Gateway 200X 1.5 GHz Laptop (1.5 GHz Pentium M (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b Wireless, DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive)

by Gateway

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 12.4 x 1 inches ; 4.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001VOPPE
• Item model number: 1008049/2046937
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,246 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 9, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Featuring embedded wireless support, reduced power consumption and enough fast-access Level 2 cache to noticeably accelerate your day-to-day multitasking, Intel's innovative Centrino technology is the sophisticated centerpiece of Gateway's 200Xa Notebook PC. A fast and capable machine that houses an impressive number of upscale amenities in its miniscule 12.4 by 10.2 by .94-inch, 4.35 pounds frame, the Gateway 200Xa will appeal to anyone prioritizes portability yet needs a full-service notebook.

Driven by a 1.5 GHz Pentium M processor incorporating Centrino technology, a perfectly adequate 512 MB of main memory and an integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2 graphics chipset with shared (not dedicated) video memory, the Gateway 200Xa isn't ready for high-end 3-D animation or taxing 3-D games but will make quick work of most common desktop applications. Furthermore, Gateway hasn't allowed the system's subcompact frame to limit data handling options, equipping it with a midsize 40 GB hard disk and a convenient DVD/CD-RW drive through which you can burn and play audio CDs, archive data and enjoy the latest Hollywood blockbusters. In its stock configuration, DVD burning is not supported.

The unit features an impressively generous 14.1-inch XGA TFT active matrix display screen (1024 by 768 resolution) and stereo speakers. User controls include a full-size keyboard and EZ Pad pointing device. Other helpful amenities include two high-speed USB 2.0 ports for external devices such as scanners and optical drives, one IEEE 1394 "FireWire" port (commonly used for fast data transfer to and from digital camcorders), an S-Video port for feeding your display to a TV and an S/PDIF high-fidelity digital audio output. When you need to communicate, you can do so via high-speed LAN, low-speed modem or through the integrated 802.11b Wireless Networking card.

Your Gateway 200 Series will ship with pre-installed copies of Windows XP Home Edition and Microsoft Works 7.0.

"Editor's Choice. Nice performer with a sweet design."--Computer Shopper Magazine, January 2004

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little machine, particularly with a few upgrades, July 6, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Gateway 200X 1.5 GHz Laptop (1.5 GHz Pentium M (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b Wireless, DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive) (Personal Computers)

This computer is spectacular, it looks great and also runs well. It is very small, but the keyboard is of usable size and has a good feel to it (my old gateway notebook definitely had a bit of a flimsy feel to it).

A few things:
1) GET THE HIGH CAPACITY BATTERY. The stock battery is awful, but such is life. Don't order it from gateway though, check out other places, such as a particular online warehouse with a three letter name. I got mine for almost 1/2 the price Gateway was charging there, and the service was a lot better.
2) The speakers suck too. The computer is less than 1" think. What do you expect? They're finally beginning to come out with wi-fi products that will use your connection to stream music from your computer to your stereo. I can't wait to get my hands on one, until then, plug it into to your stereo or use headphones.
3) Adding more RAM is highly recommended. I added an additional 512MB that I got from a well-known auction site for $50. The difference is immediately noticable; XP devours RAM.
4) Download iTunes. Seriously, even if you don't want to download music from them, it has to be the most user-friendly (not to mention free and visually pleasing) music library managment software on the planet.
5) STAY UPDATED. Every time you read about an attack, its because people don't update their OS, antivirus, and firewall software/hardware. It takes a few seconds every few weeks, and any decent company will alert you to the updates automatically. This will also eliminate 99% of problems people may experience with their wi-fi connections; the software updates usually fix glitches that weren't anticipated when the product was manufactured (I use a D-Link DI-624 router, and it's been phenomenal).
6) You'll want to get a USB drive if you need to move files off-network regularly. They're compact, hold a lot, and have become really inexpensive. I ended up buying one and couldn't be happier. Or you can do as I used to: just email files to yourself and access them at your final destination (I had a habit of losing/leaving behind floppies when I was in college).

All that said, for the price, this system simply can't be beat. Even without all the extra BS I bought for mine, it's still a great notebook. It runs cool and fast and looks great. You won't find many other notebooks with these specs and functionality.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars slick, fantastic little machine!, June 28, 2004

By A Customer

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This review is from: Gateway 200X 1.5 GHz Laptop (1.5 GHz Pentium M (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b Wireless, DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive) (Personal Computers)

I wanted a sleek looking little laptop with a decent size screen and 512mb of ram... and I got all that and more! It does everything I need, never hiccups, it's lightweight... I'm really glad I bought it. It's beauty is not only skin deep, have a look at the specs :) It's great. The only complaint... buy a backup battery... the standard one runs out so quickly.

Post script... June 12th, 2006 (original review was made circa August of 2004 - thank goodness Amazon lets you edit reviews!): I would NOT recommd this machine AT ALL. Exactly 12 months later, a week after the Gateway warranty expired the CD drive went kaput. Three or four months later, the fan started screwing up. Also, the machine doesn't wear well. What once looked sleek and sexy, looked plasticy and cheap after a year of wear. My friend's Mac looks just as fabulous as it did the day he opened it. So guess what? I bought a Mac. Don't waste your money with this cheap Gateway. You certainly get exactly what you pay for!!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty & Brawn, April 28, 2004

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"sydney85" (Glen Ellen, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gateway 200X 1.5 GHz Laptop (1.5 GHz Pentium M (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b Wireless, DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive) (Personal Computers)

The 200X has an ultramodern design -- sleek silver case, cool blue keyboard all in a slim lightweight package. Plus is has insides to back it up -- a quick 1.5Ghz Pentium M, DVD drive, 14.1-inch screen and built-in wireless. There are three buttons above the keyboard you can program to launch your favorite applications and a fourth button shines with a blue light when the integrated wireless is activated. Very nice. It also has an extremely comfortable keyboard.
The only bad news was the short battery life. Buy the optional, high-capacity battery. Armed with the new battery, the Gateway 200X lasted nearly 4 hours. With enough juice, this is a great notebook. Easily more for the money than any of the other systems I've looked at in this price range.