Gateway M360X Review
The Gateway M360 Review
Laptop Magazine has a review on the Gateway M360X, and the only points they have against it are that it has a horrible battery life, and a slow hard drive, which are both normal for laptops that have the features and price balance that this machine has.
Gateway M360X Laptop Specifications:
- CPU 1.6-GHz Intel Pentium M 725
- Operating System Windows XP Home Edition
- RAM 512MB
- Hard Drive 4,200-rpm 60GB
- Optical Drive 8X DVD-ROM 24X CD-R 10X CD-RW 24X CD-ROM
- Display/Resolution 15.4-inch/WXGA
- Graphics/Video Memory Intel Extreme 2 Graphics Accelerator
- Wireless Networking 802.11b/g
- Ports Four USB ports, FireWire, VGA, mic, headphone, Ethernet, modem
- PC Card Slots One Type II
- Memory Card Slots Secure Digital, MultiMedia Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro
- Weight 6.1 pounds
- Dimensions 14.1 x 10.4 x 1.4 inches
- Service and Support One year, parts and labor; one year, 24/7 toll-free
Gateway’s silver-and-black M360X is a value-priced notebook that’s anything but ho-hum. It boasts a bright widescreen display that’s great for multitasking and watching DVDs, a four-in-one memory card reader for uploading pictures from your digital camera in a flash, and solid wireless performance. It’s all wrapped up in a 6.1-pound package that’s light enough to take on the road.
The 1.6-GHz Pentium M 725 processor inside the M360X served up strong performance, earning a respectable score of 176 in our MobileMark test. The 4,200-rpm hard disk’s 60GB capacity served our needs well, but may be too slow for those looking to run more memory-intensive programs. In our testing, the M360X ran Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint without any noticeable pauses. With 512MB of RAM, we were able to run several applications simultaneously.
The system’s 15.4-inch widescreen is clear and bright; this is one display that won’t cause eyestrain when viewing it for extended periods. Its WXGA resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels is great for running two applications like Word and Excel side by side. Watching DVDs proved enjoyable. The widescreen resolution matched the letterbox Spider-Man 2 perfectly. The flick loaded quickly and played smoothly in its true format.
The Laptop Mag – Gateway M360X Laptop review
