Gateway is offering a good selection of hard working laptops for today's market.  The Gateway name has been proven over time and they still offer good bang for your buck.  We are including some product information and reviews below for your convenience.  Gateway is found at Best Buy and other major electronic retail outlets.

Gateway Netbooks

LT Series From $42990
Go Light
Our ultra-portable 8.9" netbook is perfect for the "go" generation who needs a quick and easy mobile device to connect with the web and stay in touch with friends.

Gateway Notebooks

UC Series From $74999
Ultra Chic Tech
Chic meets geek with Gateway's first 13.3" notebook, the UC Series, perfect for highly mobile consumers and cutting-edge laptop users who desire a travel-savvy size.

TC Series From $64999
Fashionistas, Take Note
Beautiful, powerful and lightweight? You better believe it. Our TC Series features more of what you want, the way you want it: light and compact.

M Series From $64999
On-the-Go Entertainment
Killer looks and incredible power—plus the latest in multimedia features, including a 15.4" HD widescreen—are combined in our M Series laptops.

MD Series From $64999
Mainstream Multimedia
Our easy-to-use MD Series delivers an affordable cinematic lifestyle in a distinguished cool design and keeps you connected while you're on the go.

MC Series From $84999
Cinematic 16"
Merging beauty and brawn, our stylish MC Series brings you new technologies, including a true 16:9 viewing experience and illuminated controls.

P Series From $84999
Cinematic Expression
Our P Series and P Series FX laptops feature cinematic 17" displays and robust power for the media-savvy user who takes entertainment seriously.

Gateway P-172X FX

The good:

Excellent performance; includes HDMI and eSATA ports.

The bad:

Not configurable, misplaced control key.

The bottom line:

Gateway's new P-172X FX offers high-end perks in a midpriced laptop, making it a reasonable choice for gamers who fall just short of hardcore.

Specifications:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.4 GHz) ; RAM installed: 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM ; Weight: 9.3 lbs ;

Gateway's current laptop line offers something for gamers with widely varying budgets, without sacrificing too much in terms of components or features. We were previously very impressed with the high-end $3,000 P-171XL-FX and the low-end $1,249 P-6831FX. Both include Nvidia's GeForce 8800 graphics card, making the P-6831FX the best gaming laptop bargain we've seen.

Between those two extremes, Gateway offers the new $1,999 P-172X FX. It keeps the high-end graphics and 1,900x1,200 resolution of the $3,000 system, while dropping the CPU down to a still-impressive Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 and ditching the now-worthless HD DVD drive. Both Dell and Alienware offer 17-inch gaming rigs that can cost more and offer a few more bells and whistles (especially if you're fond of strobe lights), but Gateway's FX gaming laptop lineup does a great job of covering the low, middle, and high end of the market.

Price as reviewed $1,999
Processor 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme T8300
Memory 4GB, 667MHz DDR2
Hard drive 160GB 7,200rpm
Chipset Intel GM965
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
Operating system Windows Vista Premium
Dimensions (WDH) 15.75x12.2x1.5 inches
Screen size (diagonal) 17.1 inches
System weight / Weight with AC adapter 9.3/10.1 pounds
Category Desktop Replacement

Physically identical to the Gateway P-171XL FX and P-6831FX models we recently tested, the P-172 has the same subdued black finish that won't look out of place in your den or living room--no illuminated alien heads here. The back of the lid has the system's most obvious branding, with a big FX logo splayed across it, similar to the one across the front of the desktop FX models.

The keyboard and separate number pad have roomy, comfortable keys--but the dark red used on the number keys, combined with the glossy finish of the keys themselves, made them hard to read (the other keys have standard white lettering). Another nitpick: the left control and function keys have somehow swapped places from where we usually find them on keyboards. In this case, the control key is no longer the leftmost key on the bottom row, making it hard to hit without looking at the keyboard. This is a shame because many games--to say nothing of applications such as Photoshop and Word--make ample use of the control key.

