Gateway has introduced a low-cost gaming notebook for the back-to-school season called the Gateway P-7811 FX notebook. In addition to gaming, Gateway says the new notebook is perfect for digital entertainment and editing digital media like photos and video. Gateway says this is its first notebook powered by the Intel Centrino 2 processor technology.

The notebook has impressive specifications including NVIDIA's GeForce 9800M GTS graphics card with 512 MB of GDDR3 video memory. The CPU is an Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor running at 2.26GHz with 3MB of L2 cache and 1066MHz front side bus. The screen of the notebook is a 17-inch widescreen with a 1920 x 1200 resolution.

The notebook also features a 1.3-megapixel webcam, 802.11n Wi-Fi, 4GB of RAM, and a 200GB hard drive. Connectivity options include three USB 2.0 ports, FireWire port, and HDMI v1.3 out. The notebooks DVD burner also supports LabelFlash and it runs on Windows Vista Home Premium. The notebook is available now from Best Buy at a suggested retail price of $1399.99.

Via Gateway