New Gateway AMD64 and Thin and Light Notebooks (pics, specs)

Gatewayhas released a batch of new notebooks that include the 4530GZ, 4535GZ, 7405GX and 7210GX. The 4530GZ and 4535Gz notebooks comewith Intel Pentium M processors, a multiformat DVD-RW drive, an XGA thin-film-transistor display, wireless connectivity and improved battery life and weigh in at 5.5 pounds with a mere1.2-inches of thickness. Meanwhile the 7405GX and 7210GX incorporate AMD chips, the 7405GX being an Athlon 64 processor. Both 7000 series notebooks have 15.4" Ultrabright screens and are close in specs and formto the eMachines 6800 series of laptops. Gateway bought out eMachines in the Spring.

Gateway 7405 desktop replacement style notebookwith AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor

Gateway 7405GX Specs:

• 15.4" Ultrabright WXGA TFT widescreen display


• Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3200+ with 64-bit platform; 1600MHz system bus with HyperTransport™ Technology and enhanced virus protection for Windows XP SP2


• 512MB PC2700 DDR SoDIMM for multitasking power, expandable to 1.25GB


• Multiformat DVD-RW/CD-RW drive


• ATI Mobility RADEON 9600 graphics with 64MB video memory; S-video TV-out


• 6-in-1 digital media manager supports CompactFlash, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and IBM Microdrive


• 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports and 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port for fast digital video, audio and data transfer


• Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g); 10/100 Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; V.92 high-speed data/fax modem


• Weighs 7.5 lbs. and measures just 1.6" thin for easy portability; lithium-ion battery and AC adapter


• Windows XP Home Edition operating system preinstalled; software package included with Power DVD, BigFix and more

Gateway 7210 with 15.4" UltraBright Screen

Gateway 7210 Specs

• Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processor 3000+* with QuantiSpeed architecture and 266MHz frontside bus


• 512MB PC2700 DDR SoDIMM for multitasking power, expandable to 1.25GB


• Multiformat DVD-RW/CD-RW drive


• 15.4" Ultrabright WXGA TFT widescreen display


• 80.0GB hard drive


• ATI IGP 320M graphics with 64MB shared video memory


• 6-in-1 digital media manager supports CompactFlash, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and IBM Microdrive


• 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports and 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface for fast digital video, audio and data transfer


• Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g); 10/100 Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; V.92 high-speed data/fax modem


• Weighs 7.5 lbs. and measures just 1.6" thin for easy portability; lithium-ion battery


• Windows XP Home Edition operating system preinstalled; software package included with Power DVD, BigFix and more.

Gateway 4235 is 1.2" thin but with a 15" screen, 5.5lbs, 100.0GB Hard Drive and

Gateway 4235 Specs

• Intel Centrino mobile technology with interrelated Intel Pentium M processor 735, Intel 855 chipset family, Intel PRO/Wireless network connection (802.11b/g) and extended battery life capability


• 512MB PC2700 DDR SoDIMM for multitasking power, expandable to 2.0GB; 400MHz frontside bus, 2MB L2 cache and 1.7GHz processor speed


• Multiformat DVD-RW/CD-RW drive


• 15" Ultrabright XGA TFT display


• 100.0GB hard drive


• Intel Extreme Graphics 3D with 32MB shared video memory


• 4-in-1 digital media manager supports Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO


• 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports and 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port for fast digital video, audio and data transfer


• Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; V.92 high-speed data/fax modem


• Weighs 5.5 lbs. and measures just 1.2" thin for easy portability; lithium-ion battery and AC adapter


• Windows XP Home Edition operating system preinstalled; software package included with Microsoft Money 2004, Power DVD and more

Gateway 4530GZ thin-and-light notebook

Gateway 4530GZ Specs

• Intel® Centrino mobile technology with interrelated Intel Pentium M processor 725, Intel 855 chipset family, Intel PRO/Wireless network connection (802.11b/g) and extended battery life capability


• 512MB PC2700 DDR SoDIMM for multitasking power, expandable to 2.0GB; 400MHz frontside bus, 2MB L2 cache and 1.6GHz processor speed


• Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive


• 15" Ultrabright XGA TFT display


• 80.0GB hard drive


• Intel Extreme Graphics 3D with 32MB shared video memory


• 4-in-1 digital media manager supports Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO


• 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports and 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port for fast digital video, audio and data transfer


• Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; V.92 high-speed data/fax modem


• Weighs 5.5 lbs. and measures just 1.2" thin for easy portability; lithium-ion battery and AC adapter


• Windows XP Home Edition operating system preinstalled; software package included with Power DVD, BigFix and more.

Purchase and Availability

All of these new notebooks from Gateway and available from BestBuy.com, and interestingly enough are not on the Gateway.com website yet.

Gateway 7405GX: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093468591790&skuId=6852783&productCategoryId=cat01174&type=product

Gateway 7210GX: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093468591848&skuId=6852809&productCategoryId=cat01174&type=product

Gateway 4235GZ: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093468591674&skuId=6852747&productCategoryId=cat01174&type=product

Gateway 4530GZ: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093468591732&skuId=6852765&productCategoryId=cat01174&type=product

 

nice laptops...

 

How can it be said that they look similar to the emachines models? They're the exact same machines, not even the same amount of diff from the voodoo machines with m radeon 9700....

http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=eMachines_M6811

http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=eMachines_M2352

 

My husband and I are considering buying a laptop for our travels. Basically we want it for email and playing games and maybe some picture downloading. We are looking at the Gateway 7210 GX. Since it is so similar to the emachine do you know much about that? Will it be a good buy for us and will it be reliable? Sure apprecaite your help.

 

lattin, for what to buy requests, please post those in the general hardware forum and give plenty of info about your needs and budget.

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