Gateway has been producing great new models for the past couple of months ever since the revolution of the netbooks started. Now with the power of the new CULV chips in the market they have come up with a series that is both beautiful and bold without the heavy feeling one gets in their pockets when they purchase it.
The newly launched EC series of Gateway gives their consumers the power to choose between the 11.6" models to 13.3" models that they boast can last well over 8+ hours with heavy computing and a video card from Intel that promises to deliver High Performance 3D graphics.
Here are the things that the EC Series 11.6" models have to offer:
Easy-Carry All-Day
Want the freedom of all-day computing combined with an easy-carry size? Then the 11.6" Gateway® EC Series Notebook is made for you. Boasting Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 and energy-saving Intel® Core™2 Solo ultra-low voltage processing, our cherry red EC1801i laptop puts power in your pocketbook: 2GB memory, a 320GB hard drive, a media card reader, multiple ports including HDMI™, and a wealth of connectivity thanks to Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/draft-n wireless and Bluetooth® 2.1. And this EC weighs only 1.35kg. Connect, create and compute when you want, where you want, with the 11.6" Gateway® EC1801i Notebook.
Specifications
| Processor: | Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology Intel® Core™2 Solo Processor SU3500 (1.4GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) |
| Operating System: | Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 32-bit |
| Display: | 11.6" HD Ultrabright™ LED-backlit TFT LCD 1366 x 768 resolution; high-brightness (200-nit); 16:9 aspect ratio |
| Chipset: | Mobile Intel® GS45 Express |
| Memory: | 2GB 667MHz DDR2 dual-channel support (1 × 2GB) Expandable to 4GB (2 DDR2 slots total, 1 DDR2 slots available) |
| Hard Drive: | 320GB 5400rpm SATA |
| Color: | Cherry Red |
| Media Reader: | Multi-in-1 media card reader, supporting:Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard™ (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick Pro™ (MS Pro), xD-Picture Card™ (xD) |
| Video: | Integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel® GMA 4500MHD) with up to 1759MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 104 |
| Audio: | Optimized 2nd-generation Dolby® Sound Room® audio enhancement, featuring Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass, Dolby® Sound Space Expander High-definition audio support Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) support for digital speakers MS Sound compatible Built-in microphone |
| Network: | 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Wake-on-LAN ready Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/draft-n) Wi-Fi Certified™ network connection, featuring MIMO technology Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) |
| Pointing Device: | Multi-gesture touchpad supporting: - Circular-motion scrolling - Pinch-action zoom - Page flip |
| Webcam: | Integrated 0.3 megapixel webcam |
| Ports/Other: | 3 USB 2.0 1 HDMI™ port with HDCP support 1 VGA 1 headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support 1 microphone-in jack 1 RJ-45 LAN 1 AC adapter connector |
| Dimensions: | 22.1-30mm H x 285mm W x 204mm D |
| Weight: | 1.35kg with 6-cell battery |
| Battery: | 62.16W 5600mAh 6-cell lithium-ion battery pack |
| Warranty: | 1-year parts and labor limited warranty |
| Software: | Gateway Recovery Management Microsoft® Windows Live™ Essentials Wave 3 Microsoft® Works Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day trial) Norton Internet Security™ 2009 (60-day trial) |
Based on my research this laptop has been pegged with a starting price of P 35,892.00 both from Villman and Asianic.
Where to Buy:
Find this Gateway product in a retail store near you
This will definitely be a good competition for the other CULV laptops that have been released by other more known brands. With ACER as their main partner along with eMachines, one can definitely learn to trust Gateway.
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