P-7805u

thank you very much. you saved me a good chunk of change

 

Yeah its done, Kensington said frys has to replace it, they're shipping another one, i ship back the old one, fax them the receipt and they credit me for the unit and the shipping back to them. Can't complain about that.

 

So all that is done through Fry's or is Kensington getting you a replacement. Sorry, it wasn't clear. If you have to go through Fry's, it's probably because it is so new. Once you are out of your return period, I think Kensington would take care of you.

 

Wow I also ordered one of those Kensington PSU's last night, and it got here today... I chose standard ground shipping which was $5.79 (I also got it together with a couple other small items)... there's gotta be some sort of sorcery involved here! Anyways, I'll open it up and use it tonight and depending on which way that goes, I'll have some choice words for lancorp.

 

anyone have any information on when or even if they intend to jack the price up on these units any time soon? been kinda wonderin here of late cause on the website for bb its states that its on sale

 

Sadly, I do believe that Best Buy will change the price on this machine very soon. Just this morning, two HP computers went up in price. Also, a Dell was listed at $599 and is now priced at $699. It's called "Market Reaction" and is a very normal practice for Best Buy and most retailers that deal in technology products. What it means is that Best buy feels that an item is selling too cheaply (IE- no margin $$ for BBY) and too quickly, so they adjust the pricing to compensate. My true belief is that the P-7805U will NOT remain at $1149 for much longer... at least not with the wUxga screen being inside it. Once this week's sale price of $1049 is done, look for the price to increase to $1249 or possibly more. I'll keep my eyes and ears open with communiques from corporate! GET THIS COMPUTER WHILE IT'S $1049.99!!!

 

Essentially I'm RMAing this one for refund and ordering a new one is how it works out, all through fry's. Think I might go ahead and order a DC one too, they're on sale for the same price, though I dunno if I really need it...

 

Hmm, I went to Best Buy and looked at that Targus bag, but I didn't like it too much. First thing I disliked was the fact that you couldn't completely zip up the main compartment. Maybe it's just me, but I like to have compartments that won't spill any small contents if the bag gets turned over. The second thing I disliked was that there was very little padding on the top corner edges of the bag. I think this one is better, though of course more expensive (it's on sale too though right now). It's got a rugged rubberized bottom and all the corners are reinforced. It's got more compartments than you'll ever need and supposedly is built in such a way to redirect external pressures away from the center of the LCD screen (have no idea if it works--could just be marketing hype). I just got my p-7805u today and I'll probably pick up this case tomorrow.

EDIT: Buy.com has the bag I mentioned above on sale for $50 with free shipping in case anyone is interested.

 

auo are more normal than lg ,my auo is just fine very little lite bleed at bottom
on FULL brite which is way to brite good luck to all, this a great gamer lap
COD4 at full 1920x1200 is super for my eyes and at full brite too

 

I received my Kensington Power Adapter today also, wow, that was fast

 

Hey everyone.. The BB in my area has one in stock at the sale price ($1049), and I'm looking for someone to convince to to buy it.

I've been looking for a decent 17" wuxga laptop for a couple months now, but have had a hard time finding them around $1000. It seems as if this laptop is a bit overkill for my needs (Photoshop/Flash/some minor video editing - NO GAMING).

I know this is a "gaming" laptop, but the stats that make it great for games should make it great for my purposes too, correct? Someone tell me I need to buy this laptop.

 

Ok i'm getting scared now, Kensington is using some weird form of time dialation to get things to people so quickly.

That is amazingly fast shipping though

 

You need to buy this laptop.

You wont find anything better suited to your needs for less than 1049. You dont have to game on this machine, but the stats dont hurt anything else you could want to do.

Not everyone that buys a top of the line clevo/arima games, but the power these machines have certainly helps ALOT of other applications

 

Hi,
I've been running without a page file even with Vista 32 on my XT5000T. I set up the same on the P7805u right away. I am having no issues at all. All of the 3DMarks 03, 05 and 06 ran without a hitch. I however would not suggest this on a system that shares the ram with the video.

 

I'm somewhat torn here. The power monger in me wants a T9800 or maybe a Q9100 or even QX9300 but I have to say for casual use the P8400 does a nice job and seems to give pretty good battery life. Those here who ahve upgraded how much better does the system seem and how bad did it hit the battery life?

 

I am happy to report that my Kensington $15 PSU works like a charm and I was taken aback by how slim and light it is, as I'd gotten used to the Targus 180w unit.

