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- #Bluetooth driver windows 7 64 bit gateway nv series series#
It has a 1,600x900 native resolution, which is less than "full HD" 1,900x1,080 displays we've seen. The Gateway NV7901u has a 17.3-inch LED-backlit screen, with a glossy surface and a 16:9 aspect ratio. Its positioning and design make it hard to click and use. Thin, mirrored, and lacking discrete buttons, it's oddly flush with the rest of the palm-rest surface. It's a shame the mouse button-bar beneath remains awkward.
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It also controls well, with two-finger scrolling and pinch-to-zoom working better than normal for a Windows 7 touchpad. The slightly recessed multitouch-enabled pad has a smooth matte surface and is larger than average. Above the keyboard is a small LED-backlit touch panel for controlling volume, Wi-Fi connectivity, and a few other functions.
To its credit, however, direction arrows and Shift/Return keys are kept discrete and properly sized. An adjoining number pad is a nice addition, but it's a little too close to the main keyboard for comfort. The key depressions are quiet yet retain a nice click with good travel, and the keys don't wobble. The wide, flat keys seem jarring by comparison at first, but the typing experience is actually surprisingly good. Recent Gateway keyboards stand out from the pack by nature of having flat versus raised Chiclet-style keys, such as the ones seen on everything from MacBooks to Vaios. The slightly plastic look worked better for the NV7915u when it cost $599 at $849 it's less ideal. At 7 pounds, it's lighter than normal for a big-screen desktop replacement, but it's also no svelte computer. There's minimal battery bulge, giving the unit a pretty uniform thickness. Two round hinges hold the laptop together, the hinge thick enough to allow the power button to hide in the right side, much like many Sony Vaio laptops we've seen. Inside, a matte black keyboard deck and a matte and flat keyboard dominate the bottom, while glossy black surrounds the large 17.3-inch display. It's the same look as that ofthe previously reviewed NV7915u.
To some extent, the NV7901u is attractive from the outside: clean lines and a red or black honeycomb-patterned glossy lid lend the unit a subtle appeal. If you're looking for a better and slightly cheaper jack-of-all-trades, the Samsung NP-R580 has a similar offering of Core i5 processor and Nvidia graphics and also adds a Blu-ray drive, albeit with a lower-res 15.6-inch screen, for $829. With Blu-ray and a 1080p-resolution display missing from this Gateway's feature set, we're left with a product that's one foot in high-end, one foot in budget. The problem is, the closer a laptop comes to $1,000, the easier it is to find a suitable replacement from another manufacturer with equally compelling features.
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For an extra $250, the processor and graphical capabilities have received a significant upgrade while retaining the same body design that we found quite comfortable. On the other hand, look at what you're getting: a 2.26 GHz Intel Core i5 processor, as well as dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics that are much better than average. At $849, it's hardly the bargain that the NV7915u was.
#Bluetooth driver windows 7 64 bit gateway nv series series#
Gateway's NV79 series of large-screened laptops has a range that starts at the NV7915u, and goes all the way up to the model we have now-the NV7901u.
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