Review Of The Gateway M-6750 Notebook PC


After reading many laptop computer reviews and notebook computer reviews published in mazines such as PC Magazine or PC World.   it has come to a point where I really think that most cheap desktop computers can be scrapped for laptop or notebook computers. Seeing as my home built computer is a Pentium 4 that I’ve been using that for six years, with very few repairs along the way. The Gateway M-6750 provides sufficient processing power for just about any application exept games and the 15″ monitor that gives enough desktop space.

Let’s go ahead and continue the notebook computer review.

For under $600 the Gateway M-6750 notebook computer qualifies as a cheap laptop computer, and it comes with a nice shiny finish combined with polished aluminum looking edge around the keyboard. The looks are good, and that’s not bad for such a nicely priced laptop.

The Core2 Dual processor, although it is a mobile version, will give enough power for office type applications, web browsing, listening to music or playing videos. The processor is combined with 3GB of RAM and the Windows Vista operating system.

Some of the main features are

  • 1.66GHz Intel Core2 Duo CPU
  • 3GB of RAM
  • Windows Vista Home
  • DVD writer
  • Memory card port
  • Speakers
  • Webcam
  • Network port
  • 802.11n wireless

The combination of these features will do well for a home office or personal use.

The 3GB of memory is good for Windows Vista since it needs more memory than previous operating systems, which is usually the case of a new operating system.I guess. Having the dual core processor helps too.

Networking features are good, and with 802.11n wireless, which supports up to 300MB/s transfer speeds allows the fastest possible speeds over wireless networks.

Unfortunately the graphics mamory is shared and uses up to 384MB of main memory. This is good for increasing the graphics quality, but not so good as it uses up more of the memory that could be used by other programs on the computer. Even so, there is plenty of memory to go around and programs won’t be left wanting with still 2GB of memory after the graphics and Windows’ needs.

There are three USB slots and an Express Card slot for system expansion.

Personally, I would like to see a Firewire slot included.  Finally, the 15 inch monitor supports up to 1280 x 800 screen resolution. This is spot on for a monitor of this size and gives enough extra room to squeeze two web browsers side-by-side, and still keep them at a readable size.