I noticed that it also emitted a slight but noticeable audible whine kinda like the stock psu's from Gateway when it was being maxed out. I ran through a Half-Life 2 Lost Coast video test with screen brightness at max and my gpu oc'd to 650/975/1495, and finished without issue. The Kensington got barely warm.

My one gripe would be the comically short cable/plug that connects the psu to the outlet. I don't know how anyone could come up with that kind of design and consider it "functional."

But oh well, for fifteen bucks I'm certainly not having any regrets about it. Just remember, folks, that the N3 adapter plug that fits into our Gateway's will not fit in all the way. It will be jutting out quite a bit and it almost feels like you're not plugging it in all the way, but that's the furthest it'll go and it works fine.

Edit: After putting this thing to more use, I'd like to revise the "barely warm" statement. The brick unit does get really hot when playing games, almost too hot to handle. I'm personally not comfortable with letting it get that hot, so I'm gonna stick to my 180w Targus when I game. Still lovin' the Kensington for its tiny size, so I'll be using that when I'm not needing to run anything intensive.

 

Luckily you cant use the Q9000/Q9100/QX9300 so that removes your choices very well

THe t9800 is a great upgrade, probably top of the line for this machine. You dont get enough from the x9100 to actually justify its cost or TDP (2.93 vs 3.06... 13 mHz woo hoo )

The sweet spot i think is the t9600, but if you wanted to shoot for the moon i wouldnt recommend anything over the t9800

 

Go ahead and indulge yourself in something faster than you need. I did. You know you want it. And now it's affordable.

 

I don't think anyone has actually tried upgrading to a quad yet. alitunay ordered a q9100 and was going to try it out. People have talked about it but after going through this entire thread i see that no one has actually tried.

 

For the peeps that got the Kensington:
http://www.onsale.com/shop/detail.aspx?dpno=7029943&store=onsale&source=bwbfroogle

While it costs about as much as the charger itself, it looks like it'd be much nicer than the cable that comes with it. Once I get a working one in hand I think I'll order one.

 

I dont know of one to try it, but alitunay did confirm it has the same heatsink as the other 78xx series notebooks, and with out major modification those dont fit quads either. So its pretty safe advice to say you cant use them, and that way i dont cause anyone heart ache

You might could get a quad to read in the system, but you might also have it burn out in a few days due to the cooling system not being able to handle it correctly.

 

oh so tempting.....incredible deal

 

I suppose it means enough to you to make this your first post, but take a look at the other manufacturers forums here at NBR (Dell, for instance) and read all the comments regarding LG vs. AUO and you'll find that what I said is correct. LG makes a better panel. It's not my personal opinion, it's the general consensus of those that have seen or had both.

 

Still waiting for mine :cry:

 

Good for you. I suppose if all you run is run benchmarks, then whatever RAM you have is enough for the OS and the bench programs.

Others of us, though, that run multiple apps at the same time and have higher memory requirements NEED a pagefile. Despite what you claim, the importance of a pagefile is well documented, and you're doing a disservice by suggesting that it isn't needed.

As was stated, with the use of an SSD as your boot drive, it's important to move that pagefile to a traditional HDD, if available.

 

How can you tell if the notebook has the LG or AUO panel? Do you look in the Display settings under the monitor tab?

 

Device manager, under monitors, then look at the details tab and look at the hardware ID.

 

I am doing it. My Q9100 is on its way. If it works, that will be awesome.

 

Be sure to let us know ASAP !

 

hi well should I return it ? since its a auo but it looks great and no funny clouds or flashlites blacks are good as my sammy and solid no banding clean
panel I played hi taxing games with good clean picture even color etc.
thanks (and it is not broke in yet 3 days old)



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Well, I just got my LG screen replaced with an AUO. I must say the AUO looks much better, and the colors are way more vibrant. The LG sceen I had had a lot of those weird sparkles and whites didn't look very white. However, the AUO I just received made a huge difference in color. It's much more clear. Whites are much whiter on the AUO, then on the LG I had.


I know a lot of users here dislike the AUO screen, but I am satisfied with it.
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I would like to add a bluray drive in place of the dvd drive which one would work best any sata for laptops?

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=170487

read this lol

 

hey someone mentioned this for a hardcase, and I was wondering(hopefully they are around, have they used it for their p-7805u, because I measured it and there is about .5inches around the screen on each side..so was wondering if it fits.

