818u – Attractive price plus stylish features

The newest Gateway machine M-7818u carries more of style at reasonable price than most other notebooks. You get remind of Toshiba Satellite E105 and HP Pavilion dv3510nr as these entire notebooks has similar well-rounded features. This is available absolutely from OfficeMax comes with great specification at not more than $779. Looked upon the performance it is adequate and you will not have any trade-off like other machine offers.

Design
Design of Gateway M-7818u is eye-catching and attractive. You will find Glossy Garnet Red lid sealed with its exclusive inFuse finish, to guard it from daily wear and tear. Beyond its flashy coat, M-7818u is clunker and the color moves to wrist rest part of keyboard and final touch has brushed-metal finish, which is compatible with silver keyboard. The black touch pad looks superb and open, however backlit is missing.

Performance
This budgeted notebook has fairly standard Gateway Configuration on great components. A 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB of RAM remain heart of machine. Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium is the operating and has the storage capacity if 250GB. It weighs 6.28lbs and display is impressive with 15.4”. The most important is Integrated Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 4500MHD that keep the graphics moving. Other features are - Primary Optical Drive: 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD-RW and Networking Options: 802.11a/g/Draft-N. Battery life with six-cell last 2 hours and 1 minute on tested DVD rundown that is actually average for the class mentioned.

Overall
Beyond doubts M-7818u is an attractive, budgeted-price mainstream unit, which will not disappoint, if you are good at comparing price and features. Overall it is a solid performance and robust configuration makes it a high-quality option for customers seeking a stylish 15-inch notebook, which would manage everyday computing jobs.

Pros
+ Fancy and sharp design
+ HDMI incorporated
+ Budgeted price

Cons
- Bad built-in speaker
- Low-light performance of webcam

Value For Money

Our Rating

GATEWAY MC7801U REVIEW

Gateway - MC7801, A laptop to hangout with

The new MC7801u is Gateway’s response to the new-fangled 16:9 laptops that many producers are beginning to release. These laptops proffer a wider demonstrate that is friendly to newer towering definition videos and arrives in an in-between size of 16” and 18.4”.

Design
The propose of the Gateway MC-series laptop is more graceful than preceding variants, together with an all-glass front panel, leather palm rest, and lustrous touch sensitive multimedia keys. Opening the laptop, you just see a flawlessly silky front panel, one piece, and a level silver border. I don’t always like laptops with the super reflective glass juries, but this one heaves it off well. The keyboard region seems great with the backlit keys, and touch sensitive enclose that just seems spotless and easy.

Performance
The presentation of the Gateway MC7803u was exceptional, performing day to day tasks with effortlessness. Loaded with the Intel T5800 Core 2 Duo processor, ATI Radeon 3650 graphics accelerator, and 4GB of RAM it labored well as a multimedia nucleus, together with HD motion picture watching and gaming. Engaging in recreation Half-Life 2 at the native declaration of the LCD and all settings on sky-scraping, the MC7803u handled a consistent 60FPS even under high action scenes. Day to day utilize was great, with speedy boot times, and modest lag opening up software such as Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Word, or utilizing Windows Media Center.

Overall
The Gateway MC7803u churned out to be a extremely pleasant laptop in our assessment, with a enormous design and brilliant build quality. The blueprint is extremely elegant, and the silky surface multimedia keys and all-glass LCD job very well together. It has an unsophisticated look with extremely little clutter, and the backlit keys provide it a magnificent gaze. Presentation under light day to day work and gentle gaming was excellent, proving to be a high-quality multimedia desktop replacement with approximately 4 hours of battery sprint life.

Pros
+ Soft and supple leather palm rest
+ High-quality presentation
+ Complete backlit keyboard and multimedia keys
+ Enormous battery sprint life for a 16” laptop
+ Breezy to the touch, even while gaming

Cons
- Extremely reflective screen

Value For Money

Our Rating

GATEWAY LAUNCHES THEIR ENTERTAINMENT LINE-UP

Entertainment and multimedia concentrated MC-series of Gateway notebooks are now obtainable. Gateway has initiated their new-fangled 16:9 MC-series of laptop arrangement with a 16" form factor. The company aims users who use a notebook mainly for amusement and multimedia functions. Power-driven by Centrino 2 hardware, MC-series of notebooks will attribute elucidated Multimedia Touch Controls, ambient light feeler and back-lit keyboard. Gateway will proffer MC-series notebooks in 2 colors - burgundy and black. In spite of the color, you'd observe an idiosyncratic synthetic leather branding band of color flanked by silver pronunciations on the notebook. The stylish burgundy replica has a profound, rich finish, a brushed metal palm rest and a black polished keyboard enclose. The black mock-up is polished to a profound, jet black shine and has a artificial leather palm rest and black polished keyboard surround. In supplementary features, Gateway's MC-series of notebooks are also sanctified with customary HDMi v1.3 port, 5-in-1 Card Reader, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1.3Megapixel Webcam, 802.11n Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet.

Details with regards to, 2 MC-series notebooks have now been made public, MC7801u & MC7803u. Each of these components will come pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack one. The former is motorized by Core 2 Duo T5800 2GHz CPU, 4GB DDR2 667MHz RAM, GMA 4500MHD graphics accelerator, DVD burner drive and a 320GB Hard Drive for $950. It's now obtainable at online store.

