Saturday, February 14, 2009
Gateway MD7826u
Posted on 2:23 AM by Shujah Ur Rehman
Gateway's Latest Laptop is a Lofty Loser
You win some, you lose some. Take Gateway for example. Its big P- 7811FX gaming laptop is a winner: cheap, a great performer and pretty to look at. Loser? Gateway's MD7826u. This clunker hides under a sheen of coolness that quickly fades, revealing a mediocre laptop dressed in a tuxedo T-shirt and Payless shoes.
In the context of other consumer electronics the MD7826u is not a horrible piece of hardware — it just comes up short in a couple of critical areas. It is cheap though: $1,000 will get you the notebook and leave you with enough cash for a 20-ounce Tall Boy. Its Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 4 GB of RAM, 320 GB hard drive and ATI Radeon 3600 offer solid oomph for business and casual gaming. Its burgundy case and black trim lends a touch of swank, albeit an aesthetic only Ron Burgundy would appreciate. Movies look good if you can tolerate the hobbled controls of Windows Media Center, and the 8-cell battery will hold up for 2 1-2 hours
You win some, you lose some. Take Gateway for example. Its big P- 7811FX gaming laptop is a winner: cheap, a great performer and pretty to look at. Loser? Gateway's MD7826u. This clunker hides under a sheen of coolness that quickly fades, revealing a mediocre laptop dressed in a tuxedo T-shirt and Payless shoes.
In the context of other consumer electronics the MD7826u is not a horrible piece of hardware — it just comes up short in a couple of critical areas. It is cheap though: $1,000 will get you the notebook and leave you with enough cash for a 20-ounce Tall Boy. Its Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 4 GB of RAM, 320 GB hard drive and ATI Radeon 3600 offer solid oomph for business and casual gaming. Its burgundy case and black trim lends a touch of swank, albeit an aesthetic only Ron Burgundy would appreciate. Movies look good if you can tolerate the hobbled controls of Windows Media Center, and the 8-cell battery will hold up for 2 1-2 hours
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