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Gateway MT6724b Laptop Review
This 15in notebook computer is designed to be something that can be used by everyone at home, from parents emailing and working, to children using the internet and playing games. It uses a Pentium Dual Core T2310 processor which runs at 1.47GHz. That’s a reasonable speed, which is fast enough for most of the tasks for which this computer’s going to be used, but if you try to edit video or play recent games the MT6724b might start to struggle. It comes with 2GB of memory, which certainly helps, and which helped the computer to a decent showing in our lab testing.
The Intel graphics processor, which is contained on the motherboard rather than on a separate graphics card, is reasonably capable again, and comes with 128MB of its own memory, as well as being able to borrow 230MB from the aforementioned 2GB if it’s dealing with a fast computer game, for instance.
Overall performance was fine, though, and certainly for general day-to-day use it’s perfectly capable. Playing back a DVD didn’t present a problem, either, and nor did the built-in Windows Media Center software which can be used with a TV tuner to watch and record programmes.
| Product Specifications | |
| Processor: | Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2310 (1.46GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB) |
| Operating System: | Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium |
| Display: | 15.4″ widescreen Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT (1280 × 800) |
| Chipset: | Intel® GL960 |
| Memory: | 2048MB 667MHz DDR2 dual-channel memory (2 × 1024MB) 2 DDR2 slots total, 0 DDR2 slots available |
| Hard Drive: | 160GB 5400rpm SATA laptop hard drive |
| Optical Drive: | 8x multiformat dual-layer DVD±RW with DVD-RAM Write max: 8x DVD±R, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 2x DVD-R DL, 2.4x DVD+R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 24x CD-R and 16x CD-RW Disks Reads max: 8x DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4x DVD±R DL, RAM, 5x DVD-RAM, 24x CD-R/RW/ROM |
| Media Reader: | 5-in-1 memory card reader Secure Digital™ (SD), Multi Media Card™ (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick™ Pro, xD-Picture Card™ |
| Video: | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 Up to 384MB of dynamic video memory |
| Audio: | High-definition 2-channel audio Built-in speakers |
| Network: | 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port) 802.11g Wireless LAN Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR |
| Modem: | 56K ITU V.92-ready fax/modem (RJ-11 port) |
| Pointing Device: | Synaptics touchpad with vertical scroll |
| Webcam: | 1.3 megapixel integrated webcam |
| Ports/Other: | 4 - USB 2.0 ports 1 - VGA connector 1 - RJ-11 Modem 1 - RJ-45 Ethernet port 1 - Headphone / Audio out 1 - Microphone 1 - Kensington lock slot 1 - AC adapter connector |
| Expansion Slots: | Expresscard™ Type 54 |
| Dimensions: | 33-36mm (H) x 358mm (W) x 264mm (D) |
| Weight: | 2.8 kg (system unit only) |
| Battery: | 6-Cell 2400 mAh Lithium Ion |
| Warranty: | 1 year parts and labor limited warranty |
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There is a 150GB hard disk, of which 10GB is used by the Gateway recovery software, which is used in case something goes badly wrong and the computer has to be wiped and restored to its default settings.
The 15in screen is a widescreen model, with a resolution of 1,280×800 pixels. That’s not particularly high, meaning that levels of detail are not as good as on sharper displays, but it’s still perfectly useable, and it does have the side-effect that text is bigger by default on this screen than it would have been on a higher-resolution one. It is a model without anti-glare coating, however, so although it has good contrast and brightness, it’s susceptible to glare in bright light.
Full review: Vnunet.com
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