Gateway E155C and C-120X Tablet PC

Gateway E155C

Note:
E155C: “Business Model”, Windows XP Tablet Edition, 60GB Hard Drive, Symantec Anti-Virus, 3 year warranty
C-120X: “Consumer Model”, Windows Vista, 80GB Hard Drive, McAfee Anti-Virus, 1-year warranty.

Official Page: Gateway.com
Product Name: Gateway E155C Tablet PC and C-120X (“Thin and Light Convertible”)
Manufacturer: Gateway
Announced: April 2007
Available: April 2007
Price: $1849 USD
Photos: Gallery at Gateway.com

Features:
– Reinforced Magnesium hinge
– Landscape/Portrait modes easily accessed
– Convertible – Screen rotates around and lays down over keyboard for Tablet PC form factor
– Biometric fingerprint reader for fast logon
– Magnesium alloy casing
– Ambient Lighting Sensor

Specifications:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) U7500 (1.06GHz)
Chipset: Intel 945GM (Centrino Duo)
Front-side Bus: 533MHz
Memory: Dual-channel 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz)
Memory Capacity: Up to 4GB in 2 slots

Graphics/Display:
Display: 12.1-inch TFT Active-Matrix
Resolution: 1280 x800
Touchscreen: Yes
Widescreen: Yes
Graphics Chipset: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
Graphics Memory: Up to 128MB (shared with main system)
Other: “Anti-reflection polarizer for “sun-light readability”” (from Gateway.com)

Storage:
Hard Drive: 2.5″ form factor, 60GB – 120GB SATA 5400rpm
Optical: Internal CDRW/DVDRW Writer (can be replaced with weight saver for weight savings)

Connectivity:
Wireless: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG 802.11a/b/g mini-card
Modem: V.92 56K Integrated
Ethernet: 10/100/1000 Gigabit
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth 2.0

Input/Output:
Audio Chipset: SigmaTel 9205
Speakers: 2 Integrated
Audio I/O: Microphone/Headphone jacks
USB: 2x USB 2.0
Firewire: 1x 4-pin IEEE 1394
PC Card: Type II PC Card bus slot
Flash/Memory Card Reader: 6-in-1 Digital Card Reader (MMC, SD, MS, MSP, Mini Secure Digitalâ„¢ and RS-MMC)
Other: VGA

Security:
Biometric/Fingerprint: UPEK TCD4 + TCS3 chipset

Operating System & Warranty:
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Vista
Warranty: 1 Year limited, optional “Notebook Value Plus Service Plan” 4 year part/labor/NBD on-site/4 year technical support (Warranty information)

Battery:
Options: 4-cell lithium ion and 6-cell lithium ion, as well as 8-cell
Battery Life:

Dimensions:
Width: 11.9″
Depth: 9.9″
Height: 1.17″ (standard battery)
Weight: 4.5 lbs (4/cell with no optical drive installed – 5.07lbs (6-cell battery and optical drive)

Articles/Reviews:
* DigitalTrends.com – Gateway C-120X (May 20, 2007)