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Gateway M-6864 FX

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Intro

Well my reasons are that my other laptop got knocked off a chair.

Specs:

Processor Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5750
2 MB L2 Cache | 2.0 GHz | 667 MHz FSB Display panel 15.4-inch Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT display (1280 × 800) Chipset Intel® PM965 Memory 4096 MB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2 × 2048)
Operates at 667 MHz
Total slots: 2 DDR2 slots | Available slots: 0 DDR2 slots Video controller ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2600 Graphics
512 MB GDDR3 Dedicated Memory HDMI HDMI version 1.2 connector Webcam 1.3 Megapixel Fingerprint reader No Audio High definition audio - 2 channel Hard drive 200 GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive Optical drive 8X Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM with Labelflash™ Write maximum: 8X DVD +/-R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-R DL, 2.4X DVD+R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R and 16X CD-RW discs
Read maximum: 8X DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4X DVD+/-R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R/RW/ROM discs
Modem Integrated V.92 56K modem Network 10/100 Ethernet LAN
802.11n Wireless LAN
Memory card reader 5-in-1
  • Memory Stick®
  • Memory Stick Pro®
  • Multimedia Card™
  • Secure Digital™
  • XD
MiniSD and RS-MMC (when used with adapter that is supplied with card)
Interfaces
  • Three - USB 2.0 ports
  • One - VGA port
  • One - HDMI version 1.2 connector
  • One - RJ-11 port
  • One - RJ-45 port
  • One - Headphone jack
  • One - Microphone jack
  • One - Lock slot
  • One - Power input
Pointing device Touchpad with vertical scroll zone Expansion slot ExpressCard® Type 54 Battery 6-cell Lithium-ion Dimensions 1.1 to 1.50-inches (H) × 14.00-inches (W) × 10-inches (D)
25 to 38.10 mm (H) × 355.60 mm (W) × 254.00 mm (D) Weight 6.29 pounds
2.85 kilograms

What's in the Box:

I got it used

Design

I like the design

Screen:

The screen is great it has a nice veiwing angles and it is bright.

Keyboard

The keyboard is nice it does not come with a keypad and I don't use a keypad. The keyboard is comfortable and it is solid and it does not get hot. The fuction keys are F1: turns all the inicator lights off, F2: is the wireless switch, F3: sleep, F4: the screen switch thingy, F6: the bluetooth switch but the laptop does not come with bluetooth, F8: the screen brighterner, F9: play/pause, F10: stop, F11: previous track, F12: next track.

Touchpad

The touchpad is in a nice location and it has a vertical scroll and it is comfortable.

Features:

Multimedia Keys

There are keys to bring up windows media center and play/pause, previous tract, next track, mute, and volume up and down. I like the volume controls and the next/previous track.

LEDS

There are wifi, cd drive activity, hdd activity, and on the very front are the power and battery charging lights

Wifi

The wifi card is a b/g/n card and it works great.

Speakers

There are 2 speakers and its a laptop so the sound is ok not great but the speakers are LOUD.

Input and Output Ports

Front:

On the front are the headphone and mic ports and I personally don't realy like their placement.

Webcam Pictures

There is a webcam and it takes ok pics.

Right Side:

The right side has the cd drive and one usb port


Left Side:

The left side has a card reader, express card slot, the exhaust port, 2 usb ports, and a HDMI port.


Rear:

The rear has the power socket, vga port, the lock slot, and the modem.


Bottom:

On the botom there are 4 intakes, 2 battery locks 2 covers you can take off. under the one is the hdd and wifi card and under the other one is the processor and heatsink and RAM.

Benchmarks


I don't have any yet

Size and Weight

I like the size of it but it if heaver but it is a gaming laptop so what do you expect.


Heat and Noise

There is very very little noise and it stay cool.

Battery Life

The battery on idle lasts around 3 to 3 and a half hours, surfing the wed you get about 2 and a half hours, and while playing games around and 1 hour.


Software

Not really

Accessories

I don't know cause I got it used


Pros: Fast, Quiet, Battery Life, and a lot more.
Cons: Location of the Mic and Headphone ports, IT HAS VISTA

Conclusion:
It is a great laptop, and it handles games with no sweat and has a great battery life.

















LL
post #2 of 6
Very nice. REP!

cheers ...
post #3 of 6
Indexed!

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post #4 of 6
jlamar - would you edit your first post (go into advanced mode) and add an attachment of a pic of your system?

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post #5 of 6
Thread Starter 
there r some pics for yall
post #6 of 6
Very nice. I updated your OP with an attachment for the Section.

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