Samsung X11 Dual-Core
The Samsung X11 is a well priced dual-core laptop, which should be at midrange for most people. TrustedReviews has a review of the X11 and say. The presence of a dual-core chip in a notebook is virtually a necessity at this price level and the T2300 is the slowest of the range, but still a great performer. On this model, this is only backed up with 512MB of DDR2 RAM, which is a bit 2004 - we’d want at least 1GB of RAM.
The graphics are integrated onto the motherboard chipset, so you only get Intel 945GM, which is a pretty week performer in 3D - if you want to play 3D games on a notebook you need to look for something with dedicated graphics from ATI or nVidia.
Ultimately though, it’s not the Gateway that does it for the X11, it’s Samsung’s own Q35. This essentially offers the same specs as the X11 but in a smaller, lighter package but with better battery life. As you can get a low end Q35 for £870, it’s difficult to recommend the larger and less stylish X11, especially while its spacebar keeps sticking.