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    I need help in the decision!!!!!! Im a noob

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Miami_Mustang, Oct 19, 2009.

  1. Miami_Mustang

    Miami_Mustang Newbie

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    I'm looking in buying a gaming laptop, I was looking at the Gateway P-7805u Fx, and its like $1000 which is in my budget. I was looking at craigslist and found someone selling a Gateway FX for $500...here are the specs:

    IM SELLING THIS MINT BEAUTIFUL GATEWAY FX GAMING EDITION IN PERFECT CONDITION STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH TONES OF EXTRAS AND GAMES
    I BOUGHT THIS LAPTOP IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR BRAND NEW AND I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT I PLAY ANY GAME WITH FULL AND HIGHEST SPECS AND RESOLUTION NO PROBLEM
    I PAID 1200 FOR IT THEN AND IT STILL SELLS FOR OVER 1000 PLUS TAX ON SALE ASKING ONLY 500

    SPECS:

    CORE 2 DUO INTEL CENTRINO PROCESSOR
    4GB RAM
    500 GB HARD DRIVE
    17" ULTRABRIGHT SCREEN WITH ANTIGLARE
    NVIDIA GE FORCE 8800M GTS 512 MB DEDICATED MEMORY

    SOFTWARE:
    WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 64 BIT
    WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE 64 BIT
    MS OFFICE 07
    ESET NOD 32
    POWER ISO

    GAMES:

    CRYSIS
    CRYSIS WARHEAD
    CALL OF DUTY 4
    CALL OF DUTY 5
    BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM
    WOLFENSTEIN
    AGE OF EMPIRES 3
    WOLVERINE
    GEARS OF WARS
    STREET FIGHTER
    NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED
    NEED FOR SPEED UNDERCOVER
    FIFA 09

    Is this a good deal? or I should just save and get the Gateway p-7805u?
     
    Miami_Mustang, Oct 19, 2009
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  2. Kamin_Majere

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    Its either a 68xx version or a 17x version of the gateway line. Both types are amazing machines and for 500 dollars a pretty good deal
     
    Kamin_Majere, Oct 19, 2009
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  3. stephen0205

    stephen0205 Notebook Consultant

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    buy it, thats a steal dude, sounds like mines, a 6860, if u do buy it, use the extra money and get urself a bluray drive, maybe an ssd hdd and your defiantly gonna want to get a new processor, if its stock then its only a 1.8ghz.

    not the best for gaming
     
    stephen0205, Oct 19, 2009
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