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i have dell8200 and i love it. could not find a flaw so far.
so my opinion is probably biased...
i think the gateway has the way better design, apart from the position of the loudspeakers, that is. i assume they will be full of dirt in no time.
the gateway seems to be even bigger and heavier than the dell, is it? my dell to me seems borderline in portability, even though i mainly use it as a desktop replacement.
and i read that it comes with the ati7500 only. i don't know how that one compares to the 9000, but if you are into gaming you will want a newer graphics card.
to have 2media bays is pretty cool, but a review i read states that you have to power down the computer if you want to swap. i wonder if this applays for inserting an additional battery as well. dells media bay is hotswapable.
and maybe i am mistaken about the media bays of the gateway, but the way i read it, it has no fixed optical drive, has it? so if you want to have a dvd or a combo drive, one of the bays is gone already, bringing it on the same level with dell.
conclusion:
on the road:
the size of the gateway is very bulky, compromising the advantage of the possibility of having a 3rd battery.
neither the 8200 nor the 600xl are meant for travelling, they are desktop replacements.
if you are going to use it a lot on travel, neither the 8200 nor the 600xl will suit you and you should get somthing entirely else.
as desktop replacement:
if you want to play games, the 7500 sucks. if not, the gateway is probably good enough to fulfill your needs.
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