The plastic enclosure is creaky and wobbly, and battery life is woefully brief. This review is part of our ongoing roundup of the best laptops. Go there for information on competing products and how we tested them. None of these compromises are new to the budget price range.
Basic productivity is the realistic expectation here, and this laptop does have some strong points. For those who like to tinker, this laptop is delightfully upgradeable. A small hatch on the underside lets you throw in more memory. All you need is a Phillips-head screwdriver to pull off the entire rear panel, where you can access the battery and the M.
That means you always have to use the included barrel charger, which charges slowly and comes with a space-hogging power adapter. It has thick bezels surrounding its matte display. On the Geekbench 4. While the Aspire E 15 came to a slow crawl, the Aspire 5 made it a few seconds ahead of the Gateway and the VivoBook S15 excelled well beyond the average. In terms of graphics, the Gateway However, the Aspire 5 8 fps and VivoBook S15 11 fps performed worse.
Unfortunately, this laptop hit a snag here, too. On the Laptop Mag Battery Test, the Gateway lasted 7 hours and 57 minutes, which is over an hour shorter than our mainstream laptop average The Aspire 5 also had a dismal showing, but at least the Aspire E 15 and VivoBook S15 were closing in on the average. In the test shot, my entire office was covered in pixelated fuzz and drowned out by a blue-gray hue.
In terms of contrast, the window to the right of me was completely white from being washed out -- so, not good. After sitting through a minute p video, the underside clocked in at 89 degrees Fahrenheit, which is safely below our degree comfort threshold. The center of the keyboard and touchpad measured 86 degrees and 76 degrees, respectively.
On the higher end is the Gateway Creators series, two No funky colors on these — they only come in black — but they do seem to have some decent specs. Both are powered by an A50 processor and come in black, purple, and blue. Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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Like any other laptop brand, not all Gateway laptops are going to be equally good. It doesn't have a backlit keyboard, the display isn't the brightest and the touchpad is not the most accurate. What you're getting with this Gateway is a speedy Intel processor, a decent inch full-HD display, a comfortable keyboard and a strong port assortment to hook up all your peripherals.
CNET editors pick the products and services we write about. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Joshua Goldman. They lactose. Delivered on weekdays. Like Good battery life, performance for price Nice-looking design Useful port assortment. Don't Like Keyboard isn't backlit Imprecise touchpad Fingerprint reader is hit-or-miss. HP Envy Windows 10 20H2,
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