Hot - Stooples Gateway M-6874h laptop

[Enermac]

This is my first post for a hot deal.. if u think its not too hot thats cool too...

I purchased this Gateway laptop from Stooples in store (you wont find this online). If you don't like Gateway as a brand thats fine i hear enough Acer bashing and ACER now owns Gateway.. I have had this lappy for over a week and and very satisfied with it. It looks good, is pretty light and has some nice specs for the price.

I was looking for a dedicated video card to play come COD and Starcraft when its out and COD plays very well at 1280 by 768 with low settings i get 30-40 fps it only drops below 30 when there is a ton of action.

699.97

Gateway M-6874h
2.0GHz C2D T5750
3GB DDR2
250GB 5400RPM
ATI HD 2600 XT (512MB dedicated GDDR3)
15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800)
Wireless a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Webcam
HDMI output
SKU#752557


*** This laptop actually comes with a T7500 Processor(CPUZ verified).. 800mhz fsb 2.2ghz P965 motherboard and the HD is a WD 5400rpm unit*** I have seen 2 units in the same store on display one has the original prcessor and the other had the T7500 So YMMV. If you can find one im sure it will be open box so you will be able to check.


Happy Hunting!

[forrestsun]

The website shows 899.96 though. Does anyone know how I can get the price as low as OP's 699? Or is it just a YMMV only deal?

[molala]

I've seen it in few stores a while back but it's the floor model that they're selling it for that price.

[ibear]

The website shows 899.96 though. Does anyone know how I can get the price as low as OP's 699? Or is it just a YMMV only deal?

It's in store clearance I think.

[Enermac]

Sorry guys for the confusion.. the one i linked to is actually a different model. I just showed it for illustration purposes.. The sku i gave is for the correct model. It is in fact 699.99

[ZIgot]

Online price is $699 but OOS of course.
While there's many of those're available in store ( Bells corner, Merivale )

[2damax]

I just bought the last one from Kingsway location one a few hours ago. Thanks op!

If anyone's interested, there's about 3 more in the Coquitlam store as I was told by the sales guy.

[joongpark]

Any available in GTA?

[will23]

I was at Yonge and King and there are 2 in stock...though can not confirm it has T7500 in it...

[ChopSuey]

Here are some more detailed specs of the laptop:

http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/2008/Tempest/1015717R/1015717Rsp2.shtml

EDIT: Even though Staples and Gateway say it's a 2600 XT, it is not. It is the non XT version, which makes this laptop a little colder. :(

[exterra]

is this only in ontario? is it valid in quebec as well? very good price for the specs.

this is the one i saw in the staples near me

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=764354&affixedcode=WW

[lunaris]

you can get a m-7309h from walmart at 699.99
it has a 2.0hz pentium dual core and 4gb ram, intel 4500 and 4gb of ram , 320gb hard drive, bluetooth wireless n...

so compare this deal with that everyday price and... well its still pretty frikkin hot lol

[a in yul]

http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/2008/MSeries/M-7309h/M-7309hsp3.shtml

M-7309h Notebook Specifications
Part Number: M-7309hGateway M-7309h Notebook

Feature Specification
Processor Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3200
1 MB L2 Cache | 2.0 GHz | 667 MHz FSB
Display 15.4-inch Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT
1280 × 800 maximum resolution
Chipset Intel® GL40 chipset
Memory 4096 MB DDR2 667 MHz Dual Channel memory (2 × 2048 MB)
2 DDR slots (total) | 0 DDR slots (available)
Video Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500
Up to 1759 MB of Dynamic Video Memory
Audio High Definition Audio - 2 channel
Built in speakers
Hard Drive 320 GB 5400 RPM Serial ATA hard drive
Optical Drive 8X Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM

Write maximum: 8X DVD +/-R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-R DL, 2.4X DVD+R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R and 16X CD-RW discs

Reads maximum: 8X DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4X DVD+/-R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R/RW/ROM discs
Media Card Reader 5-in-1

* Memory Stick® (MS)
* Memory Stick Pro®
* Multimedia Card™ (MMC)
* Secure Digital™ (SD)
* xD

Communications

* 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)
* 10/100 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
* 802.11 b/g/Draft-N wireless LAN

Fingerprint Reader No
Interfaces

* Three - USB 2.0 ports
* One - VGA port
* One - RJ-45 port
* One - RJ-11 port
* One - Headphone/SPDIF Audio Out jack
* One - Microphone jack
* One - Lock slot
* One - AC adapter connector
* One - HDMI version 1.3 connector

Multimedia Buttons Smoke-Polished, Touch Sensitive Multimedia Buttons
HDMI Interface HDMI version 1.3 connector
Webcam Integrated 1.3 Megapixel webcam
Pointing Device Synaptics Touchpad with Vertical Scroll
Expansion Slot ExpressCard™ Type 54
Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion 48.84 Whr (2.2AHr)
Case Design Premium design with a brushed metal palm rest, polished keyboard surround and deep, rich silver finish.
Dimensions (System) 1.1 to 1.50-inches (H) × 14-inches (W) × 10-inches (D)
28 to 38 mm (H) × 356 mm (W) × 254 mm (D)
Dimensions (Box) 13-inches (H) × 17-inches (W) × 6-inches (D)
330 mm (H) × 431.8 mm (W) × 152 mm (D)
Weights 6.28 lbs. (2.85 kg) system unit only
10.28 lbs. (4.66 kg.) box

[ctorist]

599 @ king loc w/ the same t7500 cpu as OP (bought few days ago). cannot vouch if the rest have same cpu -- think there was 1 or 2 left when i bought.

edit: has that multilingual keyboard layout

[will23]

599 @ king loc w/ the same t7500 cpu as OP (bought few days ago). cannot vouch if the rest have same cpu -- think there was 1 or 2 left when i bought.

edit: has that multilingual keyboard layout

I was there two weeks ago and I check all three boxes and non of them said T7500 on the boxes...do you have to boot it up to see and which colour did you get?

