Gateway Introduces UltraPortable E-100M Notebook

Gateway Computers announced its E-100M UltraPortable notebook PC, using Centrino chipset and Core Solo (U1300) Ultra Low Voltage (ULV).

The new laptop comes with a 12.1" widescreen display, and can work up to 2.75 hours battery on 3 Cell, 5.5 hours battery life on 6 Cell and 8 hours battery life on 9 Cell (available Q2).

Weighing in at just 1.42Kg with the 3 Cell battery, 1.6Kg with the 6 Cell and 1.75 with the 9 Cell this laptop is targeted at mobile consumers who value its light weight and slim profile of just 1 inch.

The laptop does not come with an internal CD/DVD ROM device, which can instead be connected through a USB port. It does support booting through USB and Flash Memory (6-in-1).

Specifications are:

Intel Core Solo U1300 (1.06Ghz) 2MB L2 cache, 533Mhz FSB

Baseline 512MB DDR2 memory in 1x 512 config

12.1" Widescreen (1280x800) display

Intel 945GM chipset, with Intel GMA950 video chipset (VGA out)

Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet

Intel 802.11 a/b/g wireless

Integrated V92 56K modem

Sigmatel 9200 audio chipset

Integrated stereo speakers

Mic/Headphone jacks

2.5" 40GB 5400rpm SATA hard disk

2x USB2.0 ports (480Mbps)

1x IEEE1394a (400Mbps) Firewire 4pin

1x Type II PC card slot

6-in-1 card reader, Sony MS, Sony MS Pro, MMC, RS-MMC, SD, miniSD,

Trusted Platform Module embedded security chip

Windows XP Professional

Optionals include the external USB2.0 8x DVD Writer, an updated model U1400 with 1.2Ghz processor and the Ultrabright display.