Gateway Laptops and Netbook Computers

Last updated on 06/11/2010

Gateway was a late entrant into the portable computing market, standing loyally by desktop machines for a long time. They seem to have accepted the inevitable shriveling of the desktop market and have focused on refining their notebooks over the past few years. Gateway continues to upgrade its design creating sleek and stylish machines that hold up over the long haul and offer continued consistency in their delivery of reliable and versatile machines. Gateway’s recent introduction into netbooks (who hasn't entered the netbook market besides Apple?) came with great new look and feel that has out-styled many of its competitors. Here are some highlights among their current lineup. By Johanna Maaghul

Gateway LT2108u 10.1-Inch Netbook
Gateway LT2108u
With the arrival of the netbooks onto the market, there has been some disappointment around the overall design and look of these machines. Gateway has managed to create one, however, that brings some new dignity, design-wise, to the netbook genre. The LT provides a very slick looking design and is probably the least ‘toy-like’ of all of the netbooks on the market. Its wide screen and durable and easy-to-use keyboard feel like you are getting closer to the features of a real laptop than the experience many netbooks give that holds them closer to the Leapfrog machines than to real computers. For $299, the Gateway LT2108u offers a 1.6 GHz Atom Pine Trail processor, a 10-inch display, 160 MB hard drive, more than 8 hours of battery life, and a total weight of less than 3 pounds. Standard guts for a netbook, but the selling point here should be the design.
Gateway NV5936u 15.6-Inch Laptop
Gateway NV5929u
from $499.44
Starting at about $600, the Gateway NV series is the perfect machine for someone on a budget who won’t be using the machine for gaming or for serious software development, but would like a solid, fast machine to use for Microsoft Office tasks, email, and general internet use. With a great high-resolution screen and built-in webcam, this machine is a strong choice for the money and, at just under 7 pounds, not the heaviest out there. It also offers great durability and a comfortable keyboard. Try the Gateway NV NV5936u with a respectable 2.13 GHz i3 processor, 4 GB RAM, 15.6-inch screen, and 500 GB hard drive for $650.
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