The Gateway TC7804u notebook is a well designed laptop with a 16.9 inch wide screen display with a nice sized keyboard and other features that gives the user the feel of a more expensive notebook for a reasonable price. The one downfall is the notebook is not Bluetooth ready, which for most laptop user’s is not something that can be corrected. What is more important is the 2.00 GHz Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo processor and the 4096 MB DDR II SDRAM that is installed in the model.

The design is made for the laptop user with the advantage of the 16.9-inch wide screen and a large hard drive that is media friendly. This Gateway notebook can be compared with the other Gateway TC7804u 15 and 14 inch screen that are build with quality components. The features that are found in the economically priced Gateway RC7804u Laptop are:

1. 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 DuO T6400 processor
2. 4GB, 667 MHz DDR2 memory
3. 320 GB 5,400 rpm hard drive
4. Intel GM45 Express chipset
5. Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
6. Windows Vista Premium operating system
7. Audio is equipped with stereo speakers, headphone and microphone jacks, S/PDIF
8. 3 USB 2.0, 1 USB eSATA, and SD card reader
9. ExpressCard 54 expansion
10. Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n/ Wi-Fi networking
11. Optical drive is a DVD burner

This is one of the Gateway models that can be found in different external colors of black or burgundy and weights over 5 pounds. This is a laptop with a thicker base that makes it a good desk computer with stability, along with a keyboard that is made comfortable for extended typing times. This Gateway laptop extends comfort when multi tasking with the brushed Mylar palm rest and the keyboard that is built for typing make this model have the feel of a higher end notebook. There is a media control in a panel next to the key pad and a volume control that is touch sensitive, the volume control slider like on other laptops takes getting used to in order to set them at the desired level.

The screen covered speakers are behind the keyboard like with all laptops under normal listening conditions work well, with other ambient noise in the listening area, external speakers or head phones are suggested.  This is not uncommon with notebooks in general; unlike the desktop computer they have internal speakers that do not carry the power of an external speaker.

The screen on the 14-inch Gateway TC7804u laptop offers a wide screen display with 1,366×768 native resolution and is standard on the 16.9 screen display and the reflection has been minimized with an inset screen by Gateway. This makes pictures, text, and video easy to see and for reading, along with the resolution ratio that is perfect for 720p HD content. This model also has the amount of 4GB, 667 MHz DDR2 memory to handle the streaming videos and other media entertainment found on the Internet.

The 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor of the Gateway TC7804u has the speed for multi-tasking, and for media. This is a good notebook for streaming web video even when it is in HD and with the 16.9 wide screen it provides quality entertainment at a reasonable price. The battery also holds a long life of 2 hours and 55 minutes with the six cell battery and can be power monitored to ensure maximum battery life easily.

The Gateway TC7804u 16.9 wide screen notebook comes with the Gateway standard one-year parts and labor warranty, along with 24 hours a day, 7 days a week telephone technical support. There is also live chat technical support that is found on the Gateway website and FAQ pages on the site. For the laptop user that has questions or issues, there is also the option to email Gateway technical support.  The usual up date drivers will be found on the Gateway website, along with the laptop specifications and allowable ram upgrade amounts.

The Gateway notebook is not as compact as smaller laptops, but is still usable for travel and with the large 16.9 wide screen it makes a perfect computer for use at a desk and has the heave base to keep it steady for ultimate typing ability. The 250 GB hard drive, the sizeable ram and the easy to use keyboard all have the features of the more expensive laptop computer that can easily be used for multi tasking and media entertainment.

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