Gateway has unveiled the P-Series FX Edition 17-inch notebooks, designed for gaming, digital media, and other advanced applications.
The P-Series FX notebook line features Intel Centrino technology and Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Extreme processors, the NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB GDDR3 dedicated graphics solution, as well as HDMI and eSATA ports.
The 17-inch widescreen display in these laptops is available either in WXGA+ (1440×900) or WUXGA (1920×1200) resolution, depending on the model. The top of the line model – the P-171XL FX Edition – additionally features a HD DVD optical drive.
The Gateway P-171XL FX Edition comes with the Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 processor, NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB GDDR3 video card, a 17-inch WUXGA 1920×1200 display, 3GB of DDR2 system memory, 400GB of storage (two 200GB 7200RPM SATA hard drives) and an HD-DVD player. This laptop is priced at $2,999.99.
The Gateway P-171S FX Edition will be available with an Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 processor, NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB GDDR3 GPU, 17″ WXGA+ 1440×900 display, 3GB of DDR2 memory, a 250GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive and a slot-load DVD burner. It costs $1,599.99.
The Gateway P-171X FX Edition comes with the new 45-nanometer Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 processor, NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB GDDR3, 17″ WUXGA display, 3GB of DDR2 memory, a 200GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive and also a slot-load DVD writer. It is priced at $1,999.99.
These notebooks will be available later this month through Gateway’s direct channels.
In addition, the Gateway P-Series FX Edition will be available at Best Buy retail stores. The premier model, the Gateway P-6831FX, will be available beginning this weekend at the price of $1,349.99. It comes with the WXGA+ display, NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB GDDR3, an Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 processor, 3GB of DDR2 SDRAM, a 250GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive, and a DVD burner.
The P-Series FX laptops run Windows Vista Home Premium operating system.