Thanks for all the info..Just bought the 7515

I read all the great info on here over the last few days and I really appareciate everyone giving their input. I was leaning towards the 7118 until I figured out that after uppgrading my ram on the 7118 it would only be 250 more to get the 7515. I just picked it up tonight, but thus far I am impressed. I played my flight sim a few minutes ago and it runs perfectly. I had Best Buy set the computer up and load the anti virus on for me. Do you guys have any other recomendations on what I should do after just buying it? Thanks for the help.

 

Welcome to the forums. I'd recommend a service plan if you have the cash. I can tell you all about those but im sure the guys at BB already did. Otherwise, the geek squad does a lot of the cleaning up of the machine so you should be ready to do whatever it is you do, lol. any questions bout how to do something or how something works, let us know!

 

Ok I am confused. When I got home from the store with my laptop I got on here an made my post earlier. I read usc's post and the specs on his computer and I think they are the same as mine, but the box on mine says its the MX7525. What is the difference between this and the 7515. I went on gateways site and I cant find any reference to the 7515. Haha I know I sound rediculous not knowing what kind of computer I just spent 1200 bucks on, but I appreciate you guys clearing it up for me.

 

LOL! no problem man, dont worry... you just got the refresh to the 7515. Its got media center and 128 meg atix600+128 hypermemory. The 7515 has 64 megs of ram on the video card and shares 128 of hypermemory. In short, You got the newer model with better graphical capabilities, and media center software. Otherwise, the two models are identical. There are still just some 7515s around on clearance but yeah the 7525 is the same price this week. Good deal

 

I would also recommend the service plan (if you have the money). Hinges on these machines are a bit sneaky. You probably won't have any problems, but the reassurance is worth it
Either way, enjoy your 7525!
:gateway:

 

:gateway: :gateway: Download the Omega drivers for your video. They will increase your video card performance dramaticaly. You can find them here:
http://www.omegadrivers.net/
:gateway:

 

Thanks a lot for the info. I thought 7525 was probably just an update after I did some research last night but I wasnt sure. I appreciate you clearing that up for me. I got the service plan from Best Buy. I bought mine in Columbus Ga (I live in Auburn AL) and apparently according to the sales rep there the service plan in GA and one other state is more comprehensive. He didnt go into detail on that though so Im not sure exactly what he was referring to. He said it was a trial BB is running to see if they want to extend it to all states. Anyone have any further info on that?

 

so how do you like it so far? Play any other graphically demanding games on it yet? Im probably going to buy this one tommorow (7525)

 

I have just loaded Call of Duty 2. I played an old flight sim of mine and it ran perfectly. The game sucks though so I decided to go buy Call of Duty. I ll let you know in a bit how it runs. So far it looks good. The computer is an incredible buy from what my research and my days worth of messing around with it.

 

yeah load the omega drivers and let us know how CoD2 runs!!

 

hi guys, i have the same **** problem

i bought an hp dv 5035nr with amd turion 64 2.2 ghz, 1 gb ram, 80 gb hd, 1mb cache. and 1800 mhz fsb.
it is a nice lloooking laptop, 6.6 pnds. but it could not play quake 4, and it pissed me off. it has an ati x200m with 128 mb ram.


i went back to best buy to look for reasons they said it is the graphic card. and they showed me the Gateway MX7525 Notebook PC, it has ati x600 and an amd athlon 64 4000 with 1mb cache, i gb ram and 100 gb hard drive. it is about 1 pound heavier and has less battery life. and 1600 fsb.

i still have the exchange warrantee, what do u guys advise me ????

and the special end saturday, it costs there now 1249$. basicaly the same price as the one i bought.

wass up guys.

id appreciate your help.

 

The 7525 is actually the best performing notebook available at BesBuy. It seems as if it is your only option. Which is okay, because I would recommend it anyways

If you don't mind the extra weight and less battery life, it is a very nice choice

Good luck with your decision

 

if its gaming you want to do, go with the 7525 gateway. the hp 5035 is a really nice multimedia model, and i have highly recommended it to my customers, but in terms of graphical capabilities the x600 is more of a performance card, and the 4000+ is one of the most powerful processors on the market. Battery life will be around 2 hours, but if you want sheer power, go with the gateway. quake 4 shouldnt be a problem at all for that bad boy. Play with the settings once you get it and tell us all how it runs

 

Call of Duty 2 plays very well on the MX7515, the only problem is that with DX9 enabled through the settings, it plays horrible... but then again, my friend has an Nvidia 6800 GT and barely (not really) plays it... while I have a friend with an Nvidia 6600 GT and it is unable to use DX9 smoothly. I can turn up all the settings, 4x AA, 4 AF ... high textures etc, and it runs smooth. I want to try and upgrade my ram though, since alot is being used with the video card.

