Gateway NV55S04u Notebook AMD A-Series A6-3400M(1.4GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 6520G

For the price, it's tough to beat. The performance is solid, stock hits 5.2 on the Windows 7 Experience Index and breaks down as follows ; 6.6 - Processor ; 5.9 - Memory ; 5.2 - Graphics ; 6.3 - Gaming ; 5.7 - Drive ; I find it to be very responsive,...

The keyboard has a numpad, which is very nice. The keys overall will take getting used to - they use something called "Chiclet" keys that initially feel rigid and awkward. The F1-F12 keys are mapped to custom applications, and while useful, getting...

Look no further; this notebook is excellent! I was skeptical at first because of the Gateway name but was I wrong. This thing flies like a rocket! For the price of a dual core you can have the quad core. The system works great for gaming, everyday...

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Was initially apprehensive about the A6-3400M APU since most of the gamers said it was junk; not true. With the ability to clock up to 2.3ghz games and apps run effortlessly and without any hiccups or problems. This processor is also very powerful for...

Not really a con, but because of the numpad, the keyboard is shifted to the left and takes a little while to get used to ; There is a little quirk where the mouse disables for a second after pressing a keyboard key. This is most likely remedied by...

Prcessor ; HD 6520G Graphics with 512MB ; LED LCD looks good ; Function keys are pre configured to work as simple and useful hotkeys ; Can any older games great and some newer ones with decent settings ; Doesn't generate excessive heat

No USB 3.0 - Kinda bummed about the lack of ; No eSATA - Not a huge deal unless large amounts of data are transferred often

great little quad core that runs at 1.4 ghz but under load can peak at 2.3. Got a windows 7 cpu score of 6.6. Decent integrated graphics on the same die as the cpu to save power. Able to run just cause 2 and fallout new vegas better than the consoles

very little bloatware but still a couple "programs" that link you to websites that seem utterly useless if you can type ; camera and mic are on by default if you mind privacy at all, so covered cam with tape and disabled mic in sound options