The Gateway LT23 netbook has been officially launched. Before I list down the technical specs, let me warn you that it’s typically typical. Nothing actually stands out except for the design of the lid. It has a pixelized, swirl pattern on the lid and the palm rest, as well as the nice, “Champagne and Pearl” color. Kinda stylish if you ask me. It also has a multi-format flash card reader and a touchpad that supports multitouch gestures.

Anyway, here goes…

Technical Specifications:

• 10″ 1024 x 600 pixel display
• 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor
• 1GB of DDR2 memory
• 160GB | 250GB HDD
• 6 cell, 4400mAh battery
• 802.11b/g/n WiFi
• Microsoft Windows 7 Starter

We can expect the prices to be around $330. Also comes in a more masculine black color.

SOURCE: Laptop Mag

Gateway LT2023u (Black)
$329.99 $269.99

• 1.6GHz Intel N270 Atom Processor
• 1024MB DDR2 533MHz Memory
• 160GB SATA Hard Drive
• 10.1″ SD WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• Windows 7 Starter
• 3-cell Li-ion Battery (2200 mAh)

Asus Eee PC 1005HA (Black)
$399.99 $297.71

• Intel Atom N280 (1.66GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, FSB 667MHz)
• 1 GB SODIMM memory
• 160GB SATA Hard Drive
• 10.1″ WSVGA (1024×600) Color-Shine Wide Screen LCD
• Integrated Graphics Controller
• 250 GB HDD

Rating: 6 out of 7 stars

Features and Drawbacks

• Cool design – It won’t pass for a designer netbook, but I think the bright red lid is kinda cool with that silver stripe accent with the Gateway logo. The unit in question is red, but I think the black one looks better and classier.

• So-so keyboard and touchpad – The Gateway LT2118u has an island-style keyboard where typing felt a bit uncomfortable at first, but with practice, I’m sure your fingers would get the hang of it. The touchpad is covered with white spots and is not textured. It also has a single mouse button. The mouse button also needs a little getting used to if you’re used (or prefer) dual buttons. The touchpad is easy to use and responsive, and it supports multitouch gestures. Pinch-to-zoom worked really well and desktop navigation is fairly easy with the touchpad.

• Glossy screen – Could be a feature, could be a drawback. The glossy screen offers sharp images and bright colors, but then you can expect reflections at an angle. Videos also played fairly well, especially 720p vids, but you can expect poor performance for HD videos. The speakers could use a little, okay a lot, of work.

• Average performance – If you think that’s a bad thing, it actually isn’t. That only means that the Gateway LT2118u can handle your everyday computing needs such as documents, photo-browsing, web-browsing, music and movies, just like other more expensive netbooks. Basically, that means you’re getting the same performance from a Gateway LT2118u and from a, let’s say, Asus Eee PC or an Aspire One. That also means, you can’t really stream HD movies or play games.

• 9-hour battery life – A netbook that can give you 9-hours of battery life on a single charge of its 6-cell battery is nothing to thumb your nose at. Netbook leaders such as the Toshiba NB305 and Asus Eee PC1001P can both give less than that, clocking in at 8 and a half hours each.

Rating – 6/7

Value for Money – 1
Speed and Performance – 1
Screen – 1
Keyboard – 0.5
Portability & Battery Life – 0.5
Looks and Design – 1
Extensibility & connectivity – 1

Technical Specifications

• 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor
• 1024MB DDR2 667MHz Memory
• 250GB SATA Hard Drive
• 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi Certified
• 10.1″ WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
• Windows 7 Starter
• Over 10 Hours of Battery Life

Bottomline
The Gateway LT2118u is one of the best options if you’re in the market for a cheap, decent netbook. It has a long battery life, decent screen, and good performance. But if you’re looking for something with a better speaker, or a better keyboard, then you might want to shop around. But all in all, this baby is not such a bad choice for your 300 bucks.

Amazon.com is having, shall we say, a sale on their Gateway netbooks.

Gateway LT2113u (Red)
Gateway LT2114u (White)
Gateway LT2115u (Black)
$329.99 $289.99

• 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor
• 1024MB DDR2 667MHz Memory
• 160GB SATA Hard Drive
• 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi Certified
• 10.1″ WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
• Windows XP Home
• Over 10 Hours of Battery Life

Gateway LT2118u (Red)
Gateway LT2119u (Black)
Gateway LT2120u (White)
$349.99 $314.00

• 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor
• 1024MB DDR2 667MHz Memory
• 250GB SATA Hard Drive
• 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi Certified
• 10.1″ WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
• Windows 7 Starter
• Over 10 Hours of Battery Life

User review-wise, these machines get a high score so it’s definitely worth checking out.

I love the look of Gateway’s VR46 series netbook for motorcycle racing legend, Valentino Rossi, with its sun and moon motiff. It’s been out and about in Europe, and has recently launched in Australia for $1,200 AUD.

Here are the technical specs:

• 11.6” 1366 x 768 display
• Intel Pentium SU4100 processor
• Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics
• 4GB RAM DDR3 (8GB max)
• 500GB HDD
• Gigabit LAN, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• 6-cell battery (8 hours)
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 1.4kg / 22.1mm thick

I think I’d get it for the lid’s design alone. Although the specs look really good and tempting. Check out the promotional video after the break.

