Does the gateway P6831x make all of us that just bought our 3,000 and 4,000 Sagers Alienwares and dell xps 1730 look silly ?

That's a decent price for your 1730. I would have to say that the 1730 owners who had gotten the SLI 8700s probably feel somewhat gypped by Dell right now. While the onward march of technology is relentless, it has got to hurt that a machine costing a third of the price you shelled out mere months ago can match or surpass the performance of your machine.

Build quality aside, as iceman said, the gateway offers gaming bang for the buck through the GPU and skimps on other areas. Gateway has to make money somewhere.

 

My wife didn't like the keyboard either, which is one reason why I don't have one yet. I'm still trying to convince her we can just use an external one and not worry about it.

 

I'am surprised at your impression of the Gateway,really wondering hard how you came up with that description because it nowhere reflects the quaility of this laptop (A TOY?) , your description is so far off I really wonder how you became an NBR reviewer?

 

It was a display model, and might very well have been manhandled by the lovely kids who come into Best Buy and start pounding on keyboards.

 

yes i also tested they keyboard on that laptop and its **** but the rast seems okay though

 

Its not the greatest keyboard and its not even close to the worse keypboard so stop acting like its so horrible. Seriously its not a 4k laptop and they clearly tried to keep it at a low price. Go touch another laptop with the same specs and price and then say the keyboard is horrible.....oh wait THERE IS NO OTHER LAPTOP IN THAT PRICE RANGE AND CONFIGURATION.

 

When I saw the gateway a my Best Buy I had the same thoughts. Great price, bad quality overall though. As Jaydizz said, the lid was crap (my words there not his), I didn't care for the coloring, and the switch on the front (wifi?) looked cheap and poorly fitted as it was somewhat crooked. If you have a tight budget and are not too big on gaming I could see buying that. But no way would I take that over an Alienware, Dell, or... dare I say it... a Sager.

 

so what everyone's trying to say is that it's a $1,300 notebook. nothing more, nothing less. although it's still an alright deal at even $1,500

 

exactly, compare its performance to a 3k laptop is fine, but compare its quality to another laptop in its pricerange.

 

Yeah, I'd say that pretty much sums it up.

 

yeah if i had money i would totally buy it because its a rip off for that performance. Right now am stuck in on a Presario V3000

 

I'd say a $1200 (on sale) notebook that games as well (better than some) as $4000 + gaming rigs and is very easy to work on (easiest cpu upgrade ever), easy RAID 0 upgrade and a very good cooling system. I'd call it a bargain. Hopefully the release of this Gateway will have a positive effect being other manufacturers releasing competitive gaming machines for a reasonable price. Gateway has broken new ground with the FX's to everyones benefit.

 

Well spoken, I'm happy with mine:yes:

 

I stand by my description. I never once knocked the specs of this laptop. I'll admit its one hell of a bargain, but when user after user saying the the build quality is "great" or "on par" with with the premium model laptops, I was just a bit dissapointed when the laptop felt no more sturdy than my uncles $399 everex notebook. I know for $1200 gateway probably needed to make some trade-offs, but I wish people would start admitting the faults and stop rubbing their budget gaming notebook into the faces of other notebook consumers.
/just my 2 cents

Edit: Just for the record, I'm still deciding if I wanna pick this up. $1200 is a steal and it would definitely hold me over gaming wise until I find a laptop I really want (and the gateway is pretty sexy ). Also, if you think I'm being hard on this laptop, look up my review for the Gateway mx7515. I loved that notebook, but the build was pretty bad.

 

or you a jealous that you bought your XPS for 4 times the price

 

stop bashing peoples purchases, its their money and they can do what they want with it.

i purchased the best available to suit my needs at the time and the price was right so good for me. im sure everyone else did too.

 

I actually paid $1350 for my xps (replacement from older XPS deal)

 

Jay - personally, I think the BB demo is beaten to hell. On my 6831, i notice no keyboard flex; in fact, I am sure my old Dell 9300 flexes more than my 6831 does. Now, it isn't the BEST built, but it is certainly alot better than any $399 laptop...

Also - doesn't it suck that a "budget gaming laptop" is just as good as those more expensive laptops?

