Gateway NV5356u 15.6-Inch Laptop (Brown)

by Gateway

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 14.6 x 1.5 inches ; 5.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0032Z8KLQ
• Item model number: NV5356u
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,790 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 10, 2010

Product Description

Gateway NV5356u Notebook comes with these specs: AMD Turion Dual-Core Processor M500, Windows 7 Home Premium, 15.6-Inch HD Widescreen Ultrabright LED-backlit Display, AMD M880G Chipset, 4096MB DDR2 667MHz Memory, ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphics, 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, Built-In Webcam, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Dolby Headphone Technology, High-Definition Audio Support, 802.11b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED, 4 - USB 2.0 Ports, 1- HDMI, Multi-gesture Touchpad, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (4400 mAh), up to 2-hours 40 minutes of battery life, 5.84 lbs. | 2.65 kg (system unit only), AC Power Adapter, AC Power Cord, Wireless Setup Card, Registration/ Limited Warranty Card, Norton Internet Security 2009 (60-day trial)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great computer, great price!, May 22, 2010

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J. R. Errickson (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gateway NV5373u 15.6-Inch Laptop (Blue) (Personal Computers)

This was a present to myself to replace my old 2004 Gateway laptop. What a deal! For less than $600 you get a super-fast processor, tons of storage space, and Windows 7 (which, BTW, is leaps and bounds better than Vista). I like the feel of the keyboard. It's not quite as cramped as a typical laptop keyboard, so your hands don't ache after typing a lot. It's also got a set of number keys at the right of the letter keys, which I love. This computer has a built-in wireless card, and it makes connecting to the internet extremely easy. I hardly had to do anything at all to make it connect to my home wireless network. Yay! The screen is bright and crisp. And the whole thing weighs about 5 or 6 pounds...SO much easier on my shoulders when lugging it through an airport!

The very few cons I found with this laptop deal with the mouse pad. I had to play around a bit with the mouse pad properties to make it as sensitive as I like. It took a bit of digging to find the "Mouse & Pointers" folder in the Control Panel, but I think that is a Windows 7 issue and not a Gateway issue. The other thing is the mouse buttons. Sometimes the left-click button is too sensitive, so you wind up selecting/unselecting an item when all you want to do is just select it. It's not a huge deal...just a little annoying. But I do find the multi-gesture mouse pad to be pretty cool. It makes it very easy to scroll through long documents or web pages.

The only other con is the Office package it comes with (and I think this is across the board with Windows-based computers these days): It comes with Microsoft WORKS rather than Microsoft OFFICE. MS Works kind of stinks...it's a watered down version of Office, which I don't care for much because it doesn't have the same capabilities as the real programs like Word and Excel. You do have the option to purchase MS Office after a 60-day trial, but I wish I didn't have to bother with the download. I'd rather just pay extra up front and have it already.

Overall, I found all the pros outweigh the cons. I love this computer and I am very happy with it. Gateway computers have served me well over the last 15 years and I wouldn't buy anything else.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gateway NV5370u 15.6 inch laptop - Love it!!!, April 23, 2010

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MissWeezy (Maine) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gateway NV5370u 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)

Of course this is my FIRST laptop so I don't have much to compare to but I absolutely love it! It has all the features, built in's and programs that I need and more. I can finally multi task and keep up with the jones!! :)

There are however just a couple lil things I'm having issues with... The battery life is only about 3 hours and I didn't realize how fast that REALLY flies... So that's a bit of a bummer.

I absolutely needed and wanted the number pad on the right like on a regular keyboard but I was disappointed to see the decimal point is on the top and so I'm not as quick as I used to be keying in figures. But that may just be a matter of getting used to... Still glad I got one with the number key.

Lastly, my biggest pet peeve is that the mousepad (also taking some time to get used to) is not centered right in the middle of the laptop. I'm funny about having things being all even and this is mostly a 'look' issue. If the mousepad was centered, the number keys like a desktop keyboard and a longer lasting battery, this would be absolutely PERFECT!

Overall I am very pleased with it and would recommend it to anyone. I can watch a movie, play a game, chat on IM and go through email with ease and of course with Windows 7, it just makes it all the more easier!!

If I had to do it all over again, I would still get this one in an instant!!

Can't beat the price either. After all said and done, I paid just under $600 which was about $400 less than what I was expecting to pay!! Kudos to Gateway for a great laptop!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic! Outa the ball park!, September 12, 2010

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RCook - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gateway NV5373u 15.6-Inch Laptop (Blue) (Personal Computers)

This laptop is fantastic. This laptop is a home run! Super fast, massive hard drive, runs any video game you want. This is a great all around computer. But it is a magnet for fingerprints. Someone could probably frame me for murder with all these finger prints. I don't care about that I just care about the awesome computer within! I recommend this computer for some one who wants a excellent computer but doesn't have a lot of money to spend on one.

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