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    Experts... please help... Gateway NX870XL

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by vitog123, Aug 10, 2006.

  1. vitog123

    vitog123 Notebook Consultant

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    After several problems ordering a Gateway NX860XL i have the opportunity to wait till the end of the month and get the Gateway NX870XL.

    The sales dept. told me the 860 will be called the NX870XL because of the addition of the Merom chip. Which chip? Im not sure on the #'s, but im getting the best one they will be offering

    Can anyone speculate on what (if any) other changes will be made to the existing system because of the chip upgrade?

    Any advise on what else i could ask for to be put into this system? im looking to get the most power, speed, etc....



    Customized Options
    Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2600 (2.16 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache) ........[ +US$325.00]
    Memory: 2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-1024MB modules) ........[ +US$150.00]
    Screen: 17" Ultrabright WSXGA+ TFT Active Matrix (1680 x 1050 max. resolution) ........[ +US$125.00]
    Hard Drive: 100GB 7200rpm Serial ATA hard drive ........[ +US$180.00]
    Optical Drive: Integrated 8x Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer (DVD±R/±RW/CD-RW)
    Extended Service Plan Including Limited Warranty: Notebook Value Service Plan -- 1 year parts/labor/no on-site/1 year technical support
    Security Software: No Security Subscription Selected
    Battery: Primary 12-cell lithium-ion battery with AC pack and 1 yr. limited battery warranty (to accommodate additional cells, this battery extends beyond the end of the system) ........[ +US$44.00]
    Speakers: External speakers not selected
    Mobile Technology: Features Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
    Floppy Drive: 6-in-1 media card reader (Memory Stick®, MemoryStick Pro®, MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital™, Mini Secure Digital®, RS-Multimedia Card™)
    Chassis: Chassis w/ 945PM Chipset, IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
    Expansion Slots: One type II PC card slot
    External Ports: (4) USB 2.0, VGA, S-Video (TV Out), IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
    Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 Graphics w/ 128MB DDR Video Memory
    Keyboard and Mouse: Full-size keyboard w/ integrated 10-key pad and EZ Pad® pointing device
    Multimedia Package: Integrated sound and stereo speakers, headphone/speaker jack, and microphone jacks
    Modem: Integrated V.92 56K modem
    Network Adapter: Integrated Intel® 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter
    Internet Service Provider: Six months America Online® Internet access
    Integrated Wireless Networking Adapter: Integrated Intel® 802.11a/b/g wireless networking card
    Part Number: 1008645
    Additional Software: Adobe® Acrobat Reader® 7.0 and Google Toolbar
    Bluetooth: Bluetooth® Wireless Networking Module


    thanks for taking the time to look..
     
    vitog123, Aug 10, 2006
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    It could very well just be the chip and a different bios, but other than that we have no way of telling what Gateway will do with their laptops...unless their ceo/manager(s) browse these forums and they could let u in on the secrets.
     
    adinu, Aug 10, 2006
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