A word of caution of people looking at this laptop. While I absolutely love mine, and it runs anything and everything I've tried to throw at it (seriously, even the bloated port of Guitar Hero 3 runs at 1900x1200 at full settings 60fps!), the power adapter died on me *12* days after getting the laptop.
I'm chalking it up to being extremely unlucky, but Gateway is now dragging their feet sending me a new one. I sent in a request Friday, they told me 3-5 business days and I'd get a confirmation email. No email came, so I emailed again Saturday. Same thing: 3-5 days. Today? Still no email, and now I'm getting angry. I'm hoping for a quick fix, but it's looking bleaker and bleaker.
But don't let me sway you. The laptop, when it works, is amazing. It doesn't run hot, I get 2 hours of WoW full settings on a full battery (brightness on low), 3 and a half at desktop. It's a REALLY nice machine, I'm just bummed that I had a bum power adapter.
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A word of caution of people looking at this laptop. While I absolutely love mine, and it runs anything and everything I've tried to throw at it (seriously, even the bloated port of Guitar Hero 3 runs at 1900x1200 at full settings 60fps!), the power adapter died on me *12* days after getting the laptop.
I'm chalking it up to being extremely unlucky, but Gateway is now dragging their feet sending me a new one. I sent in a request Friday, they told me 3-5 business days and I'd get a confirmation email. No email came, so I emailed again Saturday. Same thing: 3-5 days. Today? Still no email, and now I'm getting angry. I'm hoping for a quick fix, but it's looking bleaker and bleaker.
But don't let me sway you. The laptop, when it works, is amazing. It doesn't run hot, I get 2 hours of WoW full settings on a full battery (brightness on low), 3 and a half at desktop. It's a REALLY nice machine, I'm just bummed that I had a bum power adapter.