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Is it a good laptop for speed and overall performance?(for a College/Highschool student)?

PRICE:$799.00(US Dollars) Gateway M-6880 configration : Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor1 T5750 (2.00GHz, 667MHz, 2MB L2 cache) Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit) SP1 Memory 4GB, 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-2048MB modules) Hard Drive 320GB 5400RPM Serial ATA II hard drive with 8MB cache (1-320GB)5 Chassis w/ Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 384MB of Dynamic Video Memory and Intel® GM965 chipset External Ports (3) USB 2.0 Ports, VGA Connector Adapter 65 Watt AC Adapter Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0, Microsoft® Money Essentials & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)8 Backup Media Cyberlink Power2Go Battery Primary 6 Cell Lithium Ion battery w/ 1 Yr. limited battery warranty7 Digital Media Manager 5-in-1 Digital Media Manager (Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick™ Pro, Multi Media Card™ (MMC), Secure Digital™ (SD), xD-Picture Card) Dimensions (Box) 17" (H) x 13" (W) x 6" (D) or 432mm (H) x 330mm (W) x 152mm (D) Dimensions (System) 1.1"-1.50" (H) x 14" (W) x 10" (D) or 28-38mm (H) x 356mm (W) x 254mm (D) Display 15.4" WXGA Ultrabright TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 800 max. resolution) Fingerprint Reader Fingerprint Reader Finished Goods Brushed-metal precision-touch multimedia control panel, featuring smooth-cut keys and touch-sensitive volume adjustment. Finished Goods Cyberlink Label Printer for Windows Vista Integrated Modem 56k ITU v.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port) Integrated Network 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port) Keyboard Integrated Keyboard Keyboard and Mouse Full-Size Keyboard, Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Pointing Device and Dedicated Multimedia Panel Memory Capacity Maximum 4GB Operating System Backup Media Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium Media (64-bit) Optical Drive 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM featuring Labelflash™ Technology6 Security Software Norton 360 All-in-One Security™ 2008 (180-day trial with live updates)9 Warranty 2 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty7 Web Camera Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Web Cam Weights 6.29 lbs. (2.85 kg) system unit only / 10.28 lbs. (4.66 kg.) box Wireless Network Integrated Intel® 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wireless Networking Any help is appreciated Thank You! I wanna just buy it for fun and some College projects.I might play some games on it but not too much.I am looking for a computer with high speed and relliability. I am not worrying about Microsoft Office as I already have it. If it is not a better computer,Can you please help me decide which laptop to chose. the processor is core 2 duo(2.20 ghz.)

Public Comments

1. I think I saw this model for sale at Circuit City at this price. Well when you buy computers the first thing you need to do is decide is what you're going to do with it and buy accordingly. For the average computer user this machine probably more than suits their needs but there are others with special needs (gamers, animators, programmers etc) who require really high-end equipment or maybe would be better suited with a Mac. so instead of saying the user will be a college student, say what he/she is going to do with the machine, as "college student" alone doesn't really say much.
2. I'm not a fan of gateway or 64bit Vista. You may have a problem with adding software and driver for a 64 bit OS. There is not much out there for it. The hard drive is slow and should be 7200 rpm. You only have Microsoft office for 60 days and then you have to buy it to keep using it. it will be $$$. If you don't plan to add anything to it, the price is good. Speed and performance is good but other than that, I would not buy it.
3. the specs is good but don't use Vista OS.