Gateway jumps into the netbook fray with LT3100

I stated in yesterday’s post on the rumored Nokia netbook that “the netbook market is a bit crowded at the moment and more companies seem to be diving in every day”.  On cue, Gateway has announced their latest netbook - the LT3100.

The LT3100 will come packed with an 11.6-inch screen - on the larger side for netbooks - and will weigh in at a heavier-than-the-norm 3.14 lbs.  As far as specs go, Gateway’s newest creation will be powered by an AMD processor, which is a departure from most of the netbooks on the market that use the Intel Atom chipset.  You’ll find support for WiFi (just 802.11B/G, no N), three USB ports, a multi-in-one digital media reader, VGA-out, a built-in webcam and - get this - a full-sized keyboard.  This will surely please those who plan to do a lot of typing.

You’ll be able to get the LT3100 with as much as 2GB of RAM and 250GB of hard disk storage.  Gateway plans to price the LT3100 at $399.99, which places it near a lot of other similarly-featured netbooks.  The larger screen might persuade buyers to buy Gateway, though it has to be said that for a bit more dough, a full-featured laptop can be purchased.  We’ll see what kind of impact the LT3100 has on the netbook market in the coming weeks.

[via Coolest Gadgets]

June 25th, 2009 by Shawn Farner | Posted in Uncategorized | (0)