Freshened up for '07, Gateway's notebook line is looking sharper than ever, featuring a smudge-proof, dark gray case, enhanced by handsome accents like a brushed-metal palm rest and a tasteful glossy trim. But those high-end aesthetics don't come at a high end price – configured with rather beefy components (2GHz Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard drive), our 15.4-inch review unit still priced out at under $1,300. Best feature? General applications. Performance is absolutely blazing, turning in benchmark scores rivaling $2,000-plus machines. The bad news: Podunk integrated graphics means you won't be rocking Doom 3 on the NX570X any time soon. But as a business-class workhorse, though, this Gateway is positively tip-top.
Review: Gateway NX570X Notebook Computer
Freshened up for ’07, Gateway’s notebook line is looking sharper than ever, featuring a smudge-proof, dark gray case, enhanced by handsome accents like a brushed-metal palm rest and a tasteful glossy trim. But those high-end aesthetics don’t come at a high end price — configured with rather beefy components (2GHz Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM, […]
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WIRED
Four-hour battery life (with $39 battery upgrade) is virtually unmatched among sub-seven-pound laptops. Price-to-performance ratio is exceptional. Speakers boomingly loud even at 20-percent volume. Design refresh recalls Sony's Vaio line, but at half the cost. Bright screen looks great, even at wide viewing angle. Highly customizable, with decent configurations available below a grand.
TIRED
Metal palm rest is freezing cold at boot, then gets uncomfortably warm after an hour. Desperately needs a video card upgrade.
- RAM Size: 1 GB
- Clock Rate: 2 GHz
- Hard Drive Size: 80 GB