SOURCE: Gateway Australia

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 10.1-Inch Obsidian Black Netbook

Price: $399.99 $299.

Specs
1.6GHz Intel Z530 Atom Processor, 1GB Memory, 160GB 5400RPM Hard Drive, 10.1″ Widescreen (1024×600) Display, Integrated Intel 500 Media Accelerator, Windows 7 Starter, 56WHr-(6 cell) Up to 6 Hours 20 Minutes of Battery Life.

Toshiba Mini NB205 (Royal Blue)

Price: $399.99 $299.99

Specs: 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor, 1GB DDR2 533MHz Memory, 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, 10.1″ LED Backlit Display, 1024×600 native resolution (WSVGA), Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (32 bit), 9 Hours of Battery Life

Acer AOD250-1842

Price: $329.99 $299.99

Specs: 1.6GHz Intel N270 Atom Processor, 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory, 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), 10.1″ WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, Windows 7 Starter Operating System, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5200 mAh)

Asus Eee PC 1001P-MU17 (Black)

Price: $299.99 $289.54

Specs: 10.1″ Color-Shine 1024X600 WSVGA LCD Display, Intel Atom N450 Processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1 SODIMM Slot, 2GB Max, 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM),Windows 7 Starter Operating System

Gateway LT2021u 10.1-inch netbook

Price: $299 $283

Specs: Intel Atom N270-powered machine, 1024MB DDR2 533MHz Memory, 160 GB SATA Hard Drive, Windows XP Home (SP3), 3-cell Li-ion battery, 3-hour battery, Windows 7 Starter.

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The Gateway EC14D notebook has a netbook-sized 11.6″ display, and an Intel CULV processor and what? A built-in DVD burner? Looks like it. It’s the only 11.6″ laptop that I know off that has one that costs $629.99 (plus free shipping).

Technical Details via Amazon:

• 1.3GHz Intel Pentium SU4100 Processor
• 4GB DDR2 667MHz Memory
• 320GB SATA Hard Drive
• 8X DVD-SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive
• 11.6″ HD Widescreen LED-backlit Display
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• Up to 8-hours of Battery Life

Other 11.6″ CULV notebooks include the Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810 ($699.99) and ASUS UL20A ($559.00), although both does not have optical drives.

Gateway has announced their Pine Trail netbooks, the LT21 series netbook.

Lower end models (with 160GB HDD and an 8 hour, 6-cell 4400mAh battery) will be selling at $299.99 while you can pick out the higher end models such as the Gateway LT2118u with 250GB HD for $349.99 and will come out this month. The LT21 units come in night sky black, cherry red and new glacier white.

The LT2118u is also available for pre-order from Amazon.com for $349.99.

Technical Specs of the Gateway LT2118u are as follows:

• Intel Atom N450 processor
• GMA 3150 graphics
• 10.1” 1024 x 600 display
• 1GB RAM
• 250GB HDD
• 802.11b/g or b/g/n Wi-Fi
• 6-cell 5600mAh battery (10 hours)
• Genuine Windows 7 Starter Edition

Check out the Gateway LT Series here.

To put things in comparison, this netbook was previously available from Verizon for $150 and is available un-subsidized from Amazon for $260 with a 3 cell battery.

Gateway isn’t anywhere near my list of top netbooks. In my opinion, it’s a cheap copy of sister company Acer’s Aspire One line. Despite my personal reservations, at $29.99, it’s an absolute steal.

You won’t be getting the crème de la crème of the Gateway line up – the netbook will come with Windows XP, a 1.6GHz N280 Intel Atom processor and 160GB HDD. Good news is it comes with a 6 cell battery and has mobile broadband – so you’ll save on costs of a data card and about an hour of battery life.

Bottom line

If you’re interested in getting a cheap netbook for basic computing and are absolutely sure you want a 2 year 3G contract, this deal is perfect for you. I suspect a lot of people will be ‘queuing’ up for it online, so don’t wait until Monday if you’re positive you want one.

Verizon’s Gateway Product Page

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Another Verizon deal that might spike your interest:

Verizon’s offering the Mifi 2200 wifi card for $50 (after a $50 mail in rebate) on Friday only. Read our review on the Novatel MiFi card

I usually do the Amazon Top Ten Netbooks list on Wednesdays, but I check the list out almost everyday. And what surprised me, and I do mean surprised me, at least enough that I’m taking time to write about it right now, is that there’s a NEW number one netbook on the list today. And it’s neither one of the two Asus Eee PC 1005HAs. And you’d never guess (at least I never guessed) what it would be… The 10.1″ Gateway LT2022u.

Here’s the technical details of this little, unassuming netbook:

• 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor
• 1024MB DDR2 533MHz Memory
• 160GB SATA Hard Drive, Wireless 802.11b/g
• 10.1 Inch SD WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3, 3-cell Li-ion Battery (2200 mAh)
• 10.17 x 7.24 x 1.03 inches (WxDxH)
• Weight: 2.62 pounds

Looking at the rather uninspired tecnical details (i.e. you can find the specs in every other netbook), it only has a maximum of three hours battery life. But then, I saw the price. List price was $299.99, it’s now selling for $229.00. That’s a $70.99, plus it’s a netbook with ALL the average netbook specs at below the $250 mark. Heck, it’s even below the $230 mark. So I guess that explains it.