Walmart has Gateway 14.1" Ultra Slim Laptop (Various Colors; GWTN141) for $499. Shipping is free.
Available Colors:
Black (GWTN141-10BK) $499
Blue (GWTN141-10BL) $499
Green (GWTN141-10GR) $499
Rose Gold (GWTN141-10RG) $499
Silver (GWTN141-10SL) $499
Specs/Key Features:
14.1" LCD IPS FHD Display, (1920 x 1080)
Intel i5-1135G7 2.40 GHz Processor
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
512GB Solid State Drive
16GB Memory
WiFi w/ Bluetooth 5.1
Built-In Fingerprint Scanner & Windows Hello
Windows 10 Home
Inputs
2x USB 3.0
1x USB Type-C
1x HDMI
1x Micro SD Slot
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If you don't care about gaming as much the last gen is selling refurbished for $354 - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Refurb.../482708976
They also have 11th gen with an i3 for $379 if you're looking for 11th gen but a bit cheaper - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gatewa.../506697981
If you don't care about gaming as much the last gen is selling refurbished for $354 - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Refurb.../482708976 [walmart.com]
They also have 11th gen with an i3 for $379 if you're looking for 11th gen but a bit cheaper - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gatewa.../506697981 [walmart.com]
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As it turns out one of my kids needed a laptop and ended up taking my current LG, and I was curious to try this one out. I actually really like it!
Pros:
- Runs Linux like a champ (tried out Pop OS for the first time and may just stick with it). Nice performance with the 11th gen in Linux and Windows
- Cost/value is great. Like I said in my earlier post I think this is gonna be a steal when they start selling these refurbished for say $430 or whatever it ends up.
- USB-C charging confirmed! It's SO nice to have this when there are so many more expensive laptops that do not include it!
- Aforementioned unlocked BIOS
- I really like the branding, but maybe I'm unusual in liking the Gateway brand more than most people
Cons:
- Build quality - it's a little creaky when you flex the casing, but this is a minor thing.
- Some oddness with some gaming on Windows. I was curious what FPS I would get with Destiny 2 on the Iris Xe graphics but it seems to crash pretty regularly, which I imagine is 100% a driver issue, so that should get sorted eventually. That was the only game that gave me grief though.
- As mentioned, no backlit KB. Not personally a deal breaker for me but for some I can understand it.
- Wish it had an NVME expansion slot instead of just sata m.2, but I had a second m.2 sata ssd sitting around. Again many more expensive laptops have either no 2nd slot, or even worse the primary memory is soldered on, so I'll take this any day.
I solved the backlit keyboard with a set of fluorescent key stickers from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079GFYMNF/). This also happens to work well since I refuse to wear my glasses indoors and the stickers make the letters huge :-) Reminds me of the old glow-in-the-dark footprint stickers you'd get from the cereal box in the 80s.
As it turns out one of my kids needed a laptop and ended up taking my current LG, and I was curious to try this one out. I actually really like it!
Pros:
- Runs Linux like a champ (tried out Pop OS for the first time and may just stick with it). Nice performance with the 11th gen in Linux and Windows
- Cost/value is great. Like I said in my earlier post I think this is gonna be a steal when they start selling these refurbished for say $430 or whatever it ends up.
- USB-C charging confirmed! It's SO nice to have this when there are so many more expensive laptops that do not include it!
- Aforementioned unlocked BIOS
- I really like the branding, but maybe I'm unusual in liking the Gateway brand more than most people
Cons:
- Build quality - it's a little creaky when you flex the casing, but this is a minor thing.
- Some oddness with some gaming on Windows. I was curious what FPS I would get with Destiny 2 on the Iris Xe graphics but it seems to crash pretty regularly, which I imagine is 100% a driver issue, so that should get sorted eventually. That was the only game that gave me grief though.
- As mentioned, no backlit KB. Not personally a deal breaker for me but for some I can understand it.
- Wish it had an NVME expansion slot instead of just sata m.2, but I had a second m.2 sata ssd sitting around. Again many more expensive laptops have either no 2nd slot, or even worse the primary memory is soldered on, so I'll take this any day.
I solved the backlit keyboard with a set of fluorescent key stickers from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079GFYMNF/). This also happens to work well since I refuse to wear my glasses indoors and the stickers make the letters huge :-) Reminds me of the old glow-in-the-dark footprint stickers you'd get from the cereal box in the 80s.
I have had few problems with it however the HDMI is set up wrong somehow. It should be able to do 4k @ 30hz but it is locked down to 1080P. I am going to reload Windows 10 from Microsoft directly. Although I will also make a USB drive for this specific laptop in case it does not work. I did this on my HP Desktop and it works better with no bloatware. Once I uninstalled bloatware from this laptop it worked better. But sometimes it does not fully uninstall.
Edit: After a few days it just died. I read a lot more reviews on EVOO and Gateway two of the same. I am out of it. The HDMI only supports 1080P @ 60 HZ. Nothing above that It does not even support 30Hz at all which is just strange.
Lots of people have problems with the charger which is hard to replace. Why not USB C charging?
It is like they decided to use super cheap low quality motherboards.
I have had few problems with it however the HDMI is set up wrong somehow. It should be able to do 4k @ 30hz but it is locked down to 1080P. I am going to reload Windows 10 from Microsoft directly. Although I will also make a USB drive for this specific laptop in case it does not work. I did this on my HP Desktop and it works better with no bloatware. Once I uninstalled bloatware from this laptop it worked better. But sometimes it does not fully uninstall.
Also they made these sub par for external monitors. No 4k @ 30hz. It is like decade old design with the motherboard. No more EVOO or Gateway for me.
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