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We have collected 2 reviews of the Gateway ID49C07u. Experts rate Gateway ID49C07u 7/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Gateway ID49C07u and Gateway Laptops.
The Gateway ID49C07u is a slim, eye-catching 14-inch laptop with a pretty good price--just under $580 at the time of this review. The ID49C07u (a Best Buy exclusive model) has a 2.28GHz Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB of memory, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD-rewritable drive, a 14-inch screen, a built-in Webcam and microphone, and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium. Features aside, the ID49C07u is loaded with style. This sexy budget laptop is thin (at 1 inch thick), light (at 5.1 pounds), and gorgeous. The cover has a silver matte finish with a brushed metal Gateway logo on the right-hand side, and the interior (keyboard and palm rest) features the same silver matte finish. The bezel around the screen and the bottom of the computer are sparkly matte black. A few helpful dedicated buttons occupy the space above the keyboard. On the far left are two silver buttons: a programmable launch button and a Wi-Fi on/off switch. Toward the right are a number of dedicated touch buttons for playing/pausing, stopping, fast-forwarding, rewinding, and ejecting media. Despite being a low-cost machine, the ID49C07u comes with an adequate number of ports: four USB, one HDMI-out, one VGA-out, and one ethernet 10/100/1000 (gigabit).
Gateway's ID series is proof that a company can make a budget notebook that looks and performs above its price. The ID49C07u, the 14-inch model in this line, costs $679, but has innovative styling, including a unique glowing touchpad. It also has enough muscle to satisfy its target audience. While it's not perfect, this laptop has the features and performance shoppers are looking for plus a little panache.Both the lid and the deck of the ID49C07u is an aluminum alloy that not only gives the system a premium look, but will better protect it from occasional bumps. The bezel is a matte black, and, like the rest of the exterior, does not show fingerprints. The ID is a relatively sleek 13.5 x 9.6 x 0.9-1 inches, and at 4.8 pounds, is slightly lighter than the Dell Inspiron 14R (5 pounds) and the Toshiba Satellite E205 (5.2 pounds).The ID's keyboard uses the same FineTip design that's now ubiquitous on all Acer and Gateway notebooks. Like the deck, it's also a silver color. The letters and numbers are black, but the font is very thin, making it a little difficult to see; we'd prefer something a little bolder. While we'd prefer a little more travel in the keys, they were nice and large, and easy to press.