Pros: This thing is beginning to prove the theory, good but not great proc. with good graphics = nice performance right. Been putting it through a few paces of graphics intense games and so far games they run very smooth with the big exhaust fan (on left side of lappy) pumping out the heat. Screen is bright and has nice response with no "dead or stuck pixals" No physical complaints like the cd rom door, like other review, the laptop seems solid and runs graphic intense games well and renders big photo editing files very well. Did I metion HDMI connection rocks connects right to tv or monitor. And unless the box and some benchmarking programs are wrong the hd 2600 does have ddr3.

Cons: Battery life is middling at best, sound like most all notebooks is "tinny" touchpad some what quirky, go with a cordless mouse anyway.

Overall Review: For the price and the graphics options this is the best laptop for the money out there right now.

Pros: Everything! Best bang for the buck out there! 4GB RAM tackles Vista no prob! I opened every application on screen and two games all at the same time: 28 proccesses, Unreal Tournament 04 Editor (destroyed my old comp's performance), and UT04 DMAlbatross 32 bots; all that and 64% of ram being used. Basically: AWESOME! Any other comp would cry if it had that many apps open. 250GB HD so no worries about space, it's red! The screen is nice, and the webcam is awesome! Keys on keyboard feel nice to fingers. Trackpad and scroll bar are nice. Nice placement of usb ports and hdmi. sleek appearance. lots of power options and function keys. oh! and last but not least, 512MB of video memory = hours of UT04 and Quake 3 with over 50fps full graphics! on a laptop! amazing! Oh! and the price! <$1000 :-)

Cons: If i were to change anything about this laptop, it would be the processor. It has a 1.83ghz c2d. Most laptops have this or less, but a little processor boost would make this the ultimate system. Unfortunately, one has to spend like 1200 or 1300 to get a processor over 2Ghz, unless one goes with a mac. Oh, and it doesn't have bluetooth :-(

Overall Review: This laptop is without doubt one of the very best systems for the price! One of the only laptops i found under 1000 that had more than 3 gb of ram and a video card. Was comparing to a Thinkpad, but the 4GB of ram and 512MB of video memory sold me to this one!! Oh, and it's red. One more thing, lots of people say that they've had problems running the 64bit vista. I haven't run into any yet, but should I ever, I'll post up a solution on this review. Almost any problem has a blog or forum with links to the solution, so as far as I'm concerned, 64 bit is ok with me! people mention the dvd drive. It is a bit noisy, and not as fast as my desktop drive, but not an issue still. Overall, this laptop had me sold the minute I looked at the page. Amazing laptop!! It's not a Hew***tt Pac**rd, which is a plus. Just do your research with other laptops too, read lots of reviews, users know it the best. I absolutely love this laptop and would recommend it to anyone and everyone.

Pros: Plug and play laptop, great screen, fast computer, lots of ram, fantastic video card, super customer service.

Cons: mouse finger pad not as sensitive as I expected, and I had to reboot after setting up a new wireless network for it to connect to it (could be Vista).

Overall Review: I got this laptop for $850 and saw it go up $100 in price in only a day or two. I usually would recommend Dell, as I work for a company that is a Dell reseller, but to buy one even close to this one is hundreds more. Besides, Gateway is great for their laptops quality and this one seems no different. It was so new that Gateway did not even have it on their website yet, so I had to call customer service to register it. They responded right away and the guy I spoke with gave me all kinds of great tips and info. Gateway has really stepped up the game to compete with Dell (whose customer service sucks).

