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More…If a 7.2-pound laptop with a 15.4-inch screen isn't too bulky or heavy to carry in your estimation, you may well find Gateway's new business laptop ideal for toting in a satchel or backpack. It has a durable smudge-resistant exterior, a shock-mounted hard drive, and a close-fitting lid to keep out debris. Equipped with one of Intel's latest mobile dual-core processors, the $2270 (as of 5/9/07) E-475M is also one of the fastest notebooks of the moment, and it has terrific battery life.
Gateway E-475M
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Storage
| Total HD Size | 100 GB |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM |
| Optical Drive Speed | 2.4 |
| Removable Optical Drive | Yes |
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| Number of Media Slots | 3 |
| PC Card Slots | Yes |
Networking
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Included network card | Gigabit ethernet |
| Modem Type | V.92 |
| Wireless LAN Type | 802.11n |
Multimedia
| Video chipset | ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 |
| Installed video memory | 256 MB |
| Video integration | Discrete |
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Pros
Extremely fast
Battery lasts over 5 hours
Cons
A bit pricey
Bottom Line
A stylish design and great performance highlight this mid-size unit suitable for business or home-office users.
Gateway E-475M
E-475M Review, by Carla Thornton May 9, 2007
The E-475M's classic matte-black case has a more business-oriented look than the two-tone M-465E it replaces. The rounded, clamshell lid keeps paperclips and other small items from working their way between the screen and keyboard, making this the perfect laptop for stuffing into a grubby bag.
Equipped with 2GB of RAM and a new 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 processor, the E-475M is the fastest Vista notebook we've tested to date. It bested our previous top WorldBench 6 Beta 2 scorer, a Micro Express NP5760 running an older 2.33-GHz Core 2 Duo T7600 chip and Vista Home, by 1 point--83 to 82. Our new speed champ is powerful enough to handle any application, even 3D gaming. (The speakers are no great shakes, however.) Wireless-communications fans get the bonus of the chip set's support for five-times-faster draft-n Wi-Fi. The Gateway aced our battery tests, as well, lasting 5 hours, 17 minutes on a single charge.
The screen has the more conservative matte finish rather than the glossy sheen so popular these day, so it's not blazingly bright--but neither does it reflect office lights. The WXSGA resolution of 1680 by 1050 pixels makes icons small, but that's the necessary trade-off if you like being able to open a lot of windows or to see all of a big document at once. The rest of the design is good overall, if a bit spartan. The keyboard is classic Gateway: plain, with no quick-launch buttons, but comfortable. Case connections are also modest but cover all the bases, including a front-mounted wireless switch. The 100GB hard drive could be bigger, but at least it's a high-speed, 7200-rpm model. The E-475M is one of the rare Gateway systems to offer a modular bay. Though the bay's release is awkwardly situated on the bottom, and is stiff and hard to work, being able to swap out the dual-layer DVD burner for a second battery or hard drive is a valuable expansion option.
Extras not included in our review unit's price include an optional fingerprint reader, an integrated smart card, Gateway's built-to-fit privacy filter, and a detachable docking station with a very nice charging bay that lets you keep an extra battery ready to go.
Though not cheap, the E-475M injects some much-needed excitement into Gateway's notebook lineup. It's a good-looking and durable design, topped off by great performance courtesy of one of Intel's latest dual-core processors.
Carla Thornton
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PCWorld Lab Results
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Performance Comparison with Similar Laptops
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Performance
| Adobe Photoshop CS2 | 506 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX | 396 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering | 730 |
| Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) | 5:17:07 AM |
| Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 34.3 |
| Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 56.07 |
| Firefox 2 | 322 |
| Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 | 379 |
| Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 | 249 |
| Multitasking | 409 |
| Nero 7 Ultra Edition | 832 |
| Number of Included Batteries | 1 |
| Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 | 230 |
| Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 | 277 |
| WorldBench 6 Score | 83 |
| WorldBench 6 Word Score | Superior |
User Reviews
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Reviewed by: Tish
Duration of ownership: 0 Month
Strengths: Right off be aware that I've been shopping for a replacement laptop, bought one and returned it (not this laptop)and am commenting on previous opinions only. 1) If true the battery life would be fantastic!
Weaknesses: 1) Never been able to "touch" this computer. I like to try before I buy. 2) There may be a 17" so the 10 key pad returns...but???? 3)The dual processor, wireless, DVD burning 17" I had for a day cost $599.00 4)Should be given choice of operating system. Mine had Vista and $10,000 of software became worthless. Nothing special but AutoCad was 5 grand or so and was purchased just before Vista release. XP was way better. I'm not throwing 10G's away for Vista--get real!
Overall: Can't understand the high price with all the competition and need a choice of operating systems. Vista can join ME--a bust for business users.
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Reviewed by: mitchelljd
Duration of ownership: 1 Day
Strengths: Sounds like a good deal
Weaknesses: Review is misleading with respect to price
Overall: The price listed in this review is inaccurate for the specs that are provided. The base price for the notebook is $1300, but that is a 1.8 GZ processor, 512MB of RAM, Integrated Intel® GMA x3100 Graphics, 80GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive, etc. If you add all the options to match the specs of this review, the price is closer to $2000. I just chatted with a Gateway rep to confirm this. So, the reviewer didn't do a very good job of checking their facts.
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Reviewed by: mydogbuster
Duration of ownership: 1 Month
Strengths: large screen, not too heavy
Weaknesses: not a toshiba. :-(
Overall: i really did not want this laptop when i first got it. i am a huge fan of toshiba laptops (hp for desktop). so far, however, i like it. it has most of the standard features of any business-quality laptop and is about the same weight. the screen size is wide, and the trackpad is pretty accurate. my only complaint about this product is that it's a gateway -- peripherals are not easy to come by. i needed a universal external power cord for a secondary power source and couldn't get one that matched at fry's. also, i've noticed a bit of brand-snobbery amongst the starbucks fashionistas....
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