Gateway LT2030u now available – dressed in Red suit

Gateway LT2030u, a netbook with monotonous netbook-ish specs is now available. Dressed in hot red color, it comes with Windows 7 Starter. The only thing that distinguishes this netbook with the pre-Windows 7 netbooks is its HDD’s capacity: 250GB HDD.

Gateway LT2030u Specifications:

• Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz Processor
• Intel GMA 950
• 10.1-inch display
• Wi-Fi b/g
• 250GB HDD
• 1GB of Ram
• Three USB 2.0 ports
• 5-in-1 memory card reader (Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, xD-Picture Card, Memory Stick Pro)

It comes with a 6-cell 5200mAh battery.

DreamScreen internet tablets by HP – DreamScreen 100 and DreamScreen 130 – both have pathetic 800×480 resolution!

HP has released its affordable series of Internet tablets, DreamScreen 100 and DreamScreen 130. The new HP DreamScreen comes with a remote control that can used throughout the house to stream content from your home network, removable storage cards, or internal storage. It is available in two display sizes: the DreamScreen 100 that has an 10.2 inch display and the DreamScreen 130 that comes with 13.3 inch display.

The Dreamscreen will retail for $429 while the DreamScreen 130 will retail for $299.

In both the models you will find WiFi, Ethernet, 2GB RAM and a media card reader. These models have 800 x 480 pixel display resolutions. Both devices also include support for MPEG 1,2, 4, and H.264 video as well as JPG, PNG, and BMP images and MP3, WMA, AAC, and WAV audio. They can handle a number of flash card formats including CF, SDHC, Memory Stick, and xD.

They feature software for watching videos and visiting web destinations including Pandora, Snapfish, and Facebook. With HP’s SmartRadio feature, you could find about 15,000 internet radio stations from across the globe.

Commentary: HP, what were you thinking when you decided WVGA resolution (800×480) for Internet tablets and that too in 2009? It is a crime!

Lenovo C300 – another bargain nettop

Looks wise, it’s even better than those iMacs, but that is where its whole comparison ends. This 20-inch monster is powered by Intel Atom Z230 processor and comes with an array of ports.

You can equip this beast with a mammoth 640GB HDD and 3GB RAM. Unfortunately, with those specifications, you won’t be able to get Windows XP with it as Microsoft has a restriction for netbooks/nettops that they must not exceed the 160GB HDD and 1GB RAM limit.

Commentary: Although, it looks like an excellent package considering the fact that it costs just $450. But, you won’t be able to run those heavy CAD applications on it is has a pretty weak processor. Other than that, if you wanted a computer for your home to watch movies and surf the web, it is a great bang for the buck.

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