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FS: Gateway NX260X laptop - HaPpYfAcE - 09-25-2008
Name: Jesse
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Contact Info: post/p.m./aim
Price: SOLD +free overnight shipping!
Item Description:
Gateway NX260X laptop
--original purchase price was ~$1400 from Gateway
info from packing list:
Primary 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
Intel Core Duo processor T2400 (1.83GHz x 2) - Dual core!!
80GB 5400rpm Sata hard drive
14.1" Ultrabright WXGA TFT Active Matrix LCD
1024mb 533mhz DDR2 SDRAM (2-512mb Modules)
Integrated Intel 802.11a/b/g wifi
24x/10x/24x CD-RW/8x DVD combo drive
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
I bought this laptop back in June of 2006. It has served me well, but i have decided to sell my laptop to help cover some of my recent purchases and i haven't really used it lately except for messing around.
This laptop is great for using MS Office products and browsing the web with ultimate portability. I have used it to play day of defeat, counterstrike, world of warcraft and a few others. Being that i'm in the business of knowing how to fix computers, i took care of this one and it is in great working shape.
A few more options that came with the laptop include 4 usb 2.0 ports, 10/100 LAN port, pcmcia card reader, smart card reader, multi reader for memory cards (SD, Memory Stick, etc.)
There are some scratches from normal use/wear on the top and edges of the laptop, but nothing that impedes functionality. There are no scratches on the screen and all keyboard keys are there as can be seen in the pictures.
I will also be including a Gateway carrying case, a port replicator w/its own psu, and i also installed an internal bluetooth card within the past couple weeks. I will make sure all the devices have drivers, but as i am unable to find the original software disc, i will be unable to load any software that came with the computer originally. You should be able to order a disc from Gateway by giving them the serial number of the laptop.
Picture(s):
![[Image: nx260.jpg]](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/h4ppyfac3/forsale/nx260.jpg)
![[Image: nx260keybd.jpg]](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/h4ppyfac3/forsale/nx260keybd.jpg)
added pictures below here...
results of battery learn.
![[Image: battlearn1.jpg]](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/h4ppyfac3/forsale/battlearn1.jpg)
starting disk wipe (quick 1 pass 0's)
![[Image: diskwipe.jpg]](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/h4ppyfac3/forsale/diskwipe.jpg)
pardon the darkness of this pic...i don't have a good cam, and there weren't any lights on in the room, so it appears dark.
![[Image: nx260display.jpg]](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/h4ppyfac3/forsale/nx260display.jpg)
-end of pics added after original post made-
just got done loading ubuntu on it and messing around. it's doing battery learning right now so that's why no display pics - it makes the white balance all screwy and the pic looks yellowish.
i'll reload windows and get more pics later today probably.
note: lately i've been coming to harrisonburg every weekend to go to the topgun range, so i'd be willing to meet up with someone if they wanted to purchase.
- Dave - 09-25-2008
I'm very interested and work in downtown C'ville. Think we could get together sometime once you get it loaded up and running?
- HaPpYfAcE - 09-25-2008
i might end up installing vista business x86. i have a valid copy of several windows OS's because of school.
there's an issue with the sata drive and installing from an xp pro disc vs the gateway restore dvd.
i don't mind meeting up...if you don't mind having vista on it, then i'll go ahead and get it installed. if you need xp pro, then i'll either have to order the gateway restore dvd or try some other resolutions because of the lack of drivers on the xp pro disc. /sigh let me know, though, because i'll probably take it to work tomorrow and mess with it.
i don't mind putting ubuntu back on it or some other form of linux if you want. all the same to me,
edit: nevermind, got the right files from a part of the gateway site that hadn't come up with the laptops serial number (go figure). xp pro sp2 install is underway.
- HaPpYfAcE - 09-26-2008
ok..double post, but just got windows up and running..going to start winupdate and make sure everything is good there.
installed avast antivirus, which is a highly recommended free antivirus software.
when would you like to meet up? i can do after 5pm friday or early morning saturday, late saturday, or all day sunday.
- HaPpYfAcE - 09-29-2008
still have it - found the gateway discs too, so i'm gonna reload windows one more time so the original windows key can be used (it's an oem key, so only can be used on this machine)
- HaPpYfAcE - 10-01-2008
will trade towards firearms or an entry level dslr kit or ps3 60gb...possibly other things, too.
- HaPpYfAcE - 10-07-2008
HaPpYfAcE Wrote:will trade towards firearms or an entry level dslr kit or ps3 60gb...possibly other things, too.
what he said.
- HaPpYfAcE - 10-09-2008
free overnight shipping!