GATEWAY SHOWS-OFF ITS NEW VARIANTS

Gateway at present revealed quite a few new laptop computers. The company presently has 3 series of laptops: the P-series (gaming/aficionado), M-series (conventional), and T-series (conventional). The laptops Gateway revealed at present trait Intel Core 2 Duo processors, incorporated web cams, and quite a few variants characterize an HDMI out port. The M- and T-series are obtainable in dissimilar colors, together with Garnet Red, Pacific Blue, Silver, and Grey.

Illustration configurations of laptops are as follows:
• Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 (2.0GHz/667MHz FSB/2MB L2)
• 4GB DDR2 RAM
• 250GB hard disk drive
• 802.11a/b/g WLAN
• Super Multi speed DVD burner
• Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
• Color : Pacific Blue

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

THE GATEWAY T-6828 REVIEW – SOLID NOTEBOOK WITH LOADS OF QUALITY

The Gateway T-series laptops are the "small brothers" to the superior M-series notebooks and endow with multimedia presentation in a glossy, modish design. Powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processors, copiousness of RAM and huge-capacity hard drives, these budget laptops are definitely attractive to many consumers seeking for a transportable multimedia center for carrying movies, music and digital pictures on the go.

Design
The T-6828 captures an outstanding all innovative design zapped with a "Garnet Red" conclude that strikes plausibly durable and eye-catching at the same time. The key framework elements of this attention-grabbing design are chunky plastics and metal enunciations. Incorporated above the laptop's keyboard is a brushed-finish metal loaded with multimedia control panel, Show casing smooth-cut keys in a "tooth" outline and a touch-sensitive sound alteration.

Performance
Gateway choose to present the T-series in a variety of configurations pivoted in the region of the Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.83GHz) processor. While the T5550 with its 2MB of L2 cache and 667MHz front side bus serves outstanding presentation for an entry-level purchaser laptop, it would have been pleasant to have quicker processors with twofold the cache and 800MHz front side bus as an alternative for people who require quicker multimedia indoctrination or image bowdlerization. The Intel X3100 incorporated graphics with up to 384MB of energetically billed mutual memory captures sufficient video horsepower for a usual punter unit. The most important advantage of incorporated graphics is complete battery life and abridged heat.

Although the 1280x800 declaration flaunt on the T-6828 is far distanced from 1080p high definition, the display provides rich colors, outstanding clarity and high-quality brightness. There were completely no hassles with the display on our review Machine. The incorporated 1.3 mega pixel web cam on the T-6828 is a pleasant feature with varied presentation. The keyboard on the T-6828 was a greeting development over the majority keyboards we see on punter laptops. The touchpad was receptive with a pleasant feel and felt hard-wearing. Battery life on the unit was slightly above average, Thanks to the 6-cell power pack.

Conclusion
The Gateway T-6828 is a solid laptop with abundance of power for day by day usage. The low price, considerable hard drive, sensibly good quality battery life, and moderately cool temperatures help compile the T-6828 a real value for money.

Pros
+ High-quality performance for daily use
+ Hard, fashionable construction
+ Negligible heat and noise
+ Practically low price
+ High-quality battery life with customary battery

Cons
- Lustrous plastics around display.
- Deprived screening angles on screen
- Irritating pop-up web camera organize panel.

Value For Money

Our Rating

GATEWAY M-152XL REVIEW - THE COMPRESSED MULTIMEDIA MOTIVATING FORCE

The Gateway M-152XL is a compressed multimedia motivating force aimed unswervingly at the Toshiba A305, HP Pavillion dv6700, or Dell M1530. Each of these laptops proffers the same indispensable features. So how healthy does the Gateway pile up to the rest? Examine on to find out.

Design
The Gateway M-152XL has an extremely trendy design with lustrous metallic blue paint contrasting the brushed aluminum spruce around the casing of the laptop as well as the keyboard. The optical drive, subsequent the smooth and modish theme is niche loading, just like the Dell M1530 or Apple laptop line. Build quality is higher than average with a hard-wearing framework that feels pretty rock-hard in your hand. The plastic is sturdy, flexing little under constant worry and producing no squeaks when tossed roughly.

Performance
The on the whole system recital of the Gateway M-152XL laptop is outstanding, with its Intel Penryn T8300 processor and ATI Mobility HD2600 graphics accelerator card. This amalgamation provides you abundance of performance to play most up to date games even on standard settings, and more than adequate power for day to day tasks. The 7200rpm Seagate hard disk memory drive helped load media applications like the Windows Media Center devoid of holdup, and gave the laptop a very snappy feel when just tooling roughly. In comparison to the other laptops in this price sector, the Gateway M-152XL clearly leads the crowd in on the whole system recital from what we have witnessed in our testing.

Display eminence is run of the mill, with an awfully constricted viewing perspective which can make enjoying a movie or game thorny until you hit upon a sweet spot. The keyboard on the Gateway M-152XL laptop was very nice, with a very rock-hard sense when typing. Thermal presentation of this laptop was brilliant, in commission at surreptitiousness decibel levels during for the most part of activities, and placidly ramping up in momentum under benchmarks. For possessing a customary, non-extended battery power pack, the Gateway M-152XL carries in good off the grid string time of 2 hours and 35 minutes while sprinting on the Windows Vista "Balanced" profile.

Conclusion
The Gateway M-152XL serves a great treaty of presentation and very high-quality build standards for a very striking price. While the customary retail price of this laptop is $1,299, at the time of this writing Gateway is at present are selling it on their website with an additional $250 discount, straining the concluding price down to $1,050. The solitary big grievance I had with our review variant was the paint imperfection.