Future Shop - Gateway 11.6" SU3500 Laptop - 449.99

[lelik67]

For people who missed Acer Aspire 11.6" Burst Notebook from BB/Staples, you can get this one even $50 cheaper. Specs wise it's identical.

Gateway EC Series ULV 11.6" Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 1.4GHz Laptop - Black
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...73&catid=25313

Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 250GB (5400RPM)
LED Backlit Display Yes
Optical Drive Not Applicable
Processor Speed 1.4GHz
Processor Type Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500
RAM 3GB
Screen Size 11.6"
Graphics Chipset Intel GMA 4500MHD
Integrated Video Memory Yes
Native Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Video Memory 64MB
Audio Chipset Intel GS45 Express
Speaker Wattage 2 Watts
Speakers Yes
Card Reader - Compatible Memory Types 5-in-1 Card Reader
HDMI Port Yes
Number of Touchpad Buttons 2
Type of Keyboard 84/85/88-Keys
USB 2.0 3
VGA Output 1
Webcam Yes
Ethernet Port 1000
Integrated Bluetooth No
Integrated WiFi Intel 5100 a/b/g/n WLAN
Battery - Capacity 4400 mAh
Battery - Number of Cells 6
Battery Type Lithium-Ion
Processor Cache 3MB L2
System Bus 800MHz

Notebook Depth 20.4 cm
Notebook Thickness (closed) 3.0 cm
Notebook Weight (including Battery) 1.35 kg
Notebook Width 28.5 cm

[adavidso]

Hot! Sweet machine for the $. I've got the acer Burst. Only disadvantage is that the screen has only average viewing angles, and is less bright compared to my Lenovo T400. But what do you expect for 1/3 the price!

[chrisanthony14]

a soon as i saw core 2 SOLO..forget it lol

[growler]

a soon as i saw core 2 SOLO..forget it lol

Is the Core 2 Solo a slower processor than the Atom N270 processors found on the older netbooks?

[adavidso]

Is the Core 2 Solo a slower processor than the Atom N270 processors found on the older netbooks?

It is quite a bit faster than the Atoms, this comes with Vista (not XP) and a free upgrade to windows 7. The graphics systems is also a huge improvement over a netbook, and this has HDMI out!

[monkey-boy]

review here:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article974-page1.html

[Brian99]

[mystery]

Nice machine! I might buy one for my mom.

[MegaCreation]

Hmmm ... this looks interesting ...

A bit on the pricey side of netbooks, but I can certainly see why it's more expensive than others.

[Badman]

core2solo is wayyy faster then atom

I returned a hp mini 110 for the acer 1410 and its much much better laptop. Bigger resolution(makes a huge difference for me), double the battery life (6hrs) and the cpu is much faster. I found the atom could barely handle regular youtube but with this you can even handle some HD youtube. Some does stutter but i'm sure when adobe updates flash it would become better. Plus this comes with free upgrade to windows 7.

Then again you could wait for the core2dual that is coming out soon. But who knows what price that will be.

[RedFlagRobot]

*sigh* These threads always devolve into Netbook vs. Notebook or "OMG It's not dual core"

[monkey-boy]

core2solo is wayyy faster then atom

I returned a hp mini 110 for the acer 1410 and its much much better laptop. Bigger resolution(makes a huge difference for me), double the battery life (6hrs) and the cpu is much faster. I found the atom could barely handle regular youtube but with this you can even handle some HD youtube. Some does stutter but i'm sure when adobe updates flash it would become better. Plus this comes with free upgrade to windows 7.

Then again you could wait for the core2dual that is coming out soon. But who knows what price that will be.

I read a review for the acer unit that said the stuttering goes away once windows 7 is installed. Not sure which of these units is better(between the acer and gateway), I'll have to take a look at them in the store. Big thing holding me back from picking up ANY netbook or notebook is the bilingual keyboard... REALLY annoying for me.

Edit: Found this on another forum:
"For those of you who can't stand the Canadian keyboard, the good news is that the keyboards on these units are 100% compatible with Acer AO751 keyboards, which are readily available on Ebay in the US English layout (do an ebay search for "Acer 751 keyboard"). I got mine for less than $25 shipped. Fairly easy to install, connects with a ZIF cable. Anyway, gone are the left shift and enter problems."

[oc613]

thanks op, just picked one up this afternoon!

first one had broken bezel clips, so i had to return it.. new one is in better shape, installing windows 7 ultimate on it as we speak.

i'll be happy to report back about performance when i have a couple of days with it.

[Asoul]

That is a good price, very tempting. I had bought a atom netbook and the performance was too slow for me, so I returned it. This looks like a better fit for me, damn Redflag, always making me spend money.

[lead]

not worth 450 tho maybe 350.

we just had a levono sale for a full size laptop at 450. Netbooks are significantly slower and why their supposed to be cheaper, coupled with the lack of dvdrom etc. I guess the novelty is still there and people fork out the money for newest. But there's a reason for so many refurbished netbooks available, and its not cause they broke!

Save your money for the next dell sale of the 13.3. You'll be alot happier.