The people behind Gateway launched new laptop a couple of months ago, which they called ID47H02u. This device is aimed at people who prefer a fast processor, a lot of good features and great battery more than the exterior part. The product we are talking about here is also appreciated thanks to its affordable price. But is it really that effective? We gave it a go and wrote the following review so that you, our readers, will find out the answer. Intel HD Graphics 3000
On to the design, the Gateway ID47H02u isn’t as weird-looking as some of its predecessors. This latest model features a pleasing to the eye compact body with an added clean cut; the lid is made of aluminum and the glass display comes with a matte bezel. The color it shipped in was silver and black, which we personally liked. Its measurements and weight are 13” x 9” x 1.1” and 1.99kg.The Gateway ID47H02u has a screen of 14” which offers the following in terms of specifications: a resolution of 1.366 x 768 pixels, Intel HD Graphics 3000 and many others. During our test for this review, the colors on the display appeared somewhat washed-out and there was noticeable glare. Also, we’ve come across better viewing angles than the ones on this laptop.
Intel Core i5-2410M processor
The keyboard is the usual island type and it was responsive, so no complaints there; buttons had enough space between them and we liked the fact that there were buttons which provided dedicated volume controls. As for touchpad, the ID47H02u laptop offers a blue Synaptics clickpad-style one; it is, without a doubt, among the best ones we’ve tested so far and it also gave us the possibility to easily perform multitouch gestures.
In the connectivity area, this new laptop hailing from Gateway boasts 1 USB 3.0 connector (and 2 simple ones), Ethernet port, audio in/out, HDMI, VGA port and 5-in-1 card reader.
The processor on this device is a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M which delivered good overall speed; the latter helped us smoothly multitask. Memory is well represented by 500GB, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and 5.400rpm hard drive. As for operating system, the product uses Windows 7 Home Premium (the 64-bit version).
The processor on this device is a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M which delivered good overall speed; the latter helped us smoothly multitask. Memory is well represented by 500GB, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and 5.400rpm hard drive. As for operating system, the product uses Windows 7 Home Premium (the 64-bit version).
1.280 x 1.024 pixels resolution
Despite the Intel HD 3000 graphics, the Gateway ID47H02u offers no dedicated graphics possibilities, so complex games won’t work that well as on gaming laptops.The laptop we tested in our lab sports a webcam which has 1.280 x 1.024 pixels; we enjoyed it, because it took nice pictures and recorded good-looking videos.
Sound quality was loud enough, thanks to the pair of integrated stereo speakers located and above the laptop’s keyboard.
Good battery life
Compared to other devices, the Gateway ID47H02u notebook didn’t make our wrists sweat, due to the fact that the heat was well taken after.The 6-cell battery included with the laptop managed to offer some 6 hours of continuous video playback on a single charge.
Test and review conclusions
Without further ado after this review, let us simply say that the newest Gateway ID47H02u is good value at a good price and you should definitely give it a try. Or more.Technical specifications and features
| Processor |
| * Max Turbo Speed 2.9 GHz |
| * Processor Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 i5-2410M / 2.3 GHz |
| * 64-bit Computing Yes |
| * Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core |
| * Chipset Type Mobile Intel HM65 Express |
| * Features Hyper-Threading Technology |
| Cache Memory |
| * Installed Size 3 MB |
| * Type L3 cache |
| Stereo speakers |
| * Height 1.13 in |
| * Depth 8.95 in |
| * Notebook type Thin-and-light (3-5 lbs.) |
| * Weight 4.6 lbs |
| * Width 12.97 in |
| RAM |
| * Technology DDR3 SDRAM – 1333 MHz |
| * Installed Size 4 GB, / 6 GB (max) |
| * Form Factor SO DIMM 204-pin |
| * Memory Specification Compliance PC3-10666 |
| Storage Controller |
| * Storage Controller / Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-300 |
| * Storage controller type Serial ATA |
| Storage |
| * Storage Removable None |
| * Floppy Drive None |
| * Hard Drive 500 GB, |
| - Serial ATA-300 – 5400 rpm |
| * Hard drive type Standard |
| Optical Storage |
| * Read Speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD) |
| * Type DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM – Integrated |
| * Rewrite Speed 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) |
| * Write Speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL) |
| Display |
| * LCD Backlight Technology LED backlight |
| * Display Type 14 in, |
| TFT active matrix |
| * Max Resolution 1366 x 768 ( WXGA ) |
| * Image Aspect Ratio 16:9 |
| * Widescreen Display Yes |
| * Features Ultrabright |
| Card Reader |
| * Supported flash memory cards xD-Picture Card, |
| Memory Stick PRO, |
| Memory Stick, |
| SD Memory Card, |
| MultiMediaCard |
| * Card reader type Card reader |
| Audio |
| * Compliant Standards High Definition Audio, |
| * Audio Output Sound card |
| Dolby Home Theater |
| * Audio Input Microphone |
| Notebook Camera |
| * Capture Resolutions 1280 x 1024 |
| * Camera Type Integrated |
| Video |
| * Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel HD Graphics 3000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 |
| Expansion / Connectivity |
| 2 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 pin USB Type A, |
| 1 x Audio / video – HDMI – 19 pin HDMI Type A, |
| 1 x SuperSpeed USB 3.0 – 9 pin USB Type A, |
| * Interfaces 1 x Network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45, |
| * Expansion Bays None |
| 1 x Display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), |
| * Expansion Slot(s) Memory – SO DIMM 204-pin |
| 1 x Audio – SPDIF output/headphones/line-out – Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, |
| 1 x Microphone – Input – Mini-phone 3.5 mm |
| Networking |
| * Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11g, |
| IEEE 802.11n, |
| Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, |
| IEEE 802.11b |
| * Data Link Protocol Fast Ethernet, |
| * Wireless LAN Supported Yes |
| * Networking Network adapter |
| Ethernet, |
| Gigabit Ethernet, |
| IEEE 802.11b, |
| IEEE 802.11n, |
| IEEE 802.11g |
| Battery |
| * Capacity 6000 mAh |
| * Technology 6-cell Lithium ion |
| * Run Time (Up To) 8 hour(s) |
| * Installed Qty 1 |