Great laptop. About a year and a half old. It runs great and use it for everything from web design, gaming, programming, etc. Clean out the fans every regularly from dust and have had zero problems with it. Also baby the battery making sure it doesn’t sit plugged in.
Got a new laptop so this must go! Open to offers.
Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor P8400
2.26 GHz | 3 MB L2 Cache | 1066 MHz FSB Chipset Intel® PM45 Express Chipset Display panel 17-inch WUXGA TFT (1920 × 1200) Memory 4096 MB 1066 MHz DDR3 memory (2 × 2048)
Operates at 1066 MHz
Total slots: 2 slots | Available slots: 0 slots Video controller NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GTS
With 512 MB of GDDR3 Discrete Video Memory Audio High definition audio - 2 channel Webcam 1.3 Megapixel HDMI Version 1.3 connector E-SATA port Yes Fingerprint reader No Hard drive 200 GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive Optical drive 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM and Labelflash™ Write maximum: 8X DVD±R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-R DL, 2.4X DVD+R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R and 16X CD-RW discs
Read maximum: 8X DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4X DVD±R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R/RW/ROM discs
Modem Integrated V.92 56K modem Network Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter
802.11n wireless LAN Memory card reader 5-in-1
Memory Stick®
Memory Stick Pro®
Multimedia Card™
Secure Digital™
xD-Picture Card
MiniSD and RS-MMC (when used with adapter that is supplied with card)
Interfaces
Three - USB 2.0 ports
One - VGA port
RJ-11 port (modem)
RJ-45 port (LAN)
One - E-SATA
One - IEEE 1394
Headphone/SPDIF audio out jack
Microphone jack
One - HDMI V1.3 connector
One - Kensington lock slot
Power input
Pointing device Touchpad with vertical scroll zone Expansion Slot ExpressCard™ Type 54 Battery 9-cell Lithium-ion Dimensions 1.3 to 1.7-inches (H) × 15.75-inches (W) × 11.75-inches (D) Weight 9.2 lbs (14.01 lbs)
As a reference the newer gaming laptops that had 260m gtx video cards in them (the next gen up) were going for around $700 and change with clearance pricing. Based on that I would comfortably offer $400-$450 for yours. I know its quite a bit off what you paid but you can never use that number when trying to sell a previously owned unit. If its considerable let me know.
if i had a use for it i wouldd pick this up in a heartbeat - its an awesome and VERY capable laptop…and while i know some people dont agree, i LOVE gateways build quality, especially that generation/chassis. It has a very solid feel and is overall an awesome laptop - especially at that price.
GLWS
I was reading a bit online and these seem to have overheating issues, my last Gateway laptop is broken now also due to the overheating issues. Does this ever seem to run very hot, or shut itself down because it gets too hot? I am intetrested, but I can’t sink a bunch of money into another laptop that is going to die in 6 months.
