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Big, bulky notebooks are going the way of the dodo, save for full fledged desktop replacements that sacrifice portability for raw power. The trend now is towards sleek and sexy machines, a point underscored by Gateway's retooled ID and NV series, both of which sport "incredibly stylish designs in the most in-demand sizes, powered by the latest in mobile technology."
Gateway managed to squish its 14-inch HD widescreen back-lit LED display with full edge-to-edge glass into a chassis typically used for smaller 13.3-inch models in its revamped ID47 series. It measures just 12.97 (W) x 8.95 (D) x 0.85-1.13 (H) inches and weighs 4.6 pounds, which isn't quite MacBook Air or Samsung Series 9 territory, but it does come with a DVD burner. Other features include an Intel Core i5 2410M processor (2.3GHz), 4GB of DDR3 memory, Intel HD Graphics 3000, 500GB SATA hard drive (5400RPM), 1.3MP HD webcam, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, USB 3.0 (x1) and USB 2.0 (x2) ports, HDMI, multi-gesture touchpad, dedicated audio control and social network keys, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, and a 6-cell battery.
For those who need something bigger, the NV series boasts a 15.6-inch display, also in a stylish chassis that features a matte lid with either a subtle geometric pattern or the digital wave pattern. This one comes equipped with many of the same features as the ID47 except with an AMD quad-core A8-3500M APU (1.5GHz and Radeon HD 6620G graphics), 6GB of DDR3 memory, and 640GB SATA hard drive (5400RPM).
The ID47 ($700) and NV55 ($530) are available now.
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