The Gateway MX3412 is the perfect notebook for penny pinchers who don't want to sacrifice on performance and features.

Specifications

Processor
AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology TL-50
Operates at 1.6 GHz | 256 KB x2 KB L2 Cache
HyperTransport™ technology at up to 1600 MHz 

Screen
14.1-inch Widescreen Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT 

Chipset
NVIDIA™ C51MV Chipset 

Memory
1024 MB DDR2 Dual Channel Memory 533 MHz (2 x 512)
Expandable to 2 GB
Total Slots: 2 DDR2 Slots | Available Slots: 0 DDR2 Slot 

Video
NVIDIA™ GeForce™ Go 6100 Integrated Graphics 

Audio
AC '97 2.3 Compliant Audio
Built-in speakers 

Hard Drive
80-GB hard drive (4200 RPM)

Optical Drive
DVD+/-RW Multi-Format Double Layer (up to 8.5 GB)
Write maximum: 8X DVD+/-R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-R DL, 2.4X DVD+R DL, 24X CD-R and 16X CD-RW discs
Read maximum: 24X CD-R/RW/ROM, 8X DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4X DVD+/-R DL, RAM discs
 
Media Reader 4-in-1 Digital Media Manager
Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick-Pro, and MMC

Modem 
56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem 

Network 
10/100 Mbps built-in Ethernet
802.11g Wireless LAN
SecureEasySetup™ 

Interfaces
3 - USB 2.0 Ports
1 - VGA External Connector
1 - RJ11
1 - RJ45
1 - Microphone In
1 - Headphone / Audio Out
 
Pointing Device
Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Zone
PCMCIA  1 - Type I or Type II; Card Bus

Battery
6-cell Lithium-ion

Dimensions
Inches: 1.41 (H) × 13 (W) × 9.45 (D)
Millimeters: 35.81 (H) × 330 (W) × 240 (D) 

Weight 
5.28 pounds (2.39 kilograms)

Review

I like the CPU and the ram, but i want to make sure that gateway is a quality brand

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