Gateway EC5801U 15.6-Inch Silver Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium)

by Gateway

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 14.8 x 1.1 inches ; 5.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002QPY6R0
• Item model number: EC5801u
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #829 in Computer & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computer & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 18, 2009

Product Description

Product Description

Gateway EC5801u Notebook comes with these specs: Intel Core2 Duo Processor SU7300, Windows 7 Home Premium, 15.6-Inch HD Widescreen Ultrabright LED-backlit Display, Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset, 4096MB DDR3 1066MHz Memory, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, Integrated HD Webcam, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Dolby Headphone Technology, High-Definition Audio Support, Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED, 3 - USB 2.0 Ports, Multi-gesture Touchpad, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5600 mAh), up to 8-hours of battery life, 5.29 lbs. | 2.4 kg (system unit only), AC Power Adapter, AC Power Cord, Wireless Setup Card, Registration/ Limited Warranty Card, Norton Internet Security (60-day trial)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Laptop for a Great Price, February 21, 2010

By	Chris Henshaw "Atlanta Architect" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Gateway EC5801U 15.6-Inch Silver Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers)

I just got this laptop a few days ago from amazon via overnight shipping (thanks amazon prime). I would give it 4.5 stars if amazon allowed it, but i'm going to round up to 5 stars because it is a great laptop for an awesome price.

To get the negative out of the way early, i wish the ec5801u had a backlit keyboard, but for only $600 i wouldn't expect it. A $10 usb light should fix this for the few times when i'll be using this in low light situations. The second gripe is that the lcd screen has a limited viewing angle. It is very nice from head on, but a bit faded to look at from a steeper angle, which may make it hard for multiple people to view the screen simultaneously.

I love the laptops looks, both opened and closed. The keyboard is fairly easy to type on and the track pad seems to work well, but I have a nice wireless mouse that i use most of the time thought. I'm an architect and cad work is much easier to do with a mouse. The battery life is killer and the on-board wireless has worked flawlessly so far.

The laptop starts up fairly quickly from a powered off state, and with the great battery life, it comes out of sleep mode super fast. After a first full charge, i installed a large number of big programs like autocad, photoshop, google's sketch-up, Open Office as well as number of print drivers and other software like pdf writers and itunes. Even though a lot of these programs were downloaded via wireless and then installed, the battery still had a ton of juice left in it. The hardware on board is powerful enough for me to do some light 3d modeling and rendering without any slowdowns yet.

Just an fyi, my ec5801u came with a 64-bit version of windows 7 on it, which i'm fine with, but some 32-bit software may not be compatible for you. The battery seems to stay cool, allowing this laptop to be kept on your lap.

To sum up, I love this laptop. It is not a desktop replacement but as a portable business tool, it is awesome. Amazon delivered quickly, as usual. I haven't had any problems with mine but will be sure to update this review if I do.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Laptop, February 17, 2010

By	Francisc Burga Crespo (Lima, Perú) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Gateway EC5801U 15.6-Inch Silver Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers)

buy it for my wife, who is an architect and use Autocad, great computer at a good price (although I do not like to come down $ 20 after making my purchase hahaha) is surprisingly light for its size, and has features very similar to my mbp 13 "for less than half the price, we are very happy with purchase, plus looks great and wife loves her new toy xD

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy!, July 18, 2010

By	Mohammed Salim - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gateway EC5801U 15.6-Inch Silver Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers)

Everything I was looking for in a laptop! Very mobile and fast for everyday use. Please note that I'm not using this for gaming or anything that's cpu intensive. I have a desktop for that. This is mainly being used for emails, web, and watching movies via HDMI.

Great buy and the battery life is amazing. I get 8+ hours!