Gateway ID49C13U - Intel Core i5

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

4
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Very sharp display, good multimedia and gaming performance.
Good performance, Matte lid stays clean, Works well for video streaming
Trendy aluminum design. Powerful Core i5 processor. Switchable graphics with a good Nvidia chip. Inexpensive. Four USB ports. Great battery life.

Cons:

Keyboard is a bit slippery and has no backlight.
Track pad has significant issues, Battery life not that great

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Last revision on August 12, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Very sharp display, good multimedia and gaming performance
Good performance, Matte lid stays clean, Works well for video streaming
Trendy aluminum design. Powerful Core i5 processor. Switchable graphics with a good Nvidia chip. Inexpensive. Four USB ports. Great battery life
Nice styling and input ergonomics, Good overall and gaming performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

Keyboard is a bit slippery and has no backlight
Track pad has significant issues, Battery life not that great
Flexing keyboard. Noisy, springy touchpad
Mild junkware

Expert reviews and ratings

Measuring 13.46 x 9.64 x 0.87/0.99 inches and weighing just a little over 5 pounds, the Gateway ID49C13u is absolutely portable for road warriors yet makes few compromises in terms of CPU and graphics power. It’s certainly a heavy hitter in the...

By MobileTechReview on December 21, 2010

The Gateway ID49C13U is a notebook that has good performance that is hampered significantly by track pad issues. With a better track pad, the Gateway ID49C13U would be in a different class. ...

By I4U on October 29, 2010

The Gateway ID49C13u seduces with an aluminum design that not many can pull off for $850, let alone put in premium components like a Core i5 processor and Nvidia Geforce GT 330M graphics....

By PC Mag on October 29, 2010

Gateway finally racks up some style points with this mainstream laptop, which also delivers good performance....

By PCWorld on October 28, 2010

The Gateway ID49C’s core hardware is decent, but we’re left confused by the company’s decisions in how they wrapped it up. The ID49C is certainly a good looking notebook, but in real-world conditions the attention seems to have been...

By SlashGear on November 11, 2010