Gateway M-6848 15.4" Notebook PC

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• ASIN: B001GEOYH4
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,343 in Computers & PC Hardware (See Bestsellers in Computers & PC Hardware)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 20, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
Work, Play, Whatever! The M6848 is the essential notebook for when you want to delve into the online scene, featuring an integrated webcam and increased wireless connectivity. And, when you're ready to put your nose to the grindstone, you'll find that the advanced processing power and large storage drive makes accomplishing your tasks simple! Its Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, unprecedented 4GB of memory and Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit delivers extreme power for advanced multithreaded applications, digital media hobbies and the latest in entertainment. This system has the Mobile Intel GM965 Express Chipset with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, providing sharper images and higher performance on the demanding applications of today and tomorrow. Enjoy more of your digital media with the 5-in-1 Media Manager by easily transferring files from your digital devices then store them on the large 250GB hard drive. Keep in touch with friends and family with integrated webcam; great for online chats and VOIP conversations, plus lets you easily take still pictures. A great stylish notebook that keeps up with your digital lifestyle. 15.4 WXGA (1280 x 800) Ultrabright TFT Display Built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera with Microphone Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 384MB of Dynamic Video Memory 8x DVD+-R/RW Drive with Dual Layer featuring Labelflash Technology Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g 10/100 Base-T Ethernet 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD ExpressCard 54 Slot Connections - 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone, Microphone, VGA, RJ-11 (Modem), RJ-45 Approximate Unit Dimensions - 14 (W) x 10 (D) x 1.5(H) Approximate Unit Weight - 6.29 pounds

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a good laptop, January 19, 2009

By	Mikey Mike "Zoom Lover" (Harrisburg, PA) - See all my reviews

I bought mine in August 2008. It comes with Vista 64-bit but I found that some programs I wanted to install would not so I installed Vista 32-bit (CD & instructions were included when I bought mine). It does not have a S-video outlet(I miss it). I have not figured out how to connect it to my TV yet without S-video. After changing from 64-bit to 32-bit I had some minor issues reinstalling the drivers. I had to call GATEWAY SUPPORT. My problem was taken care of. I recently noticed that when I use any equalizer on any music player (Win. I-Tunes. Jet Audio etc) the music level goes down instead of up when I increase the settings. WEIRD!! I'm in the process of trying to fix that bug. The lay out of the KEY BOARD is not standard. The ENTER & BACKSPACE buttons are smaller than usual and I keep hitting the buttons next to them. The CTRL & ALT buttons are not where I'm used to having them on other boards. It has a 3-pronged power cord so make sure your outlets are 3-pronged receptables. It could be a problem when traveling on the road. Other than that I have no other problems with it.
I love this laptop. It's very fast, graphics are crisp, resolution is great. Not too heavy just ove 6.3 lbs. This is also my first year using VISTA so some of it has to do with the difference between VISTA & XP.
I recomend this laptop but if you change from 64 bit to 32 bit be prepared for some WTF momments. Oh by the way I tried to put XP on it but GATEWAY says they do not support XP on it. I could not get XP to install.
I guess if I was a geek I could find ways around it.