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    Gateway P-6831 FX

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Element81, May 16, 2008.

  1. Element81

    Element81 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I've been craving this laptop for several months now since I first found reviews about it online. I just happened to be at a training meeting for work yesterday and stopped into a best buy that had this very model on clearance!!! They had dropped the price down to $972.99, and to add to that, they gave me another 10% off because it was a floor model (still in beautiful condition). SO the final price came to $875.00!!! That has to be the best deal I've ever seen on a laptop like this.

    I'm planning on buying a T9300 immediatly and dropping that sucker in to complete my desktop replacement notebook. I cant wait to get home from work at get some benchmarks done after I clean up the system a bit, and update some of the drivers.

    So far I've only been able to test out basic functionality but everything seems to work perfectly. I couldnt be more happy with my purchase. My aging desktop system def needed to be replaced and I needed something that is powerful yet portable for the future.

    Matt
     
    Element81, May 16, 2008
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  2. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Very nice. Thanks for sharing. Man, I wish I could find one of those.
     
    dtwn, May 16, 2008
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  3. boypogi

    boypogi Man Beast

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    nice deal!! its a steal :D
     
    boypogi, May 16, 2008
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  4. Jaerb4

    Jaerb4 Notebook Guru

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    Argh, the Best Buy here does very well so they never cut prices on anything. :/
     
    Jaerb4, May 16, 2008
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  5. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Wow good price for that Machine :)
     
    The_Observer, May 16, 2008
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  6. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    sounds like our best buy they suck. and if anything gets cut the employees buy it before anyone else finds out.. i know people that work there (store managers) and i cant even snag stuff as it usually gets bought so fast by the employee's...when he can grab stuff for me he will but its rare. i can get the employee discount normally though but you guys are getting these for less than that
     
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  7. Element81

    Element81 Notebook Enthusiast

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    It was just meant to be :) I saw the laptop at a diff best buy a week earlier discounted to $1199.00 and I nearly bought it after playing around on it for 20 minutes. Man, I'm glad I didnt lol.

    When I realzed how much this laptop was going to cost after the 10% I decided right there on the spot to grab it. There is no way you can go wrong with a purchase like that.

    Matt
     
    Element81, May 16, 2008
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  8. zfactor

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    heck no i would have done the same thing, i really like that notebook myself...
     
    zfactor, May 16, 2008
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  9. Element81

    Element81 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So quick question. What video drivers are most people using right now? I've been reading a bit about the laptopvideo2go drivers and I'm wondering if there is a specific driver version from that site that works best with this laptop. I'm looking mainly for increased performance but with minimal sacrifice in stability. I read some good things about the 174.74 drivers.

    Matt
     
    Element81, May 16, 2008
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  10. flynnaz

    flynnaz I am a Night Elf Mohawk!

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    flynnaz, May 16, 2008
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  11. intheknow17

    intheknow17 Notebook Guru

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    Hey Flynnaz, do you know of any xp drivers that work well for xp? I have been hunting for awhile but cannot find anything that says it is compatible and actually lets me install it.
     
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  12. flynnaz

    flynnaz I am a Night Elf Mohawk!

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    Sorry, I have not missed with xp drivers, there is a post on xp drivers.
     
    flynnaz, May 16, 2008
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  13. el168

    el168 Notebook Consultant

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    Im still using the stock drivers, upgraded to T9300, performs flawlessly and I am afraid to upgrade the driver.
     
    el168, May 20, 2008
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