Tag archive: Ray Sawall

Computer maker Gateway is expanding its LT series of netbook computers with the new LT2000, sporting a 10.1-inch display in a chassis that's only one inch thick and weighs just 2.62 pounds. The LT200 is designed to offer a good range of communications capabilities while staying lightweight and highly portable—and Gateway has thrown in a multi-gesture trackpad that enables users to (say) scroll windows using a swirling motion of… Read More

Computer maker Gateway has taken the lid off its new NV series of notebook computers, aiming to create a mainstream notebook that appeals both to media-focused consumers as well as students and professionals who need both pizazz and performance in an affordable notebook system. And—midnful that folks are trusting more and more data to their portable computers—the systems feature a dedicated one-touch MyBackup function to make… Read More

Netbooks might be all the rage in the computing industry—they're about the only segment of the broader computer market that's still growing—but netbooks aren't always the best thing for users: even if customers understand a netbook is not the same as a full-powered notebook, the tiny things can still be frustrating: slow processors, tiny keyboards, just a little bit of memory, the ever-aging Windows XP… Read More

Computer maker Gateway—now a subsidiary of Acer—has announced its new TC series of notebook computers, which bring design elements from its MC and MD series to a smaller form-factor…while keeping the HD-friendly display and budget-conscious pricing. WIth the TC series, Gateway hopes to hit the sweet spot between easy portability and a mainstream media and computing notebook. "We've taken the best of our… Read More

Computer maker (and Acer subsidiary) Gateway has announced two new notebook computer lines at this week's CES show in Las Vegas. The multimedia-friendly MD series offers a 16:9 15.6-inch display and HDMI 1.3 output, while the lightweight UC series still caters to the media set with a 13.3-inch 16:9 display, but still packs enough of a punch in the processing department to function as someone's primary computer. “These… Read More

eMachines has introduced its new eMD620-5777 notebook computer, aiming to find a sweet spot in the portable computing landscape where a basic notebook doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg, but can still easily handle everyday computing tasks. The eMD620-5777 offers a 14.1-inch, 1,280 by 800-pixel LCD display driven by integrated ATI Radeon x1200 graphics, a 1.6 GHZ AMD Athlon 2650e CPU, and 1 GB of RAM. The systems also ship with… Read More

Gateway has taken the wraps off its new MC notebook series. With a 16-inch edge-to-edge WXGA glass widescreen display, ATI graphics, HDMI output, and reasonable price tags, the MCs want to be the entertainment notebook of choice for the upcoming holiday buying season. “Gateway's new MC-Series notebook PC line delivers an immersive entertainment experience by combining the latest in technology with features that are easy to use… Read More