Gateway NV Series notebooks are accepted for their acceptable looks and appropriate performance. NV5214u is no different. It has artist looks, consumes beneath ability and delivers accomplished performance. The NV5214u is accessible with both AMD and Intel processors.
System blueprint of the laptop for review
Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 64-bit)
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.1GHz QL-64 (1MB Cache, 667MHz FSB)
Display: 15.6" HD WXGA Ultrabright LED-backlit Affectation (1366 x 768 resolution, 16:9)
RAM: 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Disk Drive: 320GB 5400rpm Toshiba Hard Drive
Weight: 5lbs 11.6oz with 6-cell battery
Build and Design
With apple-pie lines, attenuate curves and able-bodied anticipation out blush schemes, Gateway NV5214u looks classy. Body affection is good, but the awning lid could accept been stronger. Users who would like to advancement their notebooks will be blessed with the architecture of NV5214u as it has accessible admission panels to the centralized components.
Screen and Speakers
The 15.6" LED backlit affectation has 16:9 aspect ratio. The affectation is of appropriate quality, but vertical examination angles aren’t actual good. The affectation is ablaze abundant to become arresting in ablaze appointment settings.
Audio affection is average. There is no congenital subwoofer. Peak aggregate levels will calmly ample a baby allowance with music. Headphones are still a charge for clandestine listening.
Keyboard and Touchpad
There is a full-size keyboard with cardinal pad. The keyboard is actual adequate to blazon on. Keys can be activated with actual little pressure. The touchpad is big. It shows acceptable acuteness with actual little lag.
Ports and Features
Port alternative is OK. There are four USB ports, HDMI, VGA, LAN, modem, and audio jacks, but no eSATA. There is an SDHC-card clairvoyant for agenda camera users.
Performance
The AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-64 processor and the ATI HD3200 chip cartoon bear accomplished performance. While the chip ATI cartoon can’t handle the best contempo games, it will calmly comedy beneath ambitious games. It can additionally break 720p and 1080p video agreeable with basal efforts. Another actual advantageous affection is the HDMI output, which would acquiesce you to affectation HD agreeable with agenda audio in your TV or home amphitheater system.
Heat and Noise
Heat and babble levels are able-bodied aural control.
Battery
At 3.5 hours, array activity is acceptable for a anthology of this size.
In short
This is a able multimedia anthology with artist looks and acceptable body quality. The AMD QL-64 processor and ATI HD3200 chip cartoon are able of administration about every task. A charge buy for $500.