 

..I agree with some of your points. I paid $150 more for my 1705 two years ago. My 6831 does not have the magnesium frame in the lid or base thus my 1705 has far less flex than my 6831. Keyboard flex is about on par for both.

As on other posts I still chose the P6831 as the best bang for the buck. If had had bucks to burn then I would look hard at the Clevos or Dells.

"but I wish people would start admitting the faults and stop rubbing their budget gaming notebook into the faces of other notebook consumers.
/just my 2 cents"

Agree!

 

Hey, haha yeah i def. agree with that.
I was best buy today and saw the gateway. damn $1200, that is on hell of a deal. (I only need a computer like this to game, so don't care about the 1.66GHz cpu).

well so back in the end of december, I got a toshiba P100-ST9752 for $999. It has a t5600 cpu and a go 7900GTX. even in january, this is still the best buy I could find for a laptop for gaming.

Well, now there is that gateway. Seriously, if I just waited for 1.5 month, $200 more = 8800 GTS, which blows the 7900GTX out of the water

but that is 1.5 months later, i can't predict the future...

 

As good as the more expensive laptops? No it is not as good as the more expensive laptops, since all those do have the 8800m GTX and a faster CPU too. Now if you mean as good as the older expensive laptops with 7950GTX then yeah.

But you should compare it to the new expensive ones instead with the 8800m GTX and let me know what you think then Is it still as good?

 

Sli Rig?
Yes.
Big?
No.

I agree with Hydra.
It's not just about money.
It's about the bigger e-*****.
Mine is big.
A Gateway owners.... looks like a cow.

Also:
If you buy a notebook purely for gaming you're kinda defeating the point of getting a notebook. You can't really game on the go, maybe the m15x with it's two 6cell batteries (if you put one in the smartbay)(In Europe it's actually 2x 9cell batteries) can give you some good gaming time. Notebooks are there for productivity, if you just want a gaming machine get a desktop and something like the Asus EEE or a Vostro.

I honestly doubt that the screen of the Gateway is anywhere near as good as the one in mine or the Sager/Clevo's.

 

Hello All, I have been reading these posts and decided to cancel my 2200 order for a P 171 X FX (fully loaded w/3yr warranty, taxes, shipping, etc.. could not get the price down further since this was my first quote and Gateway would not honor another 200 dollar lower quote after I ordered it) I got this one for 1199 w/free game -the Orange Box- at Best Buy instead. For a 1000 dollar savings!! Heck. Its good enough for my gaming-on-the-go!.

Plus all the useful information for upgrading the CPU in the future when chip prices come down-Why not get this?. It seems very solid build to me. I was concerned about not having the 1900 x 1200 screen-but this screen (1440 x 900) looks great. In fact, I got a little dizzy playing Half Life 2 since it can move so fast! lol

I declined the extra warranty at Best Buy since I will upgrade the cpu in the near future. Besides, How much cpu power does one really need? I guess when Assasin's Creed comes out in March, it will help, but otherwise I can wait a few months with this 1.67 GHz model to catch up playing some older games I didn't play yet. I rec. this computer! I had to call a couple Best Buy's to get it as they were selling out..

Kudos to all the "brains" in this forum, Keep up the good work!

PS

 

Phritz, LOL, "A Gateway owners.... looks like a cow?"

What does an Alien owner look like, hmmm?

Sorry to disagree;

"Also:
If you buy a notebook purely for gaming you're kinda defeating the point of getting a notebook. You can't really game on the go, maybe the m15x with it's two 6cell batteries (if you put one in the smartbay)(In Europe it's actually 2x 9cell batteries) can give you some good gaming time. Notebooks are there for productivity, if you just want a gaming machine get a desktop and something like the Asus EEE or a Vostro."

You forget that some people don't have a choice, it's one or the other. IMHO a large "17" is more classified as a DTR. When's the last time you hauled your desktop to a LAN party?

"I honestly doubt that the screen of the Gateway is anywhere near as good as the one in mine or the Sager/Clevo's."

Well, that entirely depends on what is ordered or OEM; LG or Samsung, other.
In other words an LG WUXGA will look the same on either machine as long as back lights, production runs are the same. As a boutique notebook owner your price point should give you more leeway in what choices you have.