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Pros
Nicely crafted
Easy pen input
Cons
Screen could be a little brighter
Slow, with poor battery life

Pricing: Average: $1849 (5/30/2008)
Performance: Poor: 44
Features: Good: 71
Design: Good: 77

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $1849

Performance

Poor: 44

WorldBench 6 Tests - Poor: 45

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	1327
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	892
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	1514
Firefox 2	621
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	581
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	472
Multitasking	793
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	1397
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	385
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	589

Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries	1
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm)	02:21

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	8.33

Features

Good: 71

CPU & Memory
CPU	1.06-GHz Core 2 Duo U7500
System Memory	1024
Type of Memory	DDR2-667 SDRAM

Video & Display
Display Size (inches)	12.1" Display
Horizontal Resolution	1280
Vertical Resolution	800
Video Chip Set	Intel GMA 950
Video Memory	Using main memory
External Monitor Interface	Integrated
Wide Screen	Yes

Storage
Total HD Size (GB)	80GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive Speed	8
Optical Drive Type	DVD±R DL/DVD±RW
Removable Optical Drive	No
Floppy Drive	No
Number of Media Slots	2
Other Removable Media Drive	Memory Stick, SD Card

Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports	No
Parallel Ports	No
USB Ports	2
FireWire Ports	1
Microphone Ports	Yes
Headphone Jacks	Yes
S-Video Ports	No
Composite Video Ports	No
Docking Station Port	Yes
Infrared Port	No
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port	No
Mini PCI Port	Yes
PC Card Slots	1
Express Card Slots	0

Connectivity
Network Port	Gigabit ethernet
Wireless LAN Type	802.11g
Bluetooth	Yes
Modem Type	V.92

Other
Standard Number of Batteries	1
Type of Batteries	Lithium ion
Built-In Speakers	Stereo
Dimensions	11.9 by 9.9 by 1.2
Min. Weight (lbs.)	4.9Lbs.
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)	5.7
Accessories	Notebook, AC adapter
Pointing Device	Touchpad
Operating System	Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit)
Other Included Hardware	AC adapter, stylus pen
Included Software	Microsoft Works 8.5

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	In its final report card as a stand-alone company (Acer bought it last year), Gateway earned average marks from readers. One bright spot: Survey participants graded its hold time for phone support as better than average.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems	Average
Reports of products with failed components	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of products arriving with problems	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Better than Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Average
Overall quality of service	Average

Design

Good: 77

Gateway E-155C Review

by Carla Thornton

- The E-155C is Gateway's nicest convertible tablet notebook yet. The small dark unit is stylish, easy-to-use, and sturdily crafted. The price-- $1850 as of August 15, 2007, for our test unit--isn't bad for this class of portable. But so long as Lenovo continues to make the better-running $2333 ThinkPad X61 Tablet, you'll have to weigh whether saving a few hundred bucks is worth sacrificing performance and features for.

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