I have a 3.07ghz Quad Core i7 desktop Gateway FX, and after much research I decided to go with this model if I wanted something portable for the rest of the house from the exchange office in down home theater. My main function is the sale of high performance characteristics (i5 Core, 4GB RAM, SATA HDD, 17.3 “beautiful screen, HDMI, etc.) and the Blu-ray integrated with the existing (as opposed to installation later, on the road or an external drive).

I can not compare a Dell Studio 15 Core Duo 2.8 GHz, my fiancee bought last year for about $ 1,400. This computer blows him there, not only in price, but also the style, performance, features, screen, components, almost everything.

This laptop has a widescreen gateway NV7919u sitting next to a Studio 15 Dell, it looks like a monster. The LCD is the construction of good quality with vibrant colors and decent blacks. This laptop is a perfect complement external carbon as black and elegant area of the keyboard with media keys on top. It looks better in person than the pictures show.

This computer is for performace-minded person (Core i5 is worthy) who do not mind the size, the will of multitasking with a large amount of media without delay, including film, HD and SD, the pictures, prints, maybe some lighting effects, and possibly use this laptop HDMI as a Blu-ray rigor (I hang the three HDTVs in the house and it works Well, even if they have all the players have a special Blu-ray and receivers). Not quite as good as Blu-ray standalone, but looks decent on a Samsung 40 “650 61″ DLP & 52 “LCD TV Series 750B. One thing I have not tested much in life the battery, but it seems to last at least three hours with all things energy-saving down or off.

If you do not need the Blu-ray in a laptop, this exact configuration (i5 Core, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB SATA HDD, integrated graphics card 1.7 GB, 17.3-inch screen, HDMI etc.) may be required for approximately $ 100 – $ 200 less per Gateway Gateway model number NV7923u 7923u 17.3 “Notebook (NightSky Black) for $ 679 when writing a large amount of functionality for the price again., Blu-Ray has been very important for me to pay the extra money, even though for most people the other model must be great.

Overall, this laptop is a plant that makes the best of them, with a good LCD screen, large components, including a Blu-ray features, especially considering the price tag in 1000 $ ($ 799 at the time of writing).