These FX-edition laptops and PCs from Gateway come in black and brown. The gaming laptop, for example, features high-end Intel processors and NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB GDDR3. It has HDMI out. The laptop is priced at about $3,000 and will be available next month.
The flagship model, the Gateway P-171XL FX Edition, comes with an Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800M GTS 512MB GDDR3, 17-inch WUXGA display (1920×1200), 3072MB of DDR2 SDRAM, 400GB(1) of storage (two 200GB 7200RPM SATA hard drives) and an HD-DVD player (DVD-RW). It is priced at $2,999.99.
The Gateway P-171S FX Edition will be available with an Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800M GTS 512MB GDDR3, 17-inch WXGA+ display, 3072MB of DDR2 SDRAM, a 250GB(1) 5400RPM SATA hard drive and a slot-load multi-format dual layer DVD-R/RW/DVD-RAM drive with LabelFlash™ technology(2) which lets users laser-burn scratch-resistant personalized images directly on CDs and DVDs. It is priced at $1,599.99.
The Gateway P-171X FX Edition comes with the new Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800M GTS 512MB GDDR3, 17-inch WUXGA display, 3072MB of DDR2 SDRAM, a 200GB(1) 7200RPM SATA hard drive and a slot-load multi-format dual layer DVD-R/RW/DVD-RAM drive with LabelFlash technology(2). It is priced at $1,999.99.
The PCs are about the same. The FX7020 has a quad-core motherboard and NVIDIA 8800GT graphics.
Challenging the specs and performance of systems costing almost twice as much, the FX7020 features the most advanced AMD quad-core power and NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GT graphics. The AMD Phenom™ Processor blazes through games and other multi-threaded programs with remarkable speed, while the NVIDIA® 8800GT graphics solution features 112 stream processors and ultra-fast frame rates to play the hottest DirectX®10 games with 512MB video memory in a single card. Combined with 3GB of memory, the FX7020 delivers incredible overall system speed, deftly handling multiple tasks, delivering rich demanding content and speedily running all applications.
The Gateway FX7020 Desktop will be available later this month for $1,099.99 at Gateway’s retail partners. To locate a store, customers can visit http://www.gateway.com/retail.
The higher end FX540 is about the same with Intel Core 2 — Intel Q6600 in the two lower end models, and starts at $999.99 for 2 GB of memory and an NVIDIA 8600GS.
My question is this… How competitive can Gateway be? What about the new Dell units? Is the Gateway machine really that good? The pricing looks attractive for the level of computing power. A lot of power for the price. Just not sure they can compete with Dell.
Wow is $1500 , $2000 , and $3000 really affordable? I mean it might be in the gaming market but not for normal laptop gaming users, but I suppose if you’re going to buy something like this you’re not “normal” . I’ve had such terrible experiences from Gateway I would NEVER buy another one, i have owned HP and Dell’s for the last eight years and will never go back, Unless they start putting poop in the disc drives, although I would probably just clean it out and continue on with my computing needs.
The P-171XL is a decent deal. The X7900 is a solid processor and the 8800m GTS is definitely a cut above the rest. But when you compare it to the Factor Gaming X-91 (http://www.factorgaming.com/Gaming_Laptop_X-91.php), it really is left in the dust.
The X-91 starts at less than the P-171XL, and comes with a 3.16GHz processor and a 9800m GT, which is significantly faster than the GTS. It’s just a better overal deal imo. Not taking anything away from the Gateway, though. It’s nice to see more competition in the gaming laptops market!