Intel AC 9461 1x1 433mbit. wifi 5. BT 5.1
Two M2 slots. Both will only use sata type. NO NVME support!
one HDMI 2.0. one usb-c with displayport 1.4 and power delivery
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expireddelz4stelz posted Apr 25, 2022 8:00 PM
Gateway 14.1" Ultra Slim Notebook: Intel i5 1135G7, 1080p, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
$399
$499
20% off
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That being said, the laptop can charge via USB C and can handle dual-monitor displays via a usb c hub. Iris graphics can also handle most current indie games, diablo, fortnite, etc. non-gaming battery life is ~5hrs and brightness is comparable to a Kindle Fire HD outdoors.
First thing I did was run MemTest86, it passed. Then I backed up the SSD with Macrium Reflect before erasing the drive.
I removed the bottom panel. There are two really tiny rubber pieces that are easy to misplace. They are for the microphone holes on the left and right of the laptop. My motherboard revision is 1.1 with the AC wireless chip and two SK Hynix memory chips.
I replaced the 512GB M.2 SATA drive with a 1TB M.2 SATA drive (Silicon Power A55). Then I installed the original 512GB drive in the easy-to-access secondary slot. Interestingly, after I did this, the 512GB would no longer appear in Diskpart. It would appear in UEFI but disappear shortly after. The fix was to go in to UEFI (ESC key when you see the Gateway logo), go to the Chipset/PCH-IO Configuration/SATA And RST Configuration, and change "SATA Port 0 DevSlp" to "Disabled". For some reason, it didn't matter that DevSlp was enabled on the other port.
I clean installed Windows 11 to the 1TB drive. I let Windows install all available updates. Everything seems to function perfectly without any need to install drivers from Gateway.
The screen is beautiful! Bright for indoors. The touchpad works great. Fingerprint authentication is surprisingly fast. The fan is quiet during normal use. No hinge creaks or anything that feels cheap. This thing is a great value.
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Multiple colors available
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The bios is surprisingly granular with options as well. If memory serves I think it even had overclock options, but I didn't mess with any of that. The iris xe is a surprisingly powerful GPU for integrated graphics. You won't beat any benchmarks for gaming but this little guy would make for an excellent Plex server at less cost than a nuc build.
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I should have noted, I did upgrade mine to windows 11 right when I got it. Not sure if that means newer audio drivers or not.
They have it in other colors too, just search refurbished gateway to find them as each color is listed as a separate product for the refurbs for some reason.
That said, at $400, I'd pay the extra $70 for new.
Example- Intel Wifi
Motherboard with USB C that supports PD and possibly Display
HP laptop sold in Costco and popular in this forum has only Realtek Wifi and USB C does only supports Data and not PD or Display and half the Ram and SSD
Possibly bad quality but decent parts / specs
Example- Intel Wifi
Motherboard with USB C that supports PD and possibly Display
HP laptop sold in Costco and popular in this forum has only Realtek Wifi and USB C does only supports Data and not PD or Display and half the Ram and SSD
Possibly bad quality but decent parts / specs
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