Gateway ID49C07U - Intel Core i3

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Good price, Very thin and attractive.
Solid performance for a great budget price. Modern styling. Wellpositioned USB ports. Very portable, fairly lightweight and quite slim.
Core i3 processor keeps things running smoothly, Quality aluminum build, Interesting lightup trackpad.

Cons:

Touchpad is not very responsive, Keyboard is a dust magnet
Still not used to the megaclick touchpad after a week of testing. Keyboard has next to no travel. Needs a serious kick in the graphics pants.

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Last revision on August 15, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Good price, Very thin and attractive
Solid performance for a great budget price. Modern styling. Wellpositioned USB ports. Very portable, fairly lightweight and quite slim
Core i3 processor keeps things running smoothly, Quality aluminum build, Interesting lightup trackpad
Trendy aluminum design. Glowing touchpad is a neat gimmick. Very inexpensive. Four USB ports. Fast Core i3 processor. Very good battery life
Cool metal lid and deck, Svelte design with glowing touchpad, Good performance for the price, Fast Wi-Fi data rates

Reviewers Didn't Like

Touchpad is not very responsive, Keyboard is a dust magnet
Still not used to the megaclick touchpad after a week of testing. Keyboard has next to no travel. Needs a serious kick in the graphics pants
Screen has relatively poor viewing angle, Keys on keyboard are hard to differentiate, Lots of preinstalled software
Flexing keyboard. Noisy, springy touchpad
Touchpad depresses a bit too far, Relatively short battery life, Slow boot time

Expert reviews and ratings

The Gateway ID49C07u is a slim, eye-catching 14-inch laptop for a pretty good price--just under $580 at the time of this review. The ID49C07u (that's a mouthful, but it's a Best Buy exclusive model) features a 2.28GHz Intel Core i3 processor,...

By PCWorld on August 30, 2010

Dashing good looks and cutting-edge performance don’t have to come at a steep price, and for scholars heading back to school this fall, there’s only a handful of machines that strike this trifecta.And Gateway’s ID series —...

By Wired on August 26, 2010

The Gateway ID49C07u is designed like an Apple MacBook Pro, at a fraction of the cost. Additional Offer Save on Laptops and more at CDW! Click here!...

By PC Mag on August 05, 2010

This notebook's glowing touchpad isn't for everyone, but it delivers good performance and a sleek design at an affordable...

By LaptopMag on July 16, 2010

Product At-a-Glance Pros Core i3 processor keeps things running smoothly. Quality aluminum build. Interesting light-up trackpad. Cons Screen has relatively poor viewing angle. Keys on keyboard are hard to differentiate. Lots of pre-installed...

By ConnectReviews on August 09, 2010