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    Gateway 7508gx

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by daveshouse, Dec 14, 2005.

  1. daveshouse

    daveshouse Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've had mine now for about 3 months, and have had no problems to date. I've read about the DVD writing problems people have had with the 7510gx but I haven't encountered anything of the sort. Any other 7508gx owners out there? Just wondering how your experience has been so far.
     
    daveshouse, Dec 14, 2005
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  2. Joe_Cub

    Joe_Cub Newbie

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    I've had mine for about the same amount of time.
    No problems. I love it! I've been burning DVD's, copying movies from my digital camera, and creating movies. The games I play work fine (MOHAA). Better fps than my Pentium 2.6GHz w/ 256K NVidia chip desktop! Also, no problems with the USB seen on the other Gateway 7xxx series postings.

    I haven't seen this model in stores since. I wonder why such a short production?

    The only minor thing that comes up is that when using Pinnacle Studio 10 software, a message comes up that says "Your ATI x600 graphics do not support 3d rendering...directx9...update driver" or something like that. It's not a big deal, the software works anyway; it's just annoying.

    I was thinking about getting the latest ATI Catalyst and using that ATI modder out there to install it. Maybe that would help.

    Great laptop!!! :gateway:
    Joe
     
    Joe_Cub, Dec 15, 2005
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  3. daveshouse

    daveshouse Notebook Enthusiast

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    Awesome. Great to hear. I've been playing BF2 a lot recently and haven't had any problems whatsoever. I guess Joe Cub and I are the only people who have one of these.
     
    daveshouse, Dec 21, 2005
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    Dave,

    While we wait for other 7508 owner's comments, have you tried Call of Duty 2 on this computer yet? I am thinking about buying it, but it would be nice to know how well it runs.

    Joe_Cub
     
    Joe_Cub, Dec 21, 2005
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    daveshouse Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, actually I haven't. I've really only played BF2 so far and nothing else. Sorry!
     
    daveshouse, Dec 22, 2005
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    I've had mine since the start of September. It's been really great! I've practically replaced my desktop with this laptop. I do all my work on it now as well as all my personal stuff (photos, music, finances, etc.)

    In fact, I'm taking it to a LAN party this week to play UT2004, Halo, and some other stuff. It works great in widescreen mode!

    The only thing I'd like is a longer lasting battery, but what can you expect for the amount of computing power this thing has for it's low price?
     
    mweber, Dec 26, 2005
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    daveshouse Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah I would love to get more battery life as well. But I have few complaints about this system. Anyone know the exact car adapter I would need to use in on long road trips plugged into a cigarette lighter?
     
    daveshouse, Dec 28, 2005
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    Joe_Cub, Dec 29, 2005
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    Hmm.. Ya know I downloaded the ATI update the other day but hadn't noticed the change in Hypermemory. I wonder if it will change the 3DMark scores at all.

    I discovered another little niggle that's bugging me. There is an intermittant noise on the speaker output jack when the power supply is plugged in. I hadn't heard it before with headphones, but it's really noticeable when using a set of powered speakers. The noise goes away when it runs on battery power. Anyone else experiencing this?
     
    mweber, Jan 2, 2006
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    I just wanted to let you fellow 7508gx owners know that I have experienced some screen flickering problems, where the brightness fluctuates on it's own. I looked up this problem in this site and it is a common problem with the maker of these laptop cases (Arima).

    I can reduce the flickering by lowering a notch on the brightness, or by pressing on the center of the bottom frame of the screen panel. It doesn't happen often, but if it gets worse, I will have to bring it back to Best Buy. I also bought the extended warranty, so I have some time to see if this gets worse.
     
    Joe_Cub, Jan 11, 2006
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  11. Uscooper

    Uscooper Notebook Consultant

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    it doesnt matter what car adapter you use. the max output from a cigarette lighter is 140 wats, and yur pc uses 90. thats what the big block on there is for, to convert the power to what you need.
     
    Uscooper, Jan 11, 2006
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    hey dave, i also have a 7508GX and i was wondering what resolution you play BF2 on and what your average FPS?
     
    gamer06, Apr 7, 2006
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    Ive been using 7508 for almost a year now.
    1st problem - the port for Sony Sticks fried.
    2nd problem- Lcd Flicker (due to bad cabling m/b 2 lcd)
    3rd, hinge crack from opening and closing the screen(cheap build)
    4th and hope last- now i cant write dvds, i can read them but not write. tried on different media, doesnt work, blank dvds are dettected as unusble empty cds.
    i can write and read CDS.

    any one with ideas about the last one please write back.
     
    laki_gaki, Oct 26, 2006
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