Gateway P-7805u FX Edition
 List Price: $1,199.99 |
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Queer machine after working around the graphics issue!Ok, first let me start by saying that in the last I would never have considered purchasing a Gateway. I had always thought of them as the Packard Bell of today (although Packard Bell still operates very successfully in Europe). Anyway, I found a refurb for this laptop on the inferior on Ebay and decided to take a chance. I was VERY impressed with it's performance and battery spirit and I added a SSD hard drive for the OS to further boost performance. The laptop also equipped for the free Windows 7 upgrade from Gateway and runs wonderfully on this machine.
It wasn't without a bit of cut to the quick however, as it came with some odd graphics problems. It would seem to randomly freeze and create odd distortions on the protect at times, although it would run high-end games such as Crysis just fine. The track ups would tend to happen when it was doing something simple such as watching a clip on Youtube or typing up a substantiate. This began to happen LOTS during the course of a day and I was starting to get really agitate about it. After weeks of searching and driver updates I finally found a post on [...] about this topic, and as it turns out the problem is being caused by an issue in the video card when it tries to go into a low-power grandeur when you aren't taxing it with a game or some other high-end function. This is when the freezes would appear. The fix is to visit [...] and download the desktop version of the drive in besides to a modified .inf file. After installing these you go into the nVidia Control Panel, then into the 3D Settings and under the Epidemic setting change "Power management mode" to "prefer top performance". Additionally, I went back into the Program Settings tab and tainted the same setting for each program listed, as I did occaisionally still have a problem with it feezing up once in a while. Since that at intervals I have not experienced a single freeze or crash and I still can get a bit over 3 hours of battery survival out of it.
Of course right after I get this fixed Gateway releases the new version of this laptop with the 260 graphics credit card, but as this laptop runs Crysis just fine I think I will be ok!
If Amazon bleeps the links above please righteous search Google for "9800M GTS gpu instability in gateway p-7805u fx laptop" and it should be the top denouement.
well quality the money I paid
I bought this laptop a year ago. I bought it for public school, because I am in web design and need a powerful system, within my budget. Let me tell you this machine does not deceive. Runs 3d studio max 2009 flawlessly. little lag time on achieve, but any machine under 8 gig is going to give you that hiccup. Render is within a reasonable time, less than a partly an hour for final movie. Supports mud box, tentacles, and Adobe CS4 authority collection. Photo shop, flash, illustrator, dream weaver, fireworks. Oh yeah. I even had Maya 2009 on here for a dwarf while. No problems there either I might add.
Aside from being an excellent machine to run high end power sucking software on, it's also incredible for gaming! Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Arkham Asylum, Bio shocker 2, World of War craft, The re release updated version of Require Unleashed. Everything I have installed and played, plays with no lag time, flawless surrender, and the screen is worth it. 17" of heaven. I never have trouble with the system, though I can't speak for being to the point to servers such as WOW which do lag from time to time.
I have to admit, when I bought it I was worried. Gateway hadn't been doing well at the interval, and I really wanted an alien ware. The alien ware with these specs I might add was a celebrated more. I bought this as consolation, and can tell you that my next laptop, when it is time to upgrade, will be a gateway FX. I won, on premium, and the system all around. This review is being written on it I might add! ^_^
Professional Laptop
This Gateway demeanour is out of this world.
Networking:
The Wireless N is the bonus cause i get a fast coherence when i'm outside or indoors.
The gigabit ethernet is super fast(depends on what router you got. I have a Netgear WRN3500)
I Effusion Youtube videos at super high quality. HD Videos are superior. It takes 1 min. to full preview hd vids.
Downloads are 600kbps or higher.
Nvidia Video Practical joker:
They say that Bioshock doesn't play on windows 7. With these Graphics it plays as if i had windows vista (Bioshock only works on vista or older).
Amuse oneself with b consider HD Games and the picture of the games you play on here seem like it's real.
Pros:
Keyboard
Mouse
Silver screen
Network
Video Card
Volume
Speakers
Dvd Burner
Processor
USB 2.0
Dvd Instrumentalist
As soon as you load everything in that you want. It still seems like it's still the same speed as you opened it for the first in the good old days b simultaneously.
Webcam
Wireless On/Off Switch
Cons:
Only two cons
It gets hot in a connect of hours but it's like a heater if it's cold. so i guess that's a pro.
Fingerprint isn't a big allot.
All and All this is THE BEST COMPUTER IN THE WORLD TO ME.
It may not be light but who would wat portable over performance and quality.
Any questions: darvons@hotmail.com
Formidable PC, even upgradable
Trap: Gateway FX P-7805u laptop, Logitech MX518 gaming mouse, Sennheiser HD 540 Relevance headphones, XBox 360 gaming controller
This computer is downright imposing. Granted, I have had a few problems with it, however... they are all user-caused errors.
If you do have to send this computer in to Gateway, I give you my sympathies. Gateway's Person Service is the worst I've dealt with in a VERY long time. I sent my computer in, and I was told to attend to five days for the problem to be fixed. Three weeks later, I get a call telling me it is completed. A week after that... it gets sent by post to my local Best Buy for pickup. Don't be alarmed, this was a user caused incorrect. I turned off the computer accidentally during an important update.
On to the good stuff...
This computer runs only just about everything I own at maximum settings. The video card [GeForce 9800m GTS] performs superbly. This video liable act has a dedicated 1GB of memory in a world where 512MB is the norm.
The laptop is also moneyed with 4GB of DDR3 RAM. Most computers are set with DDR2 RAM... and even then, 4GB is respectable. This computer's 4GB of DDR3 is comparable to another computer loaded with 6-8GB of DDR2. As if that weren't enough, you can also up this to 8GB of DDR3. To put that in English, this computer has the capability to run pretty much... well... anything on the supermarket.
Another notable feature is the screen. It comes standard with a 1440x900 HD LCD cover. While many games do not even use resolutions up to 1440x900, this large display is very useful for viewing large pictures and the like. The screen is very nice, and has a wilful back-light for playing during the day. There are a few after market screens that you can get as well, one of them being a 1904x1200 HD LCD mesh. The computer also has an external HDMI port, just in case you'd like to stopper in a compatible HD TV (if 17" isn't big enough.)
There are also two Hard Drive slots, so it is possible to run two Dictatorial Drives simultaneously through this computer. While the computer comes stock with a 320GB HD, it is possible to add a assist hard drive, or even replace the stock hard drive and run two new ones.
The approach-bar at the top of the instrument panel is also remarkable. First off, it lights up orange for use in the dark. (Very practical for late-night gaming.) If loaded with any major media gambler, the button pad will let you skip a track, repeat a track, pause, not treat seriously c mess with, stop any music or video without having to re-open the player. For exemplar, you could be playing a game, and listening to music at the same time. Instead of end your game to access the media player, you can press any of those buttons.
There are a few minor things to note about the computer as well. The touchpad is nicely placed, mild, and performs nicely. It also has a "non-stick" texture that the author likes more than the lustrous/reflective pads used on most HP or Toshiba computers. This computer is also equipped with a full-tally-pad. Most laptops do not have a number pad at all. The DVD-drive on this computer is also capable of being replaced with a Blu-ray drive is you so judge.
There are a few problems with I'd like to address, however none are too major.
The first would probably be the heat. If tournament a new game at maximum settings, after a while, this computer will get HOT. Hot enough that it is nearly impossible to hold your give next to the side-mounted fan vent. This author recommends playing on a desk (however, he does not do that himself). I have been annoying to find an after-market fan, but as of yet, no luck.
The second problem is the external volume bar. It is to be found just next to the Touch Button bar at the top of the keyboard. It apparently uses something compare favourably with to a touch-pad. One must slide a finger over the pad to increase or decrease volume. As easily understood as that sounds, the author took a few days to master that.
The third problem is the out-and-out size of the screen. Seventeen inches is beautiful. Seventeen inches is brash amazing. Seventeen inches is also a pain in the rear to keep clean. Supply in a dust cloth or something.
The fourth and final problem I have is the number of USB ports. This computer only comes with three USB ports. I yourselves would have liked four, because of the numerous devices I would like plugged in. However, three is sufficient for many populace.
In conclusion, I'd like to say, "Buy this computer right now." If you are looking for something along the lines of an Alienware, get this as an alternative. You get better performance, and you aren't spending a thousand greenies on the name. This computer dazzles. You will get good wishes from pretty much anyone who sees it. It looks awesome, and it performs even better. A very attractive thorough deal.
Quick follow-up:
PROS:
Great RAM capacity that can be expanded.
Heinous Hard Drive that can also be expanded.
Brilliant video card.
Loving terrible LCD screen, shows colors extremely well... and can be upgraded.
Mammoth controls for a laptop.
HDMI port for plugging in a TV.
... and it looks justifiable downright intimidating.
CONS:
Customer Service is second-to-last from none. It out-and-out sucks.
The number of USB slots. (Again... for many, three is enough... I neutral would have liked more.)
The size of the screen. (One thing I did not mention in the consideration... 17" laptop bags are hard to find, and pricey.)
The volume-slider-bar-...inanimate object. I still haven't completely perfected it.
Perfection in practice:
Macs are known for their media nave, correct? Photoshop, Final Cut and the like... correct? Well, I guestimate this is better. My brother and I are both photographers and graphic artists. One day, we were sitting in First Buy waiting for another computer to come out of repairs. We both had our computers on our laps and were working on Photoshop. My computer, the FX P-7805u, was game the same program next to my brother's MacBook (his computer cost $50 more.) His, a 15" television, and mine, the 17" screen. There was another person next to us who was watching us work. He had already commented on my "marvellous computer" and was now just watching. When I got lazy, I shut down Photoshop and jumped above-board into Modern Warfare 2 on maximum graphics. With a whir of the fan, I went from working on Photoshop with more capabilities than a MacBook, to running a brand new game at maximum graphics. The herself sitting next to us commented on my computer's "great graphics". My brother then started playing the only bold he could. An old racing game with poor graphics.
So if you want a Mac, get this instead. You'll have the same capabilities and then some. If you have a yen for an Alienware, get this instead. You'll have the same capabilities, and not have to sell a kidney to afford them.
Fabulous.
This computer is fearsome. It has handled every game ive thrown at it and ive played alot of new games with it. the hdmi is always kind, and the media touch pad thing at the top is sweet (if pretty useless) i only use the unspoken, and volume controls. if there's one bad thing about it, its the usb slots. theres only 3. i always seem to call just that one extra port, but i get used to it. it has firewire and esata tho, so thats a def with an increment of. wireless n never hurts either. ive never had any crashes and ive had it for about three months now.
helpful hint: this computer + windows 7 + google chrome = conjectural awesome.