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Gateway Nv7802u
Jeremy Monitor
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Join date: 27 Mar 2009
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11-13-2009 13:30
Hey,

Looking at securing a new laptop and wanted to see if you think the Gateway NV7802U would be good enough to handle SL.

Here are its specs:

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/gateway-nv7802u/4507-3121_7-33776111.html?tag=mncolBtm;rnav

Thank you in advance.
Jeremy Monitor
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Gateway Nv7802u
11-13-2009 15:55
Anyone??? Thoughts??
Peggy Paperdoll
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11-13-2009 16:12
I will handle SL but don't expect anything approaching spectacular. You're biggest problem will be your graphics adapter. But you can upgrade to something better down the road.
SuezanneC Baskerville
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11-13-2009 16:26
The Intel onboard graphics will not be very good at all. I wouldn't get it for running SL.

This link is to laptops and notebooks at newegg.com that have nvidia graphis:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2034940032&PropertyCodeValue=402%3A49572%2C402%3A49716%2C402%3A46992%2C402%3A48903%2C402%3A49211%2C402%3A49591%2C402%3A40023%2C402%3A48928%2C402%3A38059%2C402%3A49581%2C402%3A43898%2C402%3A48515%2C402%3A40028%2C402%3A47903&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=False&Order=PRICE

This one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152126 looks more promising to me

Maybe this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115675 This has a 1 gig nVidia GT 130M

This Lenevo at $750 has Vista 64 bit and and 512 meg GT 130: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146584

These selections are just based on using newegg's power search in the laptop notebook section, clicking all the nvidia graphics options, and then sorting by price; I have no personal knowledge of any of them.
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Jeremy Monitor
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ok....
11-14-2009 12:21
So maybe I should take it up a notch.

How about the Gateway P-7915u FX

Spec here:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Gateway+-+FX+Edition+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Centrino%26%23174%3B+2+Processor+Technology/9605365.p?id=1218130485627&skuId=9605365


Will this be a good SL laptop

thanks for any feedback