Specifications
Part Number: P79Gateway P-79 Notebook Series

Following are the specifications for the Gateway® P-79 notebook series.
Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Operating System1 Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit2 (Service Pack 1)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 32-bit (Service Pack 1)
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 64-bit2 (Service Pack 1)
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (Service Pack 1)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate
Processor1 Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core mobile processor QX9100/Q9300 (12 MB L2 cache, 2.26/2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 45 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Extreme dual-core processor X9100 (6 MB L2 cache, 3.06 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 44 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Q9000 (6 MB L2 cache, 2.0 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 45 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T9400/T9550/T9600/T9800 (6 MB L2 cache, 2.53/2.66/2.80/2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 35 W)
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P9500 (6 MB L2 Cache, 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 25 W)
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P7350/P7370/P7450/P7550/P7570/P8400/P8600/P8700 (3 MB L2 cache, 2/2.13/2.26/2.4/2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz, 25 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5670/T5800/T5870/T5900/T6400/T6500/T6570/T6600/T6670 (2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz/1.8/2.0/2.10/2.20 GHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Chipset Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset
Memory1, 4, 5, Up to 2 GB of dual-channel DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules
Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M with up to 28156 MB of TurboCache™ (1024 MB of dedicated GDDR3 VRAM, up to 1791 MB of shared system memory), supporting NVIDIA® CUDA™, PhysX™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10

Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution/refresh rate:
  • 2048 x 1536: 75/60 Hz
  • 1920 x 1440: 85/75/60 Hz
  • 1920 x 1200: 75/60 Hz
  • 1920 x 1080: 100/85/75/60 Hz
  • 1680 x 945: 100/85/75/60 Hz
  • 1600 x 1200: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
  • 1600 x 900: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
  • 1400 x 1050: 85/75/60 Hz
  • 1366 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz
  • 1280 x 1024: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
  • 1280 x 960: 85/75/60 Hz
  • 1280 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz
  • 1280 x 720: 100/85/75/60 Hz
  • 1024 x 768: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
  • 800 x 600: 120/100/85/72/60 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
Display 17" WXGA+ 1440 x 900 pixel resolution
High-brightness (220-nit) Gateway Ultrabright™ TFT LCD
Supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing
16:9 aspect ratio
8 ms response time
Hard Drive1, 10, One or two hard disk drives:
  • 1st HDD: 160, 250, 320, or 500 GB hard disk drive
  • 2nd HDD: 160, 250, 320, or 500 GB hard disk drive
RAID0 and RAID1 support
Media Card Reader Media card reader supporting:
  • Secure Digital™ (SD) Card
  • MultiMediaCard (MMC)
  • Memory Stick® (MS)
  • Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO)
  • xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Optical Drive1 2X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD SuperMulti double-layer combo drive:
  • Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X/16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X/4X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X/4X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X/4X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X/4X DVD-RW, 6X/4X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 2X BD-ROM, 2X BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 2X BD-ROM DL (double-layer), 2X/1.6X BD-R DL (double-layer), 2X BD-RE DL (double-layer)
  • Write: 16X/8X CD-R, 10X/4X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-RW, 4X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X/2.4X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 4X/2X DVD-R DL (double-layer)
8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:
  • Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 8X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 8X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
  • Write: 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 8X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
Audio Optimized 2nd Generation Dolby Sound Room®8 audio enhancement, featuring:
  • Dolby® Headphone
  • Dolby® Natural Bass
  • Dolby® Sound Space Expander
Two built-in stereo speakers
High-definition audio support
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)9 support for digital speakers
Built-in microphone
MS-Sound compatible
Volume/mute keyboard controls
External Ports 5-in-1 card reader , supporting MMC, SD, xD, MS, and MS PRO cards
Silicon-based fingerprint sensor
ExpressCard®/54 slot
Built-in microphone
Three USB 2.0 ports
HDMI™ port with HDCP support
DVI-D port with HDCP support
External display (VGA) port
eSATA port
IEEE 1394b port
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
Microphone-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Modem (RJ-11) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter
Webcam Integrated 1.3MP webcam with automatic image control, UVC-compliant
Communication Wi-Fi: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology1, 3,

Bluetooth: Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) 1

Ethernet: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Modem: 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval11, Wake-on-Ring ready

Keyboard and Mouse Full-size 86-key keyboard with 2.5 mm key travel, 19 mm key pitch
Multimedia control panel: DVD, music, play, forward, reverse, stop, mute
Touch-sensitive volume slide

Touchpad pointing device, featuring vertical scroll and two-button design (left/right mouse, programmable)

Power1 AC Adapter: 120 W output AC adapter

Battery: 86.58 W (7800 mAh, 2.6 Ah) 9-cell Li-ion battery pack with 3-hour battery life12

Power Features: ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard
Supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes

Dimensions
(W × D × H) 		15.7 × 11.7 × 1.3/1.7 inches (400 × 298.4 × 33/43.2 mm)
9.05 lbs. (4.10 kg) with 9-cell battery
Software1, 13, Gateway Games
Gateway Recovery Management
Gateway Updater
Microsoft® Works 9 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial
Microsoft® Money Essentials
Norton Internet Security™ 2009 (60-day trial)
Google Desktop™
Google Toolbar™
eBay® desktop shortcut
Adobe® Reader®
Adobe® Flash® Player 9
CyberLink® Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD Solution™, featuring PowerDVD™ and Power2Go™
NetZero®
EarthLink®
Microsoft® Windows Live™ Essentials
Accessories1 Accessories:
  • 120 W AC Adapter
  • 9-cell Li-ion battery pack

Windows®. Life without Walls™. Gateway recommends Windows 7.

  1. Specifications vary depending on model.
  2. 64-bit software is required to enjoy the advantages of 64-bit processing.
  3. Actual throughput may vary depending on network conditions and environmental factors such as network traffic or overhead, building construction and access point settings.
  4. Up to 1 GB of available system memory may be allocated for system resource requirements.
  5. Shared system memory may be allocated to support integrated graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors. Actual system memory available to the operating system will be reduced by the amount of dedicated and shared system memory utilized by the graphics solution and resources required by the operating environment.
  6. For systems with 4 GB of system memory. The total graphics memory visible to the OS is less than the actual size allocated from the physical memory installed and varies depending on the configuration under a 32-bit OS.
  7. Real output depends on external display specification.
  8. Dolby® is a registered trademark of Dolby® Laboratories.
  9. Supports 7.1-channel surround sound and 2-channel stereo output (multi- streaming).
  10. 1 GB is 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less and may vary depending on preloaded materials and operating environment. Gateway Recovery Management utilizes up to 10 GB of the stated hard disk capacity as dedicated backup space.
  11. PTT countries: Asia: Japan. Europe: UK, France, Spain, Italy. Oceania: Australia. N. America: USA, Canada, Mexico.
  12. Battery life varies depending on product specifications, computer settings, and applications or features launched, and may be reduced if Windows Aero™ is enabled. All batteries' maximum capacity diminishes with time and use.
  13. Bundled software may vary depending on hardware configuration, OS, and regional availability.