 

Ok, I just got back from my Best Buy store and purchased my P-7805U for $1049.99. That is at employee pricing, so I couldn't swing a better deal out of it. I did get 20% off my 2yr protection plan (with ADH) though!! Checked my computer before I left the store and it's also a LG screen (wUxga) and looks BEEAAUUTIFUL.

I checked the End-Of-Life details for the P-7811 FX and that is slated to be placed on EOF in mid-March. What that means is the 7811 will drop to a ridiculous price in March. You'll probably be able to pick it up, if any stores have inventory, for between $450-$750... depending on how good you are at bartering with the Best Buy managers and PCHO supervisors!! (Quick note - the managers will usually barter for a lower price if you get Black Tie Service Plans attached to the sale!!! They make much more $$ on the Black Tie, not the computer itself.)

 

I believe most P-7811FX are already sent to liquidators so I doubt you'll find any at Best Buys.

 

Not sure to what end you are trying to argue. I'm glad you're happy with your AUO. I never said they were horrible or unusable, just in a side-by-side comparison with an equivalent LG panel, most people would prefer the LG and many will only take LG if it's an option.

Apparently, Notebook Geek (or whoever you posted), had a bad LG. His AUO replacement was better. Luck of the draw. Like he said, a lot of people dislike AUO. And again, I'm just reiterating general opinion.

Enjoy!

 

thank you for understanding I did look at lg vs auo in the seach and there was some info. I dont mean to sound crabby about this topic but thanks

 

I have the AUO and am more than happy with it............

 

auo is what my fx came with so thats life if I would return it bestbuys would think I am nuts for saying find me one with a LG panel hehe ,you think so?
I am done with this thanks LOL

 

So far i notice to problems with my 7805.

1. I connected it to my Samsung LN40650, it connected fine but for some strange reason a part of the screen is cut off, pretty much all 4 corners of the screen is cut off.

2. I tried to connected a ethernet cable to the laptop and it pretty much wasnt work, i tried everything to get internet working on it.

 

Hey guys.

I couldn't find the post where people shows the recommended settings for GTA 4 with this laptop.


Can anyone repost it?

Thanks.

 

I'll join in and add to the building crowd trying to convince you to pull the trigger. I am a Photoshop/Sony Vegas/Firefox guy. I got it purely for the WUXGA+ resolution and the 9800GTS card. The 7200RPM drive helped also. It's the steal of the decade. The cheapest notebook with similar specs is easily $500 more.

So I'll say it now...You don't have to be a gamer to get the 7805

 

Statistics
Average FPS: 26.61
Duration: 37.17 sec
CPU Usage: 96%
System memory usage: 67%
Video memory usage: 84%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1152 x 864 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Render Quality: High
View Distance: 50
Detail Distance: 50

Hardware
Microsoft® Windows Vista" Home Premium
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS [Dox Optimised 180.84]
Video Driver version: 180.84
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz

Those are my optimum.
The Car Density was set to 100 and shadows at 11 (thats how I play it all the time, except when in car chases I put car density to 0 for an easier escape or catch ;D). Either way, with those settings, It runs smoothly for me no matter what the car density is set to.

But I must say, recently I lowered the screen res a little bit and it looks identically pretty much so lowering it might give you a better experience if those above don't work well for you.

 

Just wondering, but is there a risk that if one sends this to gateway for warranty repair that gateway will swap it or parts of it with a replacement that has the lower specs on the gateway website?

It would stink if you send it off to gateway sometime after the 14 days and it comes back with a lowerend processor or screen. The screen being the biggest deal.

 

Its possible Mug.
Nobody can say for sure though because we don't know the correct specs for this thing. So it'd be a "Hope and Pray" type of thing.

 

@mugimba, what is the official specs up on the gateway site?

 

Question for you guys with experience for these FX's.
Anyone know of a good cheap backpack to carry it in?
$30-$50 dollar area.
Thanks.

 

http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668231.php

 

I have a 7811 which I keep in a HP 17 laptop backpack. That backpack was $49 at microcenter. I tried a 17" swissgear and the fx would not fit. There have been other posts earlier in this thread about other backpacks someone mentioned the "spyder' but it is pricey.

It would be nice to set up a wikipost somehow so the info can be put together though there probably is one for other fx's and their size is the same (so same backpack choices).

 

Try the Ogio - Epic Laptop Backpack (Grey) from Best Buy SKU: 8837707. It's received very decent reviews and is very spacious & weatherproof! Costs $89.99 but on sale for $80.99 now. If you have a Best Buy friend, have them purchase it on their discount for $26!!!