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Gateway ID5805g Notebook

09 Feb 2010

When notebook makers form a working liaison with automobile designers, you can usually expect a product with a degree of class. HP has done it with BMW, and it's now up to Acer to impress with its own alliance. Using their Gateway branding, the company tagged with Italian car designer Pininfarina to produce the stylish ID58 notebook.

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HWZ's Overall Rating: 9.0

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Sturdy build

Decent performance

Wide viewing angle

Value for money

Relatively heavy

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			<h2 class="header-green">Gateway ID5805g Notebook - The Sleek Entertainer</h2>
		<span class="byline">Reviewed by Andy Sim on Monday, 22 Jun 2009</span>
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		 		<h2 class="page-title">Gateway&#039;s Bodyworks</h2>
		 		<h3 class="page_title">Your Gateway To Entertainment</h3>
<p>Acer bought over a very troubled Gateway conglomerate back in 2007, shortly after the American firm was left to its own devices by the now defunct MPC Corporation. On the brighter side of things, tech punters were relieved that the Taiwanese firm hasn't rested on their laurels since the acquisition. To date, Gateway has a fleet of cutting edge notebooks under their belt, including their LT suite of mini-notebook (netbooks) which found their way to Singapore recently. Well, another eagle has landed, brandished in the form of the 15.6-inch ID5805g as part of Gateway's ID series which we'll be reviewing today.</p>
<p>Pininfarina, an Italian car design company noted for their influence on speed demons like Maserati and Ferrari, collaborated with the Acer subsidiary recently to produce the very swanky ID notebook. Geared for entertainment with an HDMI port to boot, Gateway is marketing the ID5805g as an all-rounded laptop to cover the angles for mobile warriors as well. Styled with care, the ID5805g is fashioned in a stylish black frame with equally healthy hardware parts like Intel's refreshed Montevina processor and NVIDIA GeForce G105M GPU to match. Let's check out its exterior profile and specifications before we move on to the notebook's classy interior.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img src="http://images.hardwarezone.com/upload/files/2010/02/2cae6a44a3.jpg" title="We can't deny that Gateway's new entertainer has got the looks to match, but beware of leaving those smudgy fingerprints on its lid though." class="caption" alt="" /></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img alt="" class="caption" title="Its left flank features a VGA, HDMI (version 1.3), LAN, two USB and another USB/eSATA combo port in all." src="http://images.hardwarezone.com/upload/files/2010/02/3ae0e770b6.jpg" /></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img src="http://images.hardwarezone.com/upload/files/2010/02/c222be2d09.jpg" title="Another reason why the ID5805g is able to maintain its slim form factor can be credited to its slot-loading DVD drive." class="caption" alt="" /></p>			</div>
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