Pros: The best laptop for 850$ Every game goes , even devil may cry on dx 10 with high options, on 1024*768 you can get a 20-40 fps From 4 gb of ram you will only use maximum of 3 gb or 3 and a half , depending on what game you run all software runs smooth , no errors , you can run the laptop for days(my laptop run for about 5 days without problems, it was just as if you opened it) about the ventilation , it`s good where it is, because if you play ,and put on your legs , all the hot air goes on the side, not on your legs

Cons: Few cons one of them is windows vista another thing is the FN and ctrl keys but you get use to it the speakers are not so loud as it is on a HP laptop another thing is when you play on laptop , and it`s unplugged you get only one hour of gaming

Overall Review: it`s really good , because the Ati mobility radeon 2600 is a second class video card , so for 850$ + free shipping it`s worthing every dollar you spend on it Newegg as always the best with shipping , 3 days and it came

Pros: I have been casually looking at laptops for over a year to purchase, my first to finally replace the desktop, in no hurry, and reading reviews, what brands were the most favored and why. I have never owned a Gateway before, always devoted to Dell and their PC products. The reviews for this PC was very good and from a diverse range of users , young to old, newbies to the pros. The positives certainly out weighted the few cons, has everything that seems necessary for a laptop user. Auto connected to the net from my wireless setup with only 1 click of a button and in minutes I was up and running. I really like the Vista 64 bit also.

Cons: Comes with over 25gb on the C: drive (8gb on secondary system drive), mostly trial softwares, trial games, etc..... so I will be spending the next few evening weeding out the stuff that would be pretty useless after 30 days if not purchased.

Overall Review: I was pretty distraught when I received the package from UPS as it was pretty beaten up. The laptop box was rattling inside as the packing material was not enough to effectively fill the shipping box. But the laptop was packed tightly inside it's packaging so everything seemed fine, started right up and I am a happy camper. Newegg's shipping response time is excellent.

Pros: Great features for the price. Big display and keyboard, no need for externals other then if desire a real mouse. No problems with DVD tray. Reputable company.

Cons: Vista 64 (doesn’t work with some of our existing software such as f-secure). Rather heavy and runs warm (due to large monitor size and such, so more of a trade off then a con). Mouse pad is a bit weak but then I don’t care for pads; plan to use a Bluetooth mouse.

Overall Review: In general I’m not a huge fan of “home notebooks” as typically by the time you add a full size keyboard, mouse, and monitor to support extended use, you’ve lost the benefit of a notebook, and the typically have lousey video cards that make any game but solitary all but impossible. However, in this case we wanted the extra flexibility of a portable system. The price and features was a nice combination for the price; the chili pepper red color sealed the deal. This system is geared more of a ‘portable desktop’ than a road warrior, unless you are rather strong and near an outlet, but is exactly what we wanted. In comparison I have a tiny IBM ThinkPad notebook for travel that is light and long-lived, but don’t enjoy working with it for long with the build in keyboard and display; no such issue with this red beast. We purchased at newegg.com (my first and typically last stop for computer stuff due to reviews and customer service) and have had it for a few weeks now with no proble

Pros: middle road proc with a nice graphics setup, 4 gig ram, hdmi is great 26" tv looks great, nice speed with 64 bit os not "too" cluttered with preloaded apps.

Cons: little on the heavy side, other than that not much to complain about, will update after putting through a little work.

Overall Review: overall a nice comp runs orange box well and has easy hdmi setup, plug in and go.

Pros: The hardware setup can't be beat at this price. Everything feels very solid. This laptop has been dropped (twice!) onto carpet since I've owned it, and it still runs perfect. I Have not had any compatibility issues running programs under 64-bit Vista OS. Having a discrete graphics card is awesome! HDMI out works great for games / movies.

Cons: I wish it had bluetooth. That is the only thing I can think of right now.

Overall Review: If you're wondering if you can game on this laptop, I can tell you that I play TF2 and UTIII on it with everything turned up and it looks great. I tried to play HL2, but the scripting in the game kept getting hung up at a certain point. I tried to run the Crysis demo on it, but the site would not let me download it because the processor speed is under 2.0 GHZ. I have never owned a Gateway machine until now, and I was wary of buying this laptop, but the price convinced me. I can say that I am incredibly happy with my laptop, and the Gateway brand in general.