Gateway Launches AMD-Based Netbook, Selling Soon for $450
Gateway Launches AMD-Based Netbook, Selling Soon for $450
Posted 07/07/2010 at 4:31am
| by Paul Lilly
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Right around this time in 2008, AMD said it was taking a wait-and-see approach to the netbook market, saying "We are watching that segment rather than playing in it, but as it matures we'll see where it goes." It looks like the world's second largest chip maker has seen enough, as we see yet another AMD-based netbook emerge.
This latest entry comes from Gateway, which just announced its 11.6-inch LT32 Series netbook built around AMD's Athlon II Neo K125 processor clocked at 1.7GHz. It will also pack ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics with 384MB of onboard memory.
"The Gateway LT32 is a true ultra-mobile entertainment powerhouse netbook," said Pete Dailey, senior product marketing manager for Gateway netbooks. "It delivers a heightened level of performance and HD entertainment with the powerful combination of AMD Neo processors, ATI graphics, and the crisp and clear HD display. The HDMI port means that customers can enjoy their digital entertainment on a large external display wherever they go."
Other specs include 2GB of DDR3 memory, 250GB hard drive, 3G, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, three USB 2.0 ports, and pretty much everything else you'd expect to find on a netbook.
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BuLLg0d
July 07, 2010 at 1:30pm
Gateway already sells though Best Buy (ugh), a dual core Athlon laptop, with a 500 gb hard drive, ATI graphics, 4 gb of memory, Windows Home Premium, and a dvd-rw, with a 15.6 inch screen for $429.00. Link for reference --> http://bit.ly/bNvl20 so this article confuses me. I see the netbook is 3G capable, is the 250 gb hard drive an ssd hard drive or something?
I mean, it's half the computer for more money.
Phunny Mhan
July 07, 2010 at 5:20am
I think that's a bit overpriced. Sure it has an AMD, but damn! It's still just a netbook. If I wanted to jump into a superduty netbook, I would grab one from a vendor that has a few years experience with them.
Curiouser and curiouser!
Paul_Lilly
July 07, 2010 at 5:33am
Consider what you're gettting, though (larger screen than most, Radeon HD 4225 graphics). Thanks to Intel's aggressive marketing of its Atom platform, we've come to associate 'netbooks' with low-power Atom chips, weak graphics, and 10.1-inch displays. Gateway's LT32 is a good example of why the term 'netbook' is a bit ambiguous.
-Paul Lilly
aviaggio
July 07, 2010 at 8:53am
Very ambiguous. IMO once you get passed the $350 price point you're beyond a netbook. To me this is just an ultraportable laptop, not a netbook.
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