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    MX7515 at $1199 back at BestBuy!!! Amazing!

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by boogaboo, Nov 28, 2005.

  1. boogaboo

    boogaboo Notebook Enthusiast

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    This laptop is the bomb...unmatched on features...

    Its baaaack at $1199 at BestBuy until December 3rd.

    I picked one up yesterday and I am loving it!

    New to this laptop, new to Gateway, and new to the forum>>> :eek:
    1. Great feature set!
    2. Conservative but nice look (not as gorgeous as a Powerbook, but not fugly...)
    3. Did I mention specs and price-to-specs like nothing else out there?
    4. However------>heavy
    5. However------> battery hungry, lasts 2hrs max at normal work

    I willundoubtedly be frequenting this forum! Glad to have found you guys/gals!!! :gateway:
     
    boogaboo, Nov 28, 2005
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  2. ginzero

    ginzero Notebook Consultant

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    I bought the MX7515 when it first came out in October, I'm REALLY happy with it. Your last two points are right on...

    enjoy!!
     
    ginzero, Nov 28, 2005
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  3. By ToR

    By ToR Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, to improve battery life bring screen brightness to the lowest, this 15.4 screen eats a lot of power. When setting one above lowest brightness I can get an extra 30 min.
    Check your HDD, it's supposed to be a 4200RPM Fujistsu on specs...but mine brought a Hitachi 5400RPM instead....nice surprise.

    Also check your USB2 performance, I have a post regarding low thoughput...maybe yours brings new drivers.
     
    By ToR, Nov 28, 2005
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  4. outlawtornnmt

    outlawtornnmt Newbie

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    fyi, this laptop is on sale again for $1199, that's out the door. the rebate is instant again =)
     
    outlawtornnmt, Dec 11, 2005
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  5. jacksh

    jacksh Notebook Enthusiast

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    It is a great laptop , for business and for games as well .
    The only problem that no audio drivers work for Win64 yet .

    Enjoy
     
    jacksh, Dec 12, 2005
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  6. darkenreaper57

    darkenreaper57 Newbie

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    Is still on sale? It says it is $1449.99 online.

    If not, does anyone know when it will be on sale again?
     
    darkenreaper57, Dec 28, 2005
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  7. SpacemanSpiff

    SpacemanSpiff Everything in Moderation

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    Since Gateway now operates on a quarterly schedule, you can probably expect that either the next version in this series will arrive shortly, or that it will be discontinued. (I have no reason to believe the latter is likely, but do mention it as virtually all notebook series do have a finite production life).
     
    SpacemanSpiff, Dec 28, 2005
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  8. Hellmanns

    Hellmanns Notebook Evangelist

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    It will be interesting to see what Gateway has in mind to replace these notebooks.
    Do you think they will put Athlon 64 processors in their new 15.4", or keep the P-M? Or worse case scenario -- they don't replace it?
     
    Hellmanns, Dec 29, 2005
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  9. Uscooper

    Uscooper Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, My usb ports suck... its my only complaint. Iv verified they are slow to transfer, and they pop up and say this device will perform faster is on usb 2.0 yada yada were you the guy who contacted gateway? i guess ill send it off if they arent getting enough voltage but i need some sort of proof dont i?
     
    Uscooper, Dec 29, 2005
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