This surprising challenger delivers one of the best-value business notebooks ever
Walmart offers up a surprising device at a shockingly low price
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Gateway 14-inch laptop with Core i5 CPU -$499 at WalmartA very, very good laptop deal made even sweeter by the fact you can upgrade both the memory and the storage. Regardless of whether you use it for business or for anything else, this is a powerhouse that’s simply unrivaled.
Available in four different colors (including pink), the Gateway GWTN141-10BK laptop - an own-brand offering from US retail giant Walmart - could be a godsend for SMB looking for abusiness laptopon a shoestring budget.
At $499 including shipping, it is significantly cheaper than better-known rivals (from the likes ofDellorLenovo) and we bet you won’t find a new laptop with equivalent specifications anywhere in the US.
Just bear in mind that this is a product that we haven’t tested or even held in our hands yet. However, on paper at least, it is one of the best deals we’ve seen for a business-focused laptop (or a lightweightmobile workstation).
Why is this laptop a great deal?
What do you get for your money, other than a CPU that trounces everything in its price range? Just because it’s an own brand product, don’t think this Walmart laptop doesn’t pack a punch.
This Gateway laptop is powered by anIntelCore i5-1135G7 CPU with Intel Iris Xe graphics - one of the most powerful processors you can find in a sub-$500 laptop.
Also included is 16GB RAM and a 512GB PCIe m.2 SSD, both of which can be easily replaced - a boon for busy IT system administrators - and you can also add a second SATA M2 SSD device.
The keyboard is not backlit and there’s no Ethernet port, but there is a front facing IR camera, which is great forWindows 10’s Hello biometric security system, plus a fingerprint reader. It boasts no fewer than three USB ports (including one Type-C connector that can be used to charge the laptop), a headphone jack and an HDMI slot. We would still recommend an externallaptop docking station.
With a 14-inch full HD display, Bluetooth 5.1, support for THX spatial audio technology via two speakers and even a microSD card reader hidden in the front, you could do much, much worse for your money.
It runs onWindows 10 Home, (no Windows 10 Pro or S-mode here) and you will get a free update toWindows 11when it rolls out. There are no bundled software as well; noantivirus,driver updatesoftware orMicrosoft 365Office trials.
One thing we’re unsure of is the battery life but Gateway states that you will be able to type away for up to 10 hours, which is entirely feasible given how new the 1135G7 is.
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