Gateway has updated their NV5 Series(15.6-inch) and the NV7 Series(17.3-inch display) with new matte lid options, new GPU units and features an integrated “social networking” button that allows customers to access their social networks, including Facebook, YouTube and Flickr, with a single touch of a button. With it, customers can see real-time network updates on their status feed, as well as provide updates to their own sites with information, images and video.”
The Gateway NV Series have 16:9 aspect ratio LED-backlit TFT Widescreen displays (NV5 has 1366×768 screen resolution while the NV7 -1600×900), the speed upgrades includes Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors as well as AMD Athlon and AMD Turion processors, dedicated Mobility Radeon or Intel GMA graphics, up to 8GB, hard drives ranging from 320GB to 640GB, multi-gesture touchpad, all in one media card readers, two built-in stereo speakers, HDMI port at last but not least Blu-ray drive – all for $799.99. Very good, what yo think ?
The price for NV7 is not yet announced.
“Mobile entertainment means something entirely different today than it did just a few short years ago — more often it comes in the form of video clips, photos and updates on friends’ and fan pages by using popular social networking sites and tools,” said John Nguyen, senior product marketing manager for Gateway notebooks and netbooks. “The Gateway NV Series notebook line is well-equipped to let customers have quick access to their entertainment and social networks with easy-to-use technology, such as the latest Wi-Fi and HD webcam.”
The first model to be available will be the Gateway NV59C09u.
Model Number: Gateway NV59C09u; MSRP: $799.99
- Intel® Core™ i3-330M Processor (2.13GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 cache)
- Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- 15.6″ HD Widescreen Ultrabright™ TFT LCD Display
- Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
- 4096MB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1066MHz Memory
- Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
- 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- 4X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
- 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
- 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
- High-Def Webcam (1280 x 1024)
- Two Stereo Speakers
- Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
- One HDMI port and three USB 2.0 Ports
- Multi-Gesture Touchpad
- Dedicated Numeric Keypad
- 6-cell Li-Ion (4400 mAh) Battery; up to 4.5-hours of battery life
- Notebook weight: 5.72 lbs
- 2-Year Limited Warranty
Source: Gateway