- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Gateway NV Series NV55C
- 15.6"
- 2.13 GHz Dual core
- 4 GB
- 500 GB HDD
Released January, 2011
Conclusion Check out the Gateway NV Series NV55C
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Gateway NV Series NV55C
2.13 GHz
screen size
15.6"
12.1"
14"
NV Series NV55C by K.-Henry (Feb, 2011)The only thing that I would change is that the mousepad is small and when my left hand touches it, the screen to either expand or contract.
NV Series NV55C by Thomas-J.-Slavin--carriage4higher (Apr, 2011)LED display is beautiful with decent viewable angles.
screen resolution
NV Series NV55C by H.-Spellman--Nashville-Livin (Feb, 2011)The display is crisp and HDMI out works amazing for audio and HD resolution.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.13 GHz | 4 GHz |
NV Series NV55C by H.-Spellman--Nashville-Livin (Feb, 2011)This is a solid laptop, not to big, not to small and it is as fast as my i7 desktop.
NV Series NV55C by Layce (Feb, 2011)I was everywhere trying to find the right laptop that had a good processor, and large amount of space and still stay in my budget.
processor
NV Series NV55C by H.-Spellman--Nashville-Livin (Feb, 2011)The processor has a 6.9 out of 8 in the windows performance rating and over all a 5.3 (only being held down by the graphics memory).
NV Series NV55C by Thomas-J.-Slavin--carriage4higher (Apr, 2011)I have multiple apps open and I am using about 2GB RAM and about 35 percent CPU.
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB  | 8 GB |
NV Series NV55C by H.-Spellman--Nashville-Livin (Feb, 2011)The decision was clear to me but I think I'll miss that extra video RAM as time goes on, but at least I have a blu-ray (which will be the standard for programs and everything soon)!
NV Series NV55C by H.-Spellman--Nashville-Livin (Feb, 2011)When "specing" out laptops, the only two I found was this one and an i3 with 1GB of video memory and 3GB of RAM but no Blu-ray player.
Performance Real world tests of Gateway NV Series NV55C
battery life
4 hour
8 hour
3 hour
NV Series NV55C by simlife (May, 2011)Battery life is excellent, the laptop is light and easy to carry around.
NV Series NV55C by Brian-Pattock (Apr, 2011)Battery life is excellent, I average just about 4 hours on wifi, probably the best item is it runs a lot cooler than previous laptops I have had.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
Reviews Word on the street
 |   Rated by 27 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Thomas-J.-Slavin--carriage4higher (Apr, 2011)  Rated 100% by by Layce (Feb, 2011) Rated 100% by by frann (Jan, 2011) |
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Ports
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by simlife (May, 2011)The HDMI port is absolutely amazing.
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by dude (May, 2012)I LOVE THE HDMI HOOK-UP AND IT PLAYS BLUE RAYS TOO.
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Eric (Mar, 2011)The features are great, especially HDMI out, full size number pad, and SD card reader.
Body
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by frann (Jan, 2011)I also love the sleeker design and the larger screen makes it easy to watch movies.
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Brian-Pattock (Apr, 2011)The "grainy" exterior takes a little getting used to, however in the end who cares that much... Speakers are not the greatest but do a decent job.... Full 10key is nice, I think its light, just bought a laptop for my wife that is only a 14" screen and I think this is much lighter... As long as you are not a "gamer" this is an excellent computer!
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by simlife (May, 2011)The constructions is plasticky cheap but I don't care.
Wifi
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by simlife (May, 2011)The wireless performance is great.
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Thomas-J.-Slavin--carriage4higher (Apr, 2011)My Wi-Fi router is password protected and I forgot the password so I cant comment on the wi-Fi but it did recognize my network so there is that.
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by R-Man (Dec, 2010)Wireless connection is at full strength where my other laptops are marginal.
Usb
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by brewcitydep (Apr, 2011)While I like having USB ports on both sides (one on left and 2 on right), I would have rather had the ones on the right be a bit more towards the back.
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by simlife (May, 2011)So the location of the USB ports is my third nitpick.
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by simlife (May, 2011)No Bluetooth, no easy way to use a wireless mouse, and USB mice are awkward.
Screen
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by brewcitydep (Apr, 2011)I love the display and the keyboard is very functional.
Gateway NV Series NV55C 15.6", 2.13 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Eric (Mar, 2011)Battery life is roughly 3.5 hours with WiFi on and display at 70% brightness.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | HP Pavilion g6 6-way tie: Biggest screen HP Pavilion g6 vs Gateway NV Series NV55C |
 | 3 | ASUS 1215BT-BU17-BK Longest battery life ASUS 1215BT-BU17-BK vs Gateway NV Series NV55C |
 | 4 | Acer Aspire S 5560 Lots of l2 cache Acer Aspire S 5560 vs Gateway NV Series NV55C |
 | 5 | HP Pavilion dm4 Fastest processor HP Pavilion dm4 vs Gateway NV Series NV55C |
 | 6 | Acer Aspire S AS5733Z-4445 6-way tie: Biggest screen Acer Aspire S AS5733Z-4445 vs Gateway NV Series NV55C |
 | 8 | Dell Inspiron 14z 2-way tie: Fast RAM Dell Inspiron 14z vs Gateway NV Series NV55C |
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Editions Editions of the Gateway NV Series NV55C
| Price | Edition | Internal storage | RAM capacity | Cores | Manufacturer code | Compare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | 320 GB | 3 GB | Single core | NV55C49U | | ||||
 | | 320 GB | 4 GB | Single core | NV55C31U | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 3 GB | Dual core | NV55C33u | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Dual core | NV55C30u | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Dual core | NV55C15u | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Dual core | NV55C38u | | ||||
 | | 500 GB | 4 GB | Dual core | NV55C28u | | ||||