[vanroessel]

Got the last one in Ajax. The board said they had a black one but it was gone and all they had was red. Windows Experience score is 4.5. Graphics score 5.9 and gaming graphics 5.1. Bluetooth, HDMI. Not bad for $600.

[ctorist]

I was there two weeks ago and I check all three boxes and non of them said T7500 on the boxes...do you have to boot it up to see and which colour did you get?

yes(also cpuverified)
black

check display model and ?ask? for that one if it is the t7500 you want (device manager displays wrong info; bios and comp info window shows right i believe win+y+break). or just buy one and return it if not a t7500

[lil_azn]

Former Staples associate here in quebec, received those Gateway in the begining of sumer 08... Felt really cheap, putted 2 on display one red ad another black I think and the red one did not even stand stable on the table the fours corners of the laptop werent on the same level I guess...Felt really fisherpriced but for that price...what would you expect

[trixstar]

Former Staples associate here in quebec, received those Gateway in the begining of sumer 08... Felt really cheap, putted 2 on display one red ad another black I think and the red one did not even stand stable on the table the fours corners of the laptop werent on the same level I guess...Felt really fisherpriced but for that price...what would you expect

+1, we still have a red gateway on display.. no one really wants it.. it's a bit scuffed up from security lock. specs are good but i won't comment on how long it will last in terms of durability and quality... but then again, you get what you pay for.

[will23]

yes(also cpuverified)
black

check display model and ?ask? for that one if it is the t7500 you want (device manager displays wrong info; bios and comp info window shows right i believe win+y+break). or just buy one and return it if not a t7500

Thanks, WIN+Y+BREAK? I'll check it out later!!!

[nedjel]

you can get a m-7309h from walmart at 699.99
it has a 2.0hz pentium dual core and 4gb ram, intel 4500 and 4gb of ram , 320gb hard drive, bluetooth wireless n...

so compare this deal with that everyday price and... well its still pretty frikkin hot lol


It also has HDMI. This deal might be better overall.

[cheapbuthappy]

Gateway=crap 699 inthe garbage
I will never never never never buy gateway again
Burnt 3 laptops poor poor poor customer service
Will only buy major name brand again
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Desktop with power cord
nvidia 7600000 double dedicated high gamer card It glows!!
3.5 floppy drive (I dont know if it works)
2 usb ports cant tell if 1.1 or 2.2 looks the same

[will23]

I found one yesterday and when I got home to set it up. Oh well, after pressing "WIN+Y+BREAK" it said 5750 and not 7500...:(...maybe I am doing something wrong... I will return it if it is a 5750..

[Cjohnson202]

my roommate has this laptop, it's currently at gateway being repaired. I have the model before that, and mine is less than a year old and I just ordered a dell to replace it...

both of us have had hardware failures, both of our ethernet ports have broken (i have to use a USB to ethernet to get online) and I find my wireless to be awful.

I would stay away from gateway, they are made by the same people that make acer and emachines (which I learned upon taking my roommate to the service center)

[romm2002a]

So I guess it's safe to say pass up this deal and same your money?

[gc99]

for those still looking, i was able to pick up the m-6873h model from staples, paid $532+tax (after dividends/staples coupons) brand new sealed box.

this model comes with a dedicated 512 ddr graphics, hdmi port, wireless n, and bluetooth module as well. sticker says processor is centrino core2duo t5750. the red and brushed steel finish ain't that bad at all.

noticed under the windows rating system (windows experience index), graphics is rated at the maximum 5.9! lowest rating was 4.5 for the ram, which can probably be upgraded if needed (see below).

i took out the trialware and so far it seems like a decent laptop.

Regarding build quality, it probably isn't as solid as a thinkpad, but then again your paying half the price. i would recommend this model for people who just need a laptop for home use. if you travel a lot, go with something else.

this is a canada-only model, similar to another US model. i read some reviews and they were ok.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=287395
also found this review where owners have upgraded the laptop to a T9300 improving the processor and bus speed.
see post 240
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=256839&page=24

at this price range i found mostly "dual core or celeron" processor machines with less features, so i'm quite happy with the features on this one.

if anyone is interested, the staples product number is 752558. Only a few stores in the GTA may have them in the back.

a similar spec (not exactly same, lower graphics spec) blue model is on clearance at the brampton trinity common SOURCE CC going for 699-100 rebate =599.
http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Notebooks_English&product=2510015

[Cjohnson202]

So I guess it's safe to say pass up this deal and same your money?

I would pass. these things seem to be made of glass, accidently drop it once and it will be in pieces. Mine is falling apart and it's never been dropped or anything, just normal wear has made the mouse buttons come loose and the ethernet port to chip. I've also had at least three screws fall right out the bottom.

I should note that when I went to the gateway/acer repair center, there was quite the lineup....

[will23]

Former Staples associate here in quebec, received those Gateway in the begining of sumer 08... Felt really cheap, putted 2 on display one red ad another black I think and the red one did not even stand stable on the table the fours corners of the laptop werent on the same level I guess...Felt really fisherpriced but for that price...what would you expect

This one I got was not level either....:confused:

[NLOWest]

You don't need the y.

It`s just Win + Break.

Thanks, WIN+Y+BREAK? I'll check it out later!!!

[will23]

You don't need the y.

It`s just Win + Break.

I'll try it again tonight