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Gateway P-7811FX


(4.5 out of 5)

MSRP: $1399


Gateway’s Centrino 2 desktop replacement offers sizzling gaming performance at an unbeatable price.

Review date: Aug 13, 2008

Editor's note: Although our review unit came configured with a fingerprint reader and Bluetooth, these options are not available in the production model. Gateway shook up the gaming notebook market earlier this year by pairing a high-end graphics card with a middle-of-the-road processor in the P-6831FX. The system was so popular that Best Buy temporarily jacked up the price by a few hundred dollars. The P-7811FX continues the same winning formula with new components: Nvidia’s blazing GeForce 9800 GTS graphics card, complete with 512MB of video memory, and a new Intel Centrino 2 processor, the 2.26-GHz P8400. Add in a flashy (almost garish) design and a high-definition display, and you have one of the best value-price rigs of 2008. P-7811FX Design

ProsCons
  • Best 3D performance for the price
  • Beautiful high-definition display
  • HDMI and eSATA ports
  • Good productivity performance
  • Speakers not very powerful
  • No Blu-ray drive

Read Full Review @ LaptopMag.com by John R. Delaney