**** i'm tired... i can't even keep my eyes open

 

so yours runs smooth on the 7515? If you have that, then i assume that anyone with a 7525 and the extra v-ram should be set. thanks for the update

 

Hello everyone, another noob ringin in!! I usually dislike people whose first posts are like mine, but...
I am very seriously considering this machine, but is there anything else that has this processor with a better GPU, or anyway at all to buy the 7525 and upgrade the graphics? Thanks in advance and I look forward to being part the community!!

 

I do not know of any other notebook that has such a CPU.. Especially at that price
No, the graphics are not upgradable. What games do you plan on playing? I imagine that the X600 can play most anything out right now.. not all at best quality, but very well.
Welcome to Notebookreview!

 

Frankly...for gaming, you can get a much weaker CPU and it'll handle most of the intensive games with no problem, for several years, if you have a more powerful GPU.

If you're looking for a real gaming laptop...I wouldn't recommend an x600 based lappy if you intend to use it on future games(FPS's and the like). Even my x700 is sometimes taxed with games like BF2. However, my somewhat slower CPU(PM 1.73Ghz) is not significantly stressed by the game at all. Current processors are getting pretty powerful for handling most games. The newer games aren't as dramatically CPU intensive as they were on the older processors.

You just might want to consider another machine if you'd like to play COD2 or such at higher resolutions.

 

Thanks for the quick responses! I've actually been doing tons of research about this, but I needed someone to straight out tell me I guess...The problem I'm finding however is a nice GPU (i.e. 7800go) paired with a nice AMD processor is nonexistant under or even around the 2k range. Killernotebooks.com is supposed to be releasing a Turion mt-42/x1600 combo this month sometime for around 1800-1900 I think, but from what I understand, this GPU competes with the Nvidia 6600. I'm sure its a huge step from the x600 though. BTW, mainly BF2, Empire at War, a few others.- I would like to be future-proof however...Thanks again!

 

The X1600 actually performs close to twice as fast as the Go 6600. It's a downright remarkable little piece of notebook hardware.

 

Is this the Gateway Laptop that uses the same case (hinges) as the old eMachines 6811 laptop? I just sent my 6811 in for 3rd replacement hinges (among other things - flickering screen, shuts down for no apparent reason, slow dvd burner, function button sticks, short battery life, dangerously hot ac adapter). I saw some laptops from Gateway that STILL use the old eMachine case - couldn't believe my eyes. BTW, does Intel have a 64 bit mobile chip yet? Thanks.

 

Arima claims that they have fixed the problem.
And no, Intel has no 64 bit CPUs out yet. There is rumor though, that the Core Duo's have the capability, just that it is not enabled as default.

 

Thanks. Love your mayonaise.
eMachines claimed they had the hinge issue fixed too, but they still keep cracking.
So AMD is still the only game in town for 64 bit then. Is Intel just stupid or do they not have the technology to build a 64 bit chip yet? Geesh.

 

Thanks! I am proud of it myself

Yeah, I heard about that too, which is why I was a bit skeptical when they said it.. but I have heard fewer and fewer complaints. I can't help but believe it for now.
Heh, I guess I wouldn't say that Intel was stupid for disabling it, they probably just wanted to do some more thorough testing. It's just a rumor though.. Frankly, I don't even remember where I heard it (somewhere on these boards).

 

Ummm...there's no major market 64 bit operating system out there yet. WinXP64bit is not major market. The 64 bit version of Vista will be. Before it's released, Intel will have Merom on the market, which supports 64bit.

I think they were just more concerned with getting the dual core capability out there cause it can actually be more beneficial to more users right now, than the 64bit. It's easier to sell to the average user than a 64bit capability that most can't use yet.

It's all marketing that drives their product cycle.

 

Oh cmon guys... knowing intel they are milking 32 bit processors for all they are worth. releasing a new core 6 mo before 64 bit computing really takes off... sounds very intel to me.

 

Intel has struggled with creating a true dual core. FSB is not a very efficient way to do dual core computing. They pretty much gave up trying to develop an on die memory controller too...

 

Very good point.
Are you scolding Intel though? I can see how it is wrong, I can't help but picture it as a somewhat good thing to the more knowledgeable consumer (more sales for Intel > more money > faster progress)
Correct me if I am wrong though..

 

Do you have insider information on this? I mean...could it be, that Intel didn't want full dual processing occurring on one processor...so they could still support their multiple processor segment? The dual core gives a bump, but for true, intensive, multi threading, a multi processor machine is the way to go. Perhaps they're trying to avoid blurring the lines between the markets?

Of course, if you have press releases or documentation from Intel stating that they have tried and were not successful in developing the parts you refer to above...I'd like to see them.

I always doubt statements like that. I work in an industry where we develop some products lightyears ahead of what people talk about. I see things listed as "products of the future" on the news...that I was working on in a lab months ago. My employer doesn't release them though, cause of a variety of issues...but not cause we "couldn't figure it out".