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Gateway LT3103u

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Review date: October 16, 2009

uninventiveheart commented on Gateway LT3103u

October 16, 2009 at 5:33 am

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"I actaully do like this netbook despite what this PROscore reads like... it's just that there's as much things right with this machine as wrong, and the wrong may be deal killers for some, but it doesn't necessarily complicate my use for it. This is a netbook for a specific crowd... It's not for everybody. more

uninventiveheart updated Gateway LT3103u

October 16, 2009 at 5:12 am

Added a related product: Acer Aspire One 751h

Agreed: "For this price, some low-spec laptops at this cost may be more capable if not just as good as this netbook. Size and Portability would be the division point between the two options."

New pro/con: For this price, some low-spec laptops at this cost may be more capable if not just as good as this netbook. Size and Portability would be the division point between the two options.

New pro/con: Weight for it's size is acceptable. Not ultra-light at 3 lbs (ASUS Eee PC's and HP's Mini's are easily lighter), but not the heaviest netbook I've held.

New pro/con: Has VGA output, three USB 2.0 ports, and a multi-card reader for all memory cards except CompactFlash and mini/micro cards.

New pro/con: Lid isn't particularly easy to open... no pop-latch or lid lock when it's closed.

Updated the features

Agreed: "This really should be classified as a subnetbook... without an optical drive."

Agreed: "Webcam is weak... VGA resolution or less."

Agreed: "Heat dissipation isn't well designed... you'll need something between your lap and the base of this laptop if you use it longer than an hour."

Agreed: "Processor is an off-roadmap Athlon 64... Doesn't support Cool 'n Quiet or scaling by default. Linux runs at full blast and drains your battery."

Agreed: "Radeon X1270 isn't useful for gaming at all (unless it's two dimensional)."

Agreed: "Battery Life isn't generous to anything past two hours."

Agreed: "Spec mostly above the curve... 1.2Ghz proc, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, Vista, discrete graphics at 1366x768."

New pro/con: This really should be classified as a subnetbook... without an optical drive.

Agreed: "Spec mostly above the curve... 1.2Ghz proc, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, Vista, discrete graphics at 1366x768."

Agreed: "Sturdy construction, solid hinges and buttons, trackpad is responsive and has good gesture support."

Agreed: "Vista Basic is very stable with the unusually higher specs on this netbook."

Agreed: "Keyboard sized generously."

Agreed: "Great screen resolution, not cramped at all."

New pro/con: Webcam is weak... VGA resolution or less.

New pro/con: Spec mostly above the curve... 1.2Ghz proc, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, Vista, discrete graphics at 1366x768.

New pro/con: Sturdy construction, solid hinges and buttons, trackpad is responsive and has good gesture support.

New pro/con: Heat dissipation isn't well designed... you'll need something between your lap and the base of this laptop if you use it longer than an hour.

New pro/con: Processor is an off-roadmap Athlon 64... Doesn't support Cool 'n Quiet or scaling by default. Linux runs at full blast and drains your battery.

New pro/con: Radeon X1270 isn't useful for gaming at all (unless it's two dimensional).

New pro/con: Battery Life isn't generous to anything past two hours.

New pro/con: Vista Basic is very stable with the unusually higher specs on this netbook.

New pro/con: Keyboard sized generously.

New pro/con: Great screen resolution, not cramped at all.

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