Gateway W730-K8X Computer

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The Gateway W730-K8X Computer

The Gateway W730-K8X Laptop is manufactured by the Gateway, Inc.. The Gateway W730-K8X Laptop has a AMD Athlon CPU (central processing unit) and runs at a speed of 2400 MHz (megahertz). This means that the computer's microprocessor can run approximately 2400 million cycles per second.

The Gateway W730-K8X Laptop comes with 2048 megabytes of RAM (random access memory). RAM is usually considered to be a computer's main memory, in other words, the working area the computer uses for displaying and manipulating data. The Laptop has a 100 GB (gigabyte) hard drive. The larger the hard drive, the more data files you can keep on your computer.

In sleep mode, the Gateway W730-K8X Laptop uses 3 watts of electricity. Sleep mode is a way for you to save energy by having your computer shut down all unnecessary components. When the computer comes out of sleep mode, it returns back to the way it was relatively quickly.

Gateway, Inc. is located in California and manufactures computers, monitors, televisions and VCRs.


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