Gateway P-172X FX review

The system includes an industry-standard one-year warranty with parts-and-labor coverage and return-to-depot service. For a reasonable $150, you can upgrade to three years of coverage. Gateway offers a 24-7 toll-free technical-support phone line, and the Web site has the usual driver downloads and FAQs, plus options for e-mailing or online chatting with techs.

Unreal Tournament 3 (in frames per second)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

1280x800, 4X AA, 8X AF

1440x900, 4X AA, 8X AF

Gateway P-172X FX

91.2 

91 

Gateway P-6831FX

86.9 

78 

Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4

37.7 

32 

Enpower 780

33.5 

27 

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Gateway P-172X FX
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition; 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8300; 4,096MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTS; 160GB Seagate 7,200rpm (x2)

Enpower 780
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition; 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7700; 3,072MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT; 250GB Western Digital 5,400rpm

Gateway P-6831FX
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition; 1.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5450; 3,072MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTS; 250GB Western Digital 5,400rpm SATA/150

Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4
Windows Vista Home Ultimate Edition; 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100; 3,072MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB (x2) w/ SLi Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT; 160GB (x2) Hitachi 7,200rpm