Gateway LT3102i

A friend of mine recently got this. In fact, he showed it to me during a telco event we attended over the weekend.

It's got bigger screen for a netbook, 11.6", lightweight, nightsky black (glossy) and as Gateway claims, it is optimized for internet access, wireless communications and core computing activities, which are the staples of any netbook. But it does look very premium, glossy lid with a silver plate strip showing of the brand name, exquisite really. And the bigger screen really helps a lot. It also uses vista home, which gave me pause, since vista tends to be very grueling on netbook processors, especially atom. And my friend who owns this, Maynard, says, based on his experience, this AMD processor is slower than the atoms which he handled before.

But the keyboard on this baby is one of the best I've seen on any laptop. Huge keys that are snuggled up closer than chiclet keyboards.

The battery protrudes at the back. At first I found it aesthetically odd, but after handling it...makes it easier for a person to hold it with one hand and "present" to a client or other people with ease.

This costs P26,900 retail.

Here's the complete specs:

AMD Athlon™ 64 single-core processor L1101
(1.20GHz, 512KB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB, 13W)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic SP1
11.6" HD WXGA Ultrabright™ TFT LCD2, 1366 x 768 resolution
high brightness (200-nit)
AMD M690E chipset
2GB 667MHz DDR2 ram
250GB 5400rpm SATA4 hard drive
Nightsky black body
Multi-in-one media card reader5, SD Card, mini SD, microSD, MMC
RS-MMC, MS, MS Pro, MS Duo, MS Pro Duo, xD
ATI Radeon™ X1270 graphics with up to 1024MB of HyperMemory™
(384MB of dedicated system memory, up to 640MB of shared system memory)3
Optimized Dolby® Headphone technology6
High-definition audio support
Two built-in stereo speakers, MS Sound compatible
Built-in digital microphone
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Certified® wireless LAN7
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Gateway EZ Pad™ touchpad pointing device
310K pixel integrated webcam
3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA
1 headphone/speaker/line-out jack
1 microphone-in jack
1 RJ-45 LAN
1 AC adapter connector
Dimensions: 26.4mm H x 286.0mm W x 203.0mm D
Weight: 1.44kg with 6-cell battery
Battery: 57.7W 5200mAh 6-cell lithium-ion battery pack
Warranty: 1-year parts and labor limited warranty8
Software: Gateway Recovery Management

Thanks for sharing this Mayn: