Gateway NV7802u 17.3-Inch Black Laptop – Up to 5 Hours of Battery Life

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   William B. Greer on December 8, 2009 at 2:56 pm

   This is also the best computer that I have ever had.I can not add much to the other reviews but to say I use Scype and the picture and sound are both very good from Alabama to England.I was going to buy a different brand computer but when I read the reviews on Amazon and Best Buy,I changed my mind.I love this computer for the same reasons that everybody else does and you can not beat the price.I just hope that it last.I took out the thre year warranty for $90 just in case.

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   Tim on December 8, 2009 at 5:47 pm

   Good value for LED 17″ screen, 500gb – very pleased with Windows 7.
   
   Bought additional one for spouse.

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   blueberries on December 8, 2009 at 8:07 pm

   Bought this for $599.00 at BB and just love it. This is my first lap top. I found it to be Quick like lightening – and great memory with the DDR3, 4g memory, dual processors, and 5g hard drive. 64 bit Windows 7 is great except fire fox doesn’t seem to do well on it. The screen is large, brilliant and easy to look at. Battery life is about 3.5 hours – a little less than the specs.

   A video on the webcam turned out great – sent it to my brother in California and he loved it. Put on a couple professional programs that use a great deal of memory and the computer didn’t even notice. No problems with many simultaneous programs running. Please note: I am not a gamer!

   Only negative: Key pad is difficult to use – I will go wireless mouse asap. DDR3 memory with 4g is NOT expandable.

   I took the lap top out on the patio, to the garage, and all through the house and the signal was great. All in all, for the money, I don’t think you can do better. This seems to have it all.

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   Vincent Laratta on December 8, 2009 at 8:30 pm

   I also purchased this laptop at a local Best Buy for $599. Not one of the other brands had 4GB memory, 500 GB HD, wireless, webcam, card reader, etc.. for near the price. As the previous reviewer said, this laptop has a stronger wireless signal as I have no problems anywhere in our home–our HP loses signal sometimes. I also do not like the keyboard quite as much as the Hp, but ok. I did have a problem with the Norton Internet Security locked up and quit working. I had to unistall it and ordered a new copy of Norton Security 2010 for $29.99 and it works great. The 2010 version is listed for Windows 7. It may have been a Norton problem with windows 2007. The screen is larger and brighter than our HP dv6. The battery is advertised at “up to 5 hours” but I have not gotten more than three and half hours–still more than the 2 hours I usually get with our HP. This computer, upon first powerup, starts you off with the wireless setup which was unbeliebably easy. Lastly, the setup with our Lexmark x7576 wireless printer was also very easy. I had the entire system up and running with wireless printer, new programs, wireless network, etc. in less than an hour. If you are looking for a great value laptop, this is it.

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   G. Knuckles on December 8, 2009 at 9:37 pm

   I was looking at a Toshiba with similar but less specs than this machine. 3GB vs 4GB memory, and 320GB HD vs 500GB hard drive. $200 more everywhere I looked for the Tob, some places $300 more. This unit also has an extra slot for another hard drive internally.

   I bought this unit 3 weeks ago at a local BB for $599, which was a steal for the features and overall quality of this laptop.

   This Gateway is fast, plays DVDs with no problem, the high def is great and very crisp, and the 17.3 screen is plenty of real estate to work from. The keyboard was a little flat for my liking but after using it a while I’ve adjusted to it.

   Also the touch pad is at times not as responsive as I would like, the scrolling function that is. I would like it to be be a little more sensitive when scrolling up and down. Just wish I could adjust the response to the touch pressure some but that’s not possible. But there are a lot of software adjustments to the touch pad available and it works great overall. The scrolling is usually when surfing so that could be a site or browser issue rather than the touch pad itself.

   The built in wireless network works great and gets a much stronger and reliable signal than my other laptop all over our house. I can even go out on the patio with no problems. The RJ-45 network hard wire connector works fine as well.

   Windows 7 is a joy on this thing, especially compared to Vista. Multitasking shows no signs of lag or hesitation when using several programs at once.

   I have 5 desktops and another laptop and all have XP except one. That one sits in the corner with very little use because it has Vista on it. I use it for backup audio recording sessions in my business only. Now it will get a face lift to Windows 7 and become my primary desktop.

   But it will be fighting with this new Gateway as I can see this laptop becoming my primary work machine for most things I do. I’m a techie and do light programming, audio and some video.

   I’ve yet to try any games on it but do think most games would play alright with some settings adjustments, except for the most intensive resource using games.

   Depending on the use, I’ve been averaging 3 – 3 1/2 hours on the battery with medium use on the resources, that’s also having the screen about two settings dimmer from the highest setting which is still a very bright screen. The weight is around 7 pounds and makes it very comfortable for the lap and almost no heat from the bottom of the unit after a couple of hours use.

   If you buy one and need a case for it, look at the Case Logic 17″ Slimline Laptop Case here at Amazon. I bought it and it’s a good case for the price of 26 bucks, especially for 17 inch laptops.