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Bought me a netbook this week...
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:16 pm
by Indy
http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668309.php
I've been wanting to get one for awhile that I can move about the house with for just surfing, offloading pictures from the camera, and some light gaming...this one seems to fit the bill pretty nicely. It's got a pretty good sized hard drive - 250 gb in size. It streams netflix without any issues, and does a good job playing a number of older games that I have (ie Diablo 2, Simcity 3000, Age of Empires)...
I also like the fact that the battery life is about 7-8 hours...
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:40 pm
by EvilAngel
350 bucks? damn good deal for what it has installed...How do youike Win7?
Processor Intel® Atom™ Processor1 N270 (1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache)1
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Starter
Display 10.1" SD WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display (1024 x 600 resolution)8
Memory 1024MB DDR2 533MHz SDRAM Single Channel Memory9
Hard Drive 250GB SATA hard drive3
Color Classic and Elegant Design with Cherry Red finish
Wireless Network 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®5
Adapter AC Adapter
Application Software Microsoft® Works, Microsoft® Money Essentials, Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)2
Battery 6-Cell Lithium Ion (5200mAh)
Chassis Chassis with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset
Dimensions (Box) 4.3" (H) x 12.4" (W) x 9.0" (D) or 110mm (H) x 315mm (W) x 229mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 1.03" (H) x 10.17" (W) x 8.04" (D) or 26.4mm (H) x 258.5mm (W) x 204mm (D)
External Ports (3) USB 2.0, VGA Connector
Keyboard and Mouse Keyboard with Multi-Gesture Touchpad
Media Card Reader Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader (Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital™, xD-Picture Card™)4
Network 10/100 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Security Software Norton Internet Security™ 2009 (60-day trial) & Gateway Recovery Management6
Sound High-Definition Audio Support, Built-In speakers, Microphone, Headphone (with Dolby® Headphone Technology)/Speaker/Line-Out Jack7
Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor10
Web Camera Integrated Webcam
Weight 2.95 lbs. (1.33 kg) system unit only / 3.26 lbs. (1.48 kg.) box
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:47 pm
by YeOldeStonecat
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:51 pm
by EvilAngel
Now that's HOT!!!...lol...
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:05 pm
by blebs
Ooo, Ooo Electric Pink.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:25 pm
by mountainman
I saw the bag you got for it too...
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:48 pm
by Dan
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:50 pm
by Indy
Oh you guys
Actually, my younger daughter's wanting to get a pink Dell Mini for Christmas, so I may be buying another netbook in the next month or so.
As far as performance, it's not bad. It does everything that I want it to do. It has it's limitations, but that's to be expected of a computer this size. All in all, I'm happy with it.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:03 pm
by RoundEye
He’d look so cute toting his pink lappy around. Get him some big fuzzy slippers and he would be big-time.
Well ………….. maybe a
Hello Kitty lunchbox too.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:09 pm
by Indy
RoundEye wrote:He’d look so cute toting his pink lappy around. Get him some big fuzzy slippers and he would be big-time.
Well ………….. maybe a
Hello Kitty lunchbox too.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:05 pm
by YeOldeStonecat
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:06 pm
by YeOldeStonecat
Indy wrote:.
As far as performance, it's not bad. It does everything that I want it to do. It has it's limitations, but that's to be expected of a computer this size. All in all, I'm happy with it.
Yeah the little Atom zips along fairly well, I had gotten the wifey a Dell Mini 9 last spring..sold it cuz was too small for her. But the Atom combined with the SSD drive, it zipped along pretty well.
