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Gateway MC-7801u

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Gateway MC-7801uNotebook: Gateway MC-7801u
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5800
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 16.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 3.3kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Gateway homepage
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 MC-7801u (Model)

 
Average Score: 72% - average
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)price: 40%, performance: 70%, features: 70%, display: 80%
mobility: 60%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Gateway MC-7801u

72% Gateway MC7801u
Source: CNet English
With an HD-friendly 16-inch screen and beautiful design, the affordably priced Gateway MC7801u makes an excellent portable media center, provided your HD content is not on a Blu-ray disc.
(von 10): 7.2, Ausstattung 7, Leistung 7, Mobilität 6, Preis schlecht, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/03/2008
Rating: Total score: 72% price: 40% performance: 70% features: 70% display: 80% mobility: 60%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.

Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.


>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.

T5800:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

16.0":
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

3.3 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.

72%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.

>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.


 

Author: Stefan Hinum, 2008-11-29 (Update: 2008-11-29)