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Gateway P-171S
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Gateway P-171S

Gateway P-7811FX
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Gateway P-7811FX

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Gateway T-6836
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Gateway T-6836

Price Check Prices $1,249.99 $789.00 to $799.99 Check Prices Check Prices
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Release date March 07, 2008 August 14, 2008 June 29, 2008 February 01, 2008
The Bottom Line Combining a top laptop CPU and graphics card for less than the competition, the Gateway P-171XL FX jumps to the top of our favorite gaming laptops list, even if you get stuck with an HD DVD drive. We don't know how Gateway makes money selling these things, but the combination of high-end components and low price makes the 17-inch Gateway P-7811FX the best mobile gaming deal going right now. A standout among budget midsize laptops, the 14.1-inch Gateway T-6836 marries strong performance and battery life with a compact, well-designed case. We loved the pitch for the Gateway P-6831 FX: a 17-inch laptop with 3GB of RAM and Nividia's GeForce 8800 graphics card for only $1,350. But keep an eye on price changes to get the best deal. You can find Blu-ray-equipped desktop replacements for less, but no other media laptop currently offers as many features for the price as the Asus M70.
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Features
Networking Network adapter - Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11g
- IEEE 802.11b
- Fast Ethernet
- Bluetooth
- IEEE 802.11g
- Fast Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- IEEE 802.11b
Network adapter - Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11g
- Fast Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11b
Network adapter - Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11a
- IEEE 802.11g
- Bluetooth
- Fast Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- IEEE 802.11b
- IEEE 802.11a
- Gigabit Ethernet
Network adapter - Bluetooth - Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11g
- Fast Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- IEEE 802.11b
Network adapter - Ethernet
- Bluetooth 2.0
- IEEE 802.11a
- Gigabit Ethernet
Battery Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Telecom Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
Fax / modem - MDC - 56 Kbps
Graphics Controller Intel GMA X3100
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS - 512 MB
Intel GMA X3100
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS - 512 MB
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 - 1 GB
Storage Removable None
None
None
None
None
Optical Storage DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Integrated
DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM with Labelflash Technology
DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM with Labelflash Technology
DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Integrated with Labelflash Technology
DVD?RW / DVD-RAM - Integrated
RAM 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM - 533 MHz ( 2 x 1 GB )
4 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 1066 MHz - PC3-8500 ( 2 x 2 GB )