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Gateway EC1440U 11.6-Inch Black Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium) | 
| Brand: Gateway
Category: Personal Computer
Buy New: $479.95
as of 7/30/2010 07:49 MDT details
Seller: Beach Camera
Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 1718
Color: Black
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.3
CPU Type: Intel Celeron
Processors: 1
System Memory: 2
Memory Type: SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 250
Display Size: 11.6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 11.2 x 1.2
MPN: LX.WF302.054
Model: EC1440u
UPC: 099802383831
EAN: 0099802383831
ASIN: B002PY7LJC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1.3GHz Intel Celeron 743 Processor | | • | 2048MB DDR2 667MHz Memory | | • | 250GB SATA Hard Drive, 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wifi | | • | 11.6" HD Widescreen LED-backlit Display, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD | | • | Windows 7 Home Premium, Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life |
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Product Description
GATEWAY 11.6 2GB/250/WIN 7/BLACK
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 24
 Northern Mainer sez ......... May 17, 2010
PattiB (Houlton Maine)
This is a great little computer. Took it on it's first trip and it did splendidly. No problems anywhere even played games on the plane. Kind of hard to get used to the small screen but when you do it is just fine. Wish it had a "chicklet" keyboard but I'm fairly used to this one and having no problem. Software is adequate for us with a lot left over for more advanced users. Absolutely no problems with the wireless connections, no matter where we went.
I like the color too a nice deep red, makes me feel special. Could not get used to the built-in mouse so bought a small one and that was a great plus in ease of getting around.
Amazon's delivery was extremely fast and very well packed.
I bought this for when we travel to keep track of our online banking. But it has worked so well we've started using it for all kinds of things.
You won't be sorry if you decide on this little guy.
I love this thing! May 16, 2010
Juan Contreras (California, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I never give reviews for anything but i am so happy with this product i just had to do it.
I take this little guy to school, super portable and i have taken it to several trips with me, i constantly get comments and compliments on it and people eager to buy it, acer should pay me for all the costumers i've gotten it =P.
It's faster than i thought, and the thing i am most impressed about is the battery life. I have gotten this thing to last 12 hours tops of battery life which to me is unheard of(i never even take the charger to school or short trips, yes i believe in the battery life that much).
I love my mac but this guy gets as much use as my mac does, and the price! don't get me started...one of the best purchases ive ever made!
the only con to me is the lack of a cd drive but...it's a netbook, duh. You could always get an external cd drive anyway...it stomps that giant iphone of an ipad anyday.
Gateway netbook May 10, 2010
Maria M McDonald
This is an awesome product. Fast delivery started right up all programs work. I am gettting another in the future for my daughter when she goes off to college. Great investment! Great for the money! LOVE IT!
Exactly What I Hoped it Would Be May 9, 2010
Erik H. Reppen (Chicago)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is my second Gateway laptop and once again I'm impressed with their ability to deliver a smart balance of perks and tradeoffs at a very low cost.
If you're intentionally shopping in the very-small ultraportable category rather than for a higher-end netbook this laptop is probably what you're looking for. You can get lighter and longer-battery-life netbooks but if 3 lbs and 7 hours seems more than sufficient to you, the upgrade in power and user experience are considerable.
Unlike a netbook, it's a full-blown laptop capable of running Windows 7 (not starter) with a keyboard that is actually more comfortable than the one on my 17" Gateway (which squeezes in a numeric keypad). It can have RAM upgraded to 4GB (this model has 2), which might be something you'll want to be prