Gateway T-6836 14.1" Notebook

Rob Williams · 09-14-2008, 10:59 PM

Notebooks are more popular than ever, and the vast selection is incredible. There's a notebook for everyone, and in the case of Gateway's T-6836, if you are looking for something in between a netbook and a $1,000 model - you are covered. It carries certain downsides, but still packs enough performance and features to make the $800 retail price feel well-worth it.

You can read the full review here and discuss it here.

09-27-2008, 10:55 PM

Nice review. I bought this laptop for my son from BestBuy in August when it was on sale, and upgraded it to Vista Ultimate. Nice machine. Agree with you about the recovery discs.

Last week the hard drive failed. Gateway support quickly agreed to ship a new one to me. The drive that failed is a WD. Don't blame Gateway for that, I suppose.

03-28-2009, 02:56 PM

I have this, I just want it to run games better, other than that, its preety good

Rob Williams · 03-30-2009, 02:56 AM

That's the big problem with notebooks, and one I experience with almost any notebook. Gaming on a desktop spoils things for you when you go on the notebook and can't crank the settings, haha.

Glad you enjoy the notebook though!

09-14-2008, 10:59 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,921	Gateway T-6836 14.1" Notebook Notebooks are more popular than ever, and the vast selection is incredible. There's a notebook for everyone, and in the case of Gateway's T-6836, if you are looking for something in between a netbook and a $1,000 model - you are covered. It carries certain downsides, but still packs enough performance and features to make the $800 retail price feel well-worth it. You can read the full review here and discuss it here. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

03-28-2009, 02:56 PM	#3
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Nice comp I have this, I just want it to run games better, other than that, its preety good

03-30-2009, 02:56 AM	#4
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,921	That's the big problem with notebooks, and one I experience with almost any notebook. Gaming on a desktop spoils things for you when you go on the notebook and can't crank the settings, haha. Glad you enjoy the notebook though! __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

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09-27-2008, 10:55 PM	#2
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Nice review. I bought this laptop for my son from BestBuy in August when it was on sale, and upgraded it to Vista Ultimate. Nice machine. Agree with you about the recovery discs. Last week the hard drive failed. Gateway support quickly agreed to ship a new one to me. The drive that failed is a WD. Don't blame Gateway for that, I suppose.