It's always exciting to see small machines become proficient in tasks that up until a few months ago only desktop computers could have handled. Among the heaviest of loads so to speak is computer gaming because this requires a huge amount of processing power both from the processor and the graphics adapter. Lately, however, notebooks have come quite close to desktop computers in terms of computing power.

Gateway is aware of this fact and has announced the launch of its new P-Series FX Edition Model. The Gateway P-7808u FX Edition notebook PC is the latest high-end notebook designed especially for gaming, entertainment and watching digital media. Ideal for gamers that are mobile most of the time and can't enjoy their favorite computer games, the P-7808u is powered by the new 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Quad processor.

Add an NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS with 1GB of GDDR3 memory, as well as 4GB of RAM, and you can be sure that you'll be playing your favorite games at top speed and with ultra high quality video settings displayed on your 17 inch 1440x900 resolution screen. It has HDMI connection, illuminated multimedia keys, a digital card reader, three USB 2.0 slots and an IEEE 1394b port.

Of course, it benefits from the latest in Wi-Fi technology and has a 1.3-megapixel incorporated web camera. Although the price of 1.799 USD might throw you off a little, I can safely tell you that it's pretty hard to find this configuration any cheaper. Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit comes preinstalled, as well as Microsoft Works 9.0 SE, Adobe Reader and a 60-day complimentary trial of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007.

This will certainly be a serious rig for a hardcore gamer.


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