Gateway News and Information
This is the the last of the Gateway stories for now (it is a big deal, it’s been four years since Gateway was in the ultraportable market). LAPTOP Magazine has published their review of the
Gateway NX100X ultraportable Ultra Low Voltage notebook.
We just can’t get enough “Gateway re-enters the ultraportable market with a super-secret Intel Ultra Low Voltage CPU” stories can we? (I’ve passed on several already, that were basically repeating what’s already been said). Continuing on with something useful, Cisco Cheng of PC Magazine has completed their review of the Gateway E-100M.
Just a quick note on the CPUs in the new Gateway ultraportables – the NX100X and the E-100Mb.
They are Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Intel Core Solo CPUs, models U1300 (1.06GHz) and U1400 (1.2GHz). These were mentioned last year in some of the roadmaps and they seemed on-again and off-again. According to DailyTech, these CPUs were under a press embargo until April 16.
Now while the NX100X page isn’t up at Gateway (it might be now), the E-100MB is up, although you have to search for it, and it’s listed in several places (business, education, etc.).
As with the E-100Mb there has been no formal announcement, but there has already been a review by CNET of this model, which didn’t rate it too highly (6 out of 10). I saw this yesterday, but was holding off until the formal announcement from Gateway, but what the heck. As with the E-100Mb, it’s using an unnanounced Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Core Solo from Intel (I’m sure Intel is very happy). The NX100X uses the 1.2GHz U1400 CPU (as opposed to the E-100Mb which uses a 1.06GHz U1300 CPU).
Although there has been no formal announcement, Gateway has not only jumped back into the ultraportable game, but they are doing it with a new CPU and, as of today, they are taking orders for it. The Gateway E-100Mb is a very lightweight notebook that is using a new Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Intel Core Solo CPU, the U1300 (1.06GHz), that no other manufacturer is currently using, and which Intel hasn’t mentioned before. While not as fast as other CPUs in the Intel Centrino/Core lineup, it promises a much longer battery life. This new notebook is geared towards consumers, and starts at around $1700, and has a 12.1-inch widescreen display.