PenaFire.com

Gateway T-1424U – Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 / 1.9 GHz – RAM 3 GB – HDD 320 GB – DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM – Mobility Radeon X1270 HyperMemory up to 256MB – WLAN : 802.11b/g – Vista Home Premium – 14.1" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) Ultrabright – camera – garnet red Review from Dimitri. Not a 64-bit system or for Windows 7!, The Gateway T-1424U is meant to be an affordable system with decent performance and high portability. Its specifications include 3GB of RAM, 320GB disk space, and a dual Althon 64-bit processor. The garnet-red color is a nice touch.

However, there are signs that Gateway has been cutting corners. The keyboard feels flimsy. No “physical” recovery media disks are provided with the system. On my notebook, the SD card reader “sticks” which must have been overlooked by their quality-control department.

According to Gateway, this system is NOT meant to run a 64-bit OS (due to serious incompatibilities) and comes with only 32-bit Home Premium. Also, the RS690 chipset, being only DirectX 9.0 compatible (not 10.0), will NOT be able to effectively run Windows 7. Furthermore, this system is ineligible for the free Windows 7 upgrade. If you are purchasing with the intention of upgrading to Windows 7 or using 64-bit Vista, this system isn’t for you.

Lastly, I found Gateway’s customer service & technical support to be extremely unhelpful in answering what should be simple questions regarding the system specifications. I hope this is not indicative of how they will handle warranty requests.

To check price or purchase Gateway T 1424U Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 / 1.9 GHz RAM 3 GB HDD 320 GB DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM Mobility Radeon X1270 HyperMemory up to 256MB WLAN.

Related posts with Gateway T 1424U Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 / 1.9 GHz RAM 3 GB HDD 320 GB DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM Mobility Radeon X1270 HyperMemory up to 256MB WLAN Review