Independent warranty provider SquareTrade has released a study of more than 30,000 notebooks tracked through its extended warranty plans—and the results are a little surprising. Computer makers Asus and Toshiba led the pack in terms of notebook system reliability, with fewer than 10 percent of their systems needing repair after two years, with three-year failure rate projections of about 15.6 and 15.7 percent (respectively). And who’s in last place? Top computer maker Hewlett-Packard, with more than 15 percent of its systems failing after two years, and a three-year projection forecasting over a quarter of them will fail in three years.
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Top Windows 7 Netbooks: A Review of the Best Windows 7 Netbooks
Why do people love netbooks? They’re ultraportable, inexpensive, fast and connected, and they’re just too darn adorable. Netbooks featuring Windows 7 operating systems have all of these qualities and more—like an improved user interface, faster start-up, and better graphics capabilities. Here’s our pocketbook-friendly picks for the best netbooks featuring Windows 7.
Acer Aspire One AOD250 Netbook
The AOD250 has a 10.1″ wide-screen LED-backlit LCD screen and a reasonably sized keyboard. This Acer Aspire does a dual-boot with Google’s Android 2.0 for a faster start-up. The prices start at $349 and go up from there depending on the specs.
Gateway Reveals Its New EC Series Notebook PCs
Gateway unveiled its new slim EC series notebooks today—the EC58, EC54 and EC14. Gateway says these notebooks are meant for “all-day productivity” due to their 6-cell Li-ion battery that can provide up to 8 hours of battery life. The EC58 and EC54 have15.6-inch LED-backlit HD widescreen display and weigh only a little over 5 lbs. The EC54 and EC58 models also come with Gateway Powersave, a one touch key to switch to a power saver mode.
Gateway Goes Multitouch with ZX Series All-in-One PCs
Computer maker Gateway has taken the wraps off two new all-in-one PCs in time for the Windows 7 launch and the end-of-year holiday buying season…but instead of rolling out new cool-looking but under-powered all-in-ones aimed at lightweight home computing tasks, the new ZX Series packs up to 8 GB of RAM, Intel Core 2 Quad CPUs, TV tuners, Web cams…and multitouch displays enabling users to interact with their data, media, and documents in whole new ways.
Verizon Wireless Expands Netbook Offerings with Gateway LT2016u
Verizon Wireless is still betting that people want to get into the netbook game via a mobile carrier rather than a computer seller, announcing that it will be offering the Gateway LT2016u netbook for sale via its online store and retail locations beginning October 4. But as with Verizon’s earlier netbook deals, the computer itself may seem inexpensive, but customers will wind up shelling out a lot of money for its use by the end of their two year contract.
Gateway LT2021u Review
Summary
The Gateway LT2021u is part of Gateway’s LT Series of netbooks and features an Intel Atom N270 processor. The LT2021u features a 10.1-inch high brightness LED-backlit display and come equipped with1024MB of DDR2 SDRAM and 160GB of SATA hard drive storage. Other notable features of the LT2021u include integrated 802.11b/g wireless, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, and a multi-gesture touchpad.
We haven’t had a chance to fully test this product yet, but we’ve assembled this helpful overview of relevant information on it.
Manufacturer Info
MSRP: $299.99
Available Colors: Red
Gateway LT2001u Review
Summary
The Gateway LT2001u is part of Gateway’s LT Series of netbooks and features an Intel Atom N270 processor. The LT2001u features a 10.1-inch high brightness LED-backlit display and come equipped with1024MB of DDR2 SDRAM and 160GB of SATA hard drive storage. Other notable features of the LT2001u include integrated 802.11b/g wireless, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, and a multi-gesture touchpad.
We haven’t had a chance to fully test this product yet, but we’ve assembled this helpful overview of relevant information on it.
Manufacturer Info
MSRP: $299.99
Available Colors: Black
Gateway P-7808u FX Edition Review
Summary
After running the original Gateway P-7801u FX Edition through its paces back in November and finding it to be a desktop replacement as practical as it was powerful, we were eager to step up the next-generation P-7808u. Though it looks identical on the outside, Gateway has dropped a hot new Intel Core 2 Quad Q900 processor inside and beefed up other specs as well, making this machine an all-around improvement – or so it would seem at first glance. The screen has actually stepped down in resolution, and the price has grown to a spendy $1,800 thanks to the studly new processor. Do an extra two cores justify these trade-offs? We fired up a few games to find out.
Gateway UC-7807U Laptop Review
Summary
The Gateway UC7807u has a super slick round touch pad and moonstone finish. It’s IntelCore 2 Duo Processor does the work of this easy-to-cary laptop. The Gateway UC7807u also has 3GB on ram, Intel Centrino 2 mobile GPU, next-gen wireless and a webcam under the hood.
We haven’t had a chance to fully test this product yet, but we’ve assembled this helpful overview of relevant information on it.
Manufacturer Info
MSRP: $799.99
Available Colors: Black
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Summary
Gateway has endowed the P-7811FX with a gorgeous 17-inch wide-screen display that has a glossy coating and a native resolution of 1,920×1,200.
