Review: Gateway T-6321

27 07 2008

Montevina notebooks are popping out everywhere and that means there are deals to be had on Intel’s previous platform; Santa Rosa. This is great news for value-centric consumers.

Gateway has been on a roll since being acquired by Acer last year. Acer’s aggressive pricing for decent specifications combined with Gateway’s newfound sense of style makes the $599 Gateway T-6321 a notebook of interest.

Hardware Highlights:

  • 14.1″ WXGA High-Definition Display With 1280 x 800 Resolution
  • 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
  • 3 GB DDR2 System Memory
  • LabelFlash Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support

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Why the EEE PC and Similar Devices Stink

29 03 2008

The Cynic’s View of Inexpensive Notebook Movement

UMPC as a commercial venture failed. Somehow, the concept was indirectly revived by Nicholas Negroponte’s project to provide One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) in the world’s poorest countries. In classic fashion, the moment Negroponte’s venture gained traction and the first OLPC XO was shown in public an army of heretofore silent companies emerged to loudly boast how they could do it better – for about the same price. Of course they could do it, but they hadn’t because they were quite happy selling schools $1000 notebooks instead.
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LG’s Superhot P300 Notebook on Sale Tomorrow!

13 03 2008

Probably the hottest ulta slim notebook on the market right now is the LG P300. It has specs and build quality that match or exceed the MacBook Air and ThinkPad X300 for much less money. It is a good deal at $1899.99.

Here is NBR’s review.

The LG P300 Express Dual Series notebook is a super light, high performance 13.3″ notebook. This notebook packs a massive punch with its T8300 Penryn processor, NVIDIA 8600m GS graphics card, and high-gloss 13.3″ LCD in a package that weighs roughly 3.6 pounds.

Starting tomorrow, Future Shop is offering this notebook at $1699.99. That is absurd value for a such a great package. Expect it to sell out fast.


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WSJ Previews Lenovo ThinkPad X300

13 02 2008

Walt Mossberg gets all the coolest toys - a fair reward for covering technology for as long and as well as he has.

Today he posts a teaser for the X300, something that ThinkPad fans are anxiously awaiting. 

What is not to love? All the features of a full sized notebook, in a package that is only marginally bigger than the MacBook Air. Click the link to read more.

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