Customer Reviews for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
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Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Model: M-6846
SKU: 8770635
UPC: 827103146547
This laptop features both a 1.3-megapixel Web cam and Intel® PRO/Wireless 3965 connectivity for easy access to online chats and video messaging, wherever you go. It also features Labelflash technology for creating your own customized multimedia discs. Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1 preloaded Which Windows Vista edition is right for you? Compare. Learn more about the Intel Brains processor technology rating. Information provided by Intel. Take a product tour. 899.99
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Customer Reviews for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Review 1 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
this laptop=love
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: cma513
from Boston, MA
on 10/23/2008
What's great about it: great price, easy to navigate, no confusing set up, quick
What's not so great: gets dirty with fingerprints very easily
I was wicked easy to set up. It came with a whole bunch of free programs too. but it does get fingerprint marks all over it very easily.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Great power to price
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: MFFI497
from Yuma, AZ
on 10/15/2008
What's great about it: Super Fast, lots of Ram and HD space
What's not so great: No Blu ray
For the money, you will be hard pressed to find more laptop. I love this thing. It's super fast with lots of ram and hard drive space. The red color is cool too.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
love my laptop
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: galelinda
from Haslett, MI
on 09/25/2008
This laptop does everything more expensive laptops do.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 4 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
First Laptop
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Picturebug
from Arkansas
on 09/20/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Display
5.0
Performance
4.0
Convenience
5.0
What's great about it: Beautiful display, wonderful for digital photography viewing.
What's not so great: A little slower than anticipated.
The display is wonderful. Most features are easy to use. I did have to download drivers so that my 1 year old printer would work with this computer, but, it is working on the wireless network now. I actually like Vista much better than I thought I would. I am anticipating the release of more 64-bit compatible software.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Great Laptop, Bad OS
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: T345
from NC
on 08/27/2008
What's great about it: Fast, Large HDD, 4GB RAM, Nice screen, Excellent battery life, Better than average WiFi reception
What's not so great: No TV out, Vista is horribly slow compared to XP
The laptop is great all around and if it had TV out and if Vista had better driver support, it would have gotten 5 stars.
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The PC is fast, however, opening programs and graphics processing isn't stellar - it's on par with my P4-M 1.2GHz with 768MB RAM running WinXP. Since there is nothing different between the software running in the background between the two machines: Zonealarm and Avast Antivirus, I must conclude that it is Vista that makes this laptop preform on par with one 3 years old. That's not good and leads me to want to install Linux on the laptop!
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Aside from that, Vista 64 doesn't work with any of my peripherals (scanner, printer, or a host of other things). If it wasn't for the lack of driver support and performance hit, I wouldn't have any real issue with Vista. Win XP had such excellent driver support for hardware when it came out, Vista should have been at least as good.
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The PC is fast, however, opening programs and graphics processing isn't stellar - it's on par with my P4-M 1.2GHz with 768MB RAM running WinXP. Since there is nothing different between the software running in the background between the two machines: Zonealarm and Avast Antivirus, I must conclude that it is Vista that makes this laptop preform on par with one 3 years old. That's not good and leads me to want to install Linux on the laptop!
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Aside from that, Vista 64 doesn't work with any of my peripherals (scanner, printer, or a host of other things). If it wasn't for the lack of driver support and performance hit, I wouldn't have any real issue with Vista. Win XP had such excellent driver support for hardware when it came out, Vista should have been at least as good.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: yuyin
from santo domingo, dom. rep.
on 08/20/2008
What's great about it: fast,user friendly,great video c., awesome hhdd space, 4gb ram, great price, EVERYTHING!!!
What's not so great: sound quality could be better!!!
bought this gateway m-6846 a month a go and is a charm!!! no other notebooks in the market offers all the great features as this one, and for its price......... nothing better in the market. closer to this youd get , would have to pay $960.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Great computer
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: peggy875
from Dallas/Ft. Worth area
on 08/15/2008
What's great about it: Speed, hard drive space, screen size, etc, etc. etc
What's not so great: None
My husband bought me this computer to replace our desktop that we have had for 4 years. I am currently working on my doctorate and do a lot of research and writing on the computer - I LOVE this computer. The speed with which it works is phenomenal. Lots of storage space on the hard drive. Have not had any problems with VISTA. No cons for me. Love the portability and the wireless capabilities as well. It is a BEST BUY!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
best notebook on market
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: willcj23
from jacksonville, Fl
on 08/05/2008
What's great about it: very user friendly, fast processing, great price
What's not so great: none
this notebook is very user friendly, very light and transportable. great for non-savvy computer professionals, and suitable for college students. i purchased one for my 50 year old mother and she loves it. first time ever owning a computer. defiently would reccomend this product for anyone. 3 thumbs up!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 9 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Best Computer
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Hoang
from Lousiana, New Orleans
on 07/27/2008
Gateway Laptop is a really great computer if their anything wrong with it you could bring it to best buy so the geek squad could take care of it best buy is a good place to buy stuff from their its cheap and you have a lot of warranty here some information about the gateway laptop
Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor T5550; 4GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; Labelflash technology; 15.4" widescreen; 320GB hard drive; built-in Web cam; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1
Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor T5550; 4GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; Labelflash technology; 15.4" widescreen; 320GB hard drive; built-in Web cam; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Awesome Computer
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: nicole20
on 07/21/2008
What's great about it: Fast, Beautiful Screen
I love this computer! I am into music and it still goes super fast with all my music stored on there!! It's great! This was exactly what I needed!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 11 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Love my laptop
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: babs2257
from az
on 07/20/2008
What's great about it: large clear screen, very easy use, quick
absolutely love my laptop. I don't know how I did without it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
i love it
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: emrah
from st. louis
on 07/13/2008
What's great about it: very fast, nice screen, cheap
What's not so great: no bluetooth, fingerprints, sound quality
i bought this computer 1 mounth ago. i really like the laptop, its pretty good price. I am very impressed with the ease of operation and the speed of the processor, with 4 gb ram.
the laptop is very good but the quality of speakers, you r not gonna like at the laptop.
the laptop is very good but the quality of speakers, you r not gonna like at the laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 13 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Perfect for my needs
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: Muchka1957
from Rosedale, New York
on 07/13/2008
What's great about it: Everything !
What's not so great: None so far..does run a bit warm...
I purchased this on July 7th,2008 and have been checking out all the nooks & crannies of Windows Vista and the preloaded Gateway software programs...Easy to use, and just what I needed..internet/email/pictures/letters and so forth. I've upgraded to Vista Ultimate as I have a sneaking feeling my husband will be putting some of his business doings on here while I'm not looking as it does have a large memory capacity!!And BestBuy had the Ultimate upgrade for $70.00.
It responds well, not too heavy, but it really will be home based for online class work.Screen is nice & clear. A definite BUY!!!
It responds well, not too heavy, but it really will be home based for online class work.Screen is nice & clear. A definite BUY!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Great value
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: swizzie2000
on 07/10/2008
What's great about it: Very fast, Sleek look, decent sound, inexpensive
What's not so great: glass cover reflects light, fingerprints
I got this computer on sale. It has been phenominal thus far. 4 gb ram, centrino processor, 64 bit operating system, webcam. It really gives me everything that I need plus it was under $800. The mouse pad is also easy to manuver. Other brand mouse pads can stick and make it difficult to navigate efficiently.
Bottom line: Worth the purchase when its on sale.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 15 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
I love it!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: luvs2cook
from Houston, TX
on 07/06/2008
What's great about it: Fast, reliable, easy!!
What's not so great: sound quality
I have had this computer for a little more than a month. I haven't had any problems so far. Set up was easy, it is fast, sleek, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Sound could be better, but I don't use it for music, so who cares? I would highly recommend buying it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
ITS OK BUT ALOT OF FLAWS
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: SmartComputer
on 07/02/2008
What's great about it: Graphics,Portaability,Great DvD rom,Usb
What's not so great: Battery,Performance,cleansingness,
This is a great computer really but its battery life is terrible it wont even last 3 hours,Performance:gets kinda limpy when u dont download 2 much stuff:The touch sensitive thing was an excellent idea but 1 flaw it will get dirty with all those finger prints and other things not really meant for gaming but u can fit 1 or 2 games on here possibly even 3 but its an ok laptop for a casual gamer or for roaming the internet or for at home,work or office
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
I love this laptop
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: hoonathan
from sacc!
on 06/30/2008
What's great about it: Fast,Sleek,Big hardrive,nice screen,cheap,good amount of ram
What's not so great: No bluetooth, speakers are not the best,gets fingerprints everywhere
i think that everyone under estimates gateway but this laptop is great!! i bought this about 3 weeks ago! and i love it! its sleek and light and small. it has a lot of ram! and its affordable
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 18 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Terrible laptop!
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: GQamI
from Cleveland OH
on 06/29/2008
What's great about it: Nothing!
What's not so great: Did not even boot first time out of box!
I have built computers, and I have had multiple laptops, and first Gateway computer, and system fan error, either it's fried or something else! I'm furious! Taking back in the morning. The plastic is still on the shell to keep it protected! I do not recommend it and if you're smart in buying a PC buy a Dell, they have much better support, and better product!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 19 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
very great laptop, 2 flaws
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: richmerino
from new york, ny
on 06/26/2008
What's great about it: very fast, great screen, great price
What's not so great: SOUND QUALITY SUCKS! SPEAKERS SUCK! ctrl key not all the way on the left
i bought this laptop 2 days ago. ive been using it alot since and i really like the laptop so far. its such a good price, with 4gb ram this laptop goes reallly fast. i love it. start-up time isnt long either. the screen is great, the camera is a plus and its actually quite clear, not bad at all.....
i got 2 bones to pick with the laptop however.
the less important being that the ctrl key is after the Fn key, which is not normal on a regular keyboard so when i try to press the ctrl key im pressing the Fn key because theyre basically switched around, and its not the 1st key on the last row like a regular keyboard.
my 2nd complaint, being the most important is that the sound quality on this laptop is horrible!!! i mean it sounds like an old 90's radio is playing, thats how bad it is. theres lots of static and the music comes out blurry. i connected my sony headphones to see if the quality would improve and it didnt. so if your a music listener and care about the quality of the speakers/sound, you will not like this laptop. i transferred my music to my ipod and listen to that because the quality is just horrible. its really annoying.
other than that the laptop is REALLY good and overall i would reccomend it because everything else about the laptop makes up for the bad speakers.
i got 2 bones to pick with the laptop however.
the less important being that the ctrl key is after the Fn key, which is not normal on a regular keyboard so when i try to press the ctrl key im pressing the Fn key because theyre basically switched around, and its not the 1st key on the last row like a regular keyboard.
my 2nd complaint, being the most important is that the sound quality on this laptop is horrible!!! i mean it sounds like an old 90's radio is playing, thats how bad it is. theres lots of static and the music comes out blurry. i connected my sony headphones to see if the quality would improve and it didnt. so if your a music listener and care about the quality of the speakers/sound, you will not like this laptop. i transferred my music to my ipod and listen to that because the quality is just horrible. its really annoying.
other than that the laptop is REALLY good and overall i would reccomend it because everything else about the laptop makes up for the bad speakers.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 20 for Gateway Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Garnet Red
Best Laptop that I have seen in a while
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: KimmyO
from Fort Worth, TX
on 06/17/2008
What's great about it: 4 GB Memory; 320 Gig HD; video camera; runs very fast
What's not so great: No bluetooth capability and firewire port
I bought this computer for mostly pleasure and to give my husband the opportunity to use the desktop computer. I am so impressed by the speed of this computer. It is much faster than my work laptop, which is new.
I do a lot of picture editing and video editing, so I had to go out and buy a firewire port for the PC. I also couldn't use bluetooth to get the pictures off of our phones. That feature would have been really nice.
I have played some games that need high resolution and they worked like a charm.
I would strongly suggest this computer to anyone.
By the way, I now own 3 gateway PCs, 2 desktops and 1 laptop.
I do a lot of picture editing and video editing, so I had to go out and buy a firewire port for the PC. I also couldn't use bluetooth to get the pictures off of our phones. That feature would have been really nice.
I have played some games that need high resolution and they worked like a charm.
I would strongly suggest this computer to anyone.
By the way, I now own 3 gateway PCs, 2 desktops and 1 laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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