A review of the Gateway P-171S gaming laptop has been posted over at ZDNet.
' The Gateway P-171XL FX lacks the glowing alien heads, flashing lights, and other "Hey, look at me!" flare of flashy 17-inch gaming rigs from Alienware or Dell,. It opts instead for a more subdued black finish that won't look out of place in your den or living room. 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. While it's a bit smaller and lighter than, say, the Dell XPS M1730, this is still a massive 17-inch desktop replacement, weighing almost 10 pounds, so don't expect to lug it around too often.
The interior is almost all black and gray, with the exception of a copper boarder around the keyboard itself. It's an unusual choice, but one that aesthetically works. The keyboard and separate number pad are generous, with large, flat keys. However, they're made of an especially glossy plastic, which picks up plenty of glare. The upshot: Non touch-typists can sometimes have a hard time seeing what key they're hitting. A standard touch pad with a fingerprint sensor sits below the keyboard, while above is Gateway's now-standard media controls, with buttons cut right into the brushed metal border. These backlit media control and quick-launch buttons look cool, but it's sometimes hard to tell if you've pressed them hard enough. A touch-sensitive volume control next to these buttons seemed like a good idea, but froze up on us a few times, requiring a restart to fix.'
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