Above the keyboard are a row of media controls, with buttons cut right into the brushed metal border. These backlit buttons look cool, but it's sometimes hard to tell if you've pressed them hard enough. A touch-sensitive volume slider sits to the right, and was responsive and easy to use.

The 17.1-inch display has a native resolution of 1,920x1,280, which is great for high-end gaming. The screen was clear and bright, and we liked the finish, which was somewhere between the high-gloss finish found on most consumer notebooks (too much glare) and the matte finish found on business systems (too muted). We'd love to see more laptop makers pick up on this.

Gateway P-172X FX Average for category (desktop replacement)
Video VGA, HDMI VGA-out, S-Video, DVI or HDMI
Audio Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacks Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacks

Data Three USB 2.0, mini-FireWire, multiformat memory card reader, eSATA Four USB 2.0, mini-FireWire, multiformat memory card reader
Expansion ExpressCard PC Card or ExpressCard
Networking Modem, Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Modem, Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi, optional Bluetooth
Optical drive DVD burner HD DVD or Blu-Ray

All the current 17-inch Gateway FX laptops include not only an HDMI output (quickly becoming standard equipment in high-end systems) but also an eSATA port, good for hooking up external SATA hard drives. And unlike the otherwise-excellent P-171XL FX, this model is not saddled with a now-obsolete HD DVD drive.

With a 2.4GHz Penryn Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 CPU, the P-172X FX was a speedy performer, and much faster than Gateway's cheaper version, the P-6831 FX, which has an older 2.0 GHz T5750 processor. (That particular model is a Best Buy retail exclusive, but Gateway offers the substantially similar P-172S FX for around the same price--$600 less than the P-172X FX we tested).

But if gaming is your main concern, trading down to one of those cheaper options may not be a bad idea, thanks to the 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 graphics card all the Gateway FX laptops share. The P-172X FX got only five more frames per second in Unreal Tournament III, and both systems easily topped 60fps, even at the 1,440x900 resolution. In additional anecdotal gaming tests, we were able to crank the resolution all the way up to 1,920x1,280 in both UT3 and Quake Wars, and still got very playable frame rates.

Battery testing, gave 1 hour and 55 minutes of battery life, which is pretty impressive for a desktop replacement, as many 17-inch laptops give up well short of the 90-minute mark. Still, desktop replacements spend most of their time tethered to a single location, so battery life isn't usually a big factor.

Gateway has aimed to create a series of 14 inch notebooks with a stylish design and a variety of multimedia technologies. Available in a black and rich burgundy, the TC series are powered by 64-bit Windows Vista Home and Intel dual-core processers. The TC Series also boasts current- and next-generation wireless and Gigabit connectivity, a 16:9 backlit HD display, and up to 4GB system memory.

Quick Specs
Screen Size: 14-inches
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core
Graphics: Integrated

MD7801u Notebook

The Gateway MD series notebooks are geared for multimedia use, equipped with a 15.6" widescreen 16:9 display, high definition audio, built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam, and up to 4GB DDR2 system memory. Choose from models equipped with either AMD Turion or Intel Core 2 Duo dual-core processors. All models feature integrated WiFi connectivity.

Quick Specs
MD7801u Notebook

Gateway T-6836

Description

The T-6836 is a budget notebook that features 4GB installed RAM, a 250GB hard drive, DVD/RW drive, and integrated 1.3 megapixel camera.

Quick Specs
Screen Size: 14.1-inches
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Graphics: Integrated

Gateway T-6330u

Description

The Gateway T-6330u is equipped with an Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.0GHz processor, 3 GB installed memory, 250 GB hard drive, integrated 1.3 megapixel camera, a 14.1" widescreen display and a 5-in-1 media card reader.

Quick Specs
Screen Size: 14.1-inches
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core
Graphics: Integrated

Gateway MC-7000u

Description

The MC series of notebooks are geared toward multimedia use. They feature 16" Ultrabright widescreen displays for an improved movie viewing experience. All models feature dual-core processors, a 320 GB hard drive, Windows Vista Home and wireless internet connection.

Quick Specs
Screen Size: 16-inches
Processor: Core 2 Duo