Gateway 200XL Centrino Laptop
Written: Jan 19 '04
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Pros: A light and thin laptop that does everything I want it to.
Cons: Short battery life (with the supplied battery), horrible audio
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| looteye's Full Review: Gateway 200xl PC Notebook |
I just received my 200XL last week and have finally finished setting it up the way I want it. Like "majortraveler", I have the same two complaints: Lousy battery life and lousy audio.
This laptop is one of the "Centrinos", advertised to get some 5 hours out of what I thought was the normally-supplied batter. I'll admit this was the main attraction for me, as such, I'm very disappointed with this part of it. I did, however, also order the extra "long life" battery which does get better than 4 hours. The down side of this battery is that it's larger and extends about an inch from the rear of the unit. And, of course, it's heavier, probably weights as much as the main unit.
The audio is a joke, having no bass/treble adjustments. Can't believe that Gateway would allow one of their products to sound like this...
Otherwise, a great unit...
Don Lutes,
Oftersheim, Germany
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 2850
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Other
Processor speed: over 1000
Screen Size: 14 inches
RAM: More than 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW and DVD
Hard Drive (GB): Over 50
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Location: Oftersheim, Germany
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