Gateway LT3103u review

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September 27, 2009

Gateway’s LT3100 series netbooks are a bit larger than typical netbooks, but they pack 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel displays which help me foregive the extra size. The other thing that sets the LT3100 apart from pretty much every netbook on the market is the fact that it ships with an AMD Athlon L110 64 bit processor and ATI radeon X1270 graphics.

CNET reviews the Gateway LT3103u and writes, “The 11-inch, AMD-powered Gateway LT3103u does well on price and performance, but drops the ball on battery life when compared with the competition. The good: Feels faster than an Intel Atom Netbook, but keeps the price low; high-def display. The bad: Uninspiring battery life; terrible mouse buttons; no Bluetooth.”

CNET editors’ rating: 3.5 stars Very good

LaptopMag reviews the Gateway LT3103u and writes, “The Gateway LT Series represents netbooks’ first awkward steps into adolescence. With an 11.6-inch display, it’s almost as big as a traditional notebook, but while its AMD CPU is more powerful than Intel Atom chips, it still has a way to go before it can compete with ULV processors. But for now, the increase in power is not enough to overcome its lack of endurance when compared to the Acer Aspire One 751h, which is $50 less expensive, or the ASUS Eee PC 1101HA, which costs $30 more. Still, the LT3013u’s design and $399 price tag makes it attractive for those looking for a larger netbook with more grown-up specs.”

Pros
Stylish design
Comfortable keyboard
Better performance than Atom-based netbooks

Cons
Slow boot time
Short battery life
Lid attracts fingerprints

PCMag reviews the Gateway LT3103u and writes, “The Gateway LT3103u goes against everything that coined the term netbook, but you’ll like the price, 11-inch screen, and the full size keyboard.”

Pros
Eleven-inch widescreen is atypical of a netbook. Full size keyboard. Love the resolution. 2GB of memory. Big hard drive. Competitively priced.

Cons
Battery life falls short of its rivals. Design is generic. Windows XP Professional would?ve been a faster alternative to Vista.

ComputerShopper reviews the Gateway LT3103u and writes, “An Athlon CPU and aggressive pricing raise Gateway’s first netbook from “standard” to “standout.””

Pros
Excellent keyboard, touch pad; attractive design; some record-breaking benchmark-test scores; glare-resistant screen.

Cons
Battery doesn’t last long (and can get hot); no free Windows 7 upgrade; full-screen video streaming shows stuttering.

Check Amazon price for Gateway LT3103u netbook.

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