- This fashionable design of the LT31 Series expresses style and personality with its gloss finish and engraved stainless steel logo. At only about 1-inch thin, this Netbook is easy to carry on the go, and provides up to 4-hours of cable-free battery life.
- Fueled with 2 GB Memory and the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor, experience uncompromising performance to multitask with ease and breeze through demanding applications while on-the-go.
- The 11.6-inch Ultrabright LED-backlit display supports high-definition fun while 16:9 aspect ratio provides true cinematic view for movies watching and HD Internet videos on the go.
- Enhanced ATI Radeon X1270 Graphics delivers smooth-playing movies, online video and more that are bursting with color.
- Windows 7 Home Premium makes the things you do every day easier bringing a great entertainment experience to your PC.
Product Description
Gateway LT3119u Netbook comes with these specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor L310, Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), 11.6-inch HD Widescreen Ultrabright LED-backlit Display, AMD RS690V Chipset, 2048 MB DDR2 Memory, ATI Radeon X1270 Graphics, 250 GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, Built-In .3 MP Webcam, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, High-Definition Audio Support, 802.11b/g WiFi CERTIFIED, 3 - USB 2.0 Ports, Multi-gesture Touchpad, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (4400 ... Read More About This Product >>
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If you want a netbook that will perform this is it. I purchased this to use while I'm traveling or as a portable option and I find myself using it even at home. I love this netbook because it works, and it works well. If you want to surf the net, answer email, use microsoft office, or other routine tasks this netbook will handle it with ease. I couldn't be happier with this little guy. The battery life has been somewhere between 4 to 5 hours. Not the greatest, but not bad either.
I purchased another gateway netbook with the new Atom processor, 1 Gb of ram, same HD size, and vista basic for the same price as this netbook. I then spent another $200 to upgrade the ram and vista for a total of almost $500 and it still doesn't come close to the performance of this netbook. So it comes down to this....IF you want a netbook, you will get the best bang for your buck with this little guy. You will be very happy.
Rating: 5 / 5
Just a few things to add to what has already been said. I am very pleased with this netbook. Able to run multiple apps without lag, including audio editing software. (don't really do much video editing which is a bit more demanding so can't speak to that.)
The machine also is able to run World Of Warcraft at low settings. It may even run at medium settings but I find there is only so much video game detail that you can see on a small screen so low settings work great. I'm guessing that other video games along the same graphics quality as WOW will probably work as well.
Noticed that netflix movies are really choppy if you have the HD button on the netflix toolbar selected. However if you view them normally they look great. Again there is only so much detail you need on a screen this size.
Also very pleased with the temp of the device. It does not get hot on the bottom or top like many regular sized laptops. It only gets slightly warm underneath on the left hand side as the main vent shoots to the left as opposed to the bottom. Some people have complained about the battery sticking out the back. This is not an issue for me and it does elivate the unit slightly which provides for better airflow underneath. This may be part of the reason the unit stays so cool.
Add these various things to the price Amazon is offering and I really feel like I got a bargon.
Dorian
Houston, Tx
Rating: 4 / 5
I purchased this laptop just yesterday. It was a done deal when I saw that it
contained a 2gb memory along with a 250gb HD and an AMD processor (there's really not much of a difference with Intel and AMD). That's way better than the average
netbook, plus it is installed with Windows 7 Home Premium, not Starter (which is what most netbooks have nowadays.) It's 11.6" screen gives it more of an edge because it is a bigger screen than most. Performance wise, it does not lag (even with multiple windows open), battery lasts up to 6 hours for me (4 hours if you're constantly toying with it). All in all, if you want a netbook that can perform. This is what you're going to want. And it's not bad at the price they offer it.
Rating: 5 / 5
I like bullet point reviews, so I'll try that here with a review of a nice little netbook made by a player I didn't realize was still in the game: Gateway.
Pros:
- 11.6" screen is larger than most "standard" netbooks on the market. The extra inch makes a big difference (supply your own Michael Scott joke here)
- Dual AMD processors. They're only running at 1.2gHz, but again, this makes a big difference. I run Office2K7, light gaming (Braid, Fate, World of Goo), Magellan MapSend, Netflix streaming, and others all without even the slightest hitch. This might also have a little to do with...
- 2GB RAM. The "standard" is 1GB and the priority when you get one of those should be to upgrade up to 2GB as soon as possible. Especially if you're running Windows 7. The 2GB supplied in the Gateway gives you plenty of breathing room and saves you about $50.00 right off the bat since you don't have to worry about buying another GB of RAM.
- Windows 7 Premium. Speaking of saving money, this will save you another $80 because you won't have to upgrade the ridiculous Starter version that most 'books are bundled with. The last netbook I had was an ASUS that came with Win7 Starter and after 2 days of yanking my hair out, I wiped it and installed Ubuntu because I couldn't deal with how hamstrung Starter is.
- Etc: ATI Radeon X1270 graphics adapter...pretty nice. Textured palm-rest. Not overly burdened with bloatware (I only had to uninstall 3 or 4 things). Long power cord. Good looking. Runs as cool as other netbooks.
Cons:
- The battery. I replaced an ASUS netbook with 14 hours of battery life with this one and I'm lucky to get 4 hours out of it. Not only that, but (as another reviewer has mentioned), the battery sticks waaaay out of the back. It's really kind of silly looking and is somehow heavier than the 14 hour ASUS battery. It also seems to take quite awhile to charge.
- The keyboard. It's a chiclet style, and for some reason I just don't like it much. The keys seem too big and flat. The layout is otherwise OK, though.
- Still won't get mistaken for a "real" computer. This is a pretty well equipped machine, but it's still a netbook. Relative to other netbooks, it's great! But compared to even lower class laptops, the warts show. This is not a ding on this particular netbook, but rather the class of machine as a whole. But hey, you're not buying a netbook to run Photoshop and Premiere and to render your 3D movie, right? Keep your expectations where they should be and you ought to be pretty happy.
Overall I'm very pleased with this Gateway and can honestly say it's the best netbook I've owned (of 4 others). For the price, you really can't beat it.
Rating: 4 / 5
I shopped hard to find this unit, typing this review on it. Love the features, however, if you are unable to troubleshoot the various issues regarding windows 7, FORGET IT, I called the tech support line and online chatted and the only answers I received we're like the following transcript, BTW,this is the circle I was led through via Phone three times and repeatedly by this online support guy, obviously located in India.....it's all designed to get you to pay for support.
Vineesh A V: May I confirm that you are unable to play the music using the Windows media player?
scott kendall: transferred from my home machine, correct
Vineesh A V: I am sorry for the inconvenience , from the information I see that this is a Windows media player software issue. I am sorry to inform you that we are hardware technicians and we have limited scope of support in this issue. Not to worry, in this case I suggest you contact "Pay for support" who are specialists in providing resolution on media player issues.
Vineesh A V: Shall I set a call back for you? The specialist from Pay for support team would contact you and give more details.
scott kendall: my documentation states I have 90 days of software support, if thats not true, I will return the machine and contact the attorney generals office conerning your deceptive practices
Vineesh A V: Scott, Software support is only for the Windows installation. As the issue is not covered under our scope of support, pay for support is the only option I could suggest you resolve this issue.
Vineesh A V: Or you can perform a full factory system recovery to reset the computer for factory settings.
Vineesh A V: Notes: All of your personal data files and applications will be erased during the recovery process, so please back up all the data files to an external media before performing the recovery.
Vineesh A V: May I know which option you prefer?
This was ONE DAY after receiving the netbook, Gsteway is un-reachable via ANY method, phone or email, ACER will not let you speak to anyone in the US, unless you already know their name.
It's a sad state of support if you buy an Acer or Gateway product, unless you don't mind paying extra to get the thing working.... I have a Dell laptop and any time I had an issue, I was able to speak with a live person, who resolved my issue quickly....
Rating: 1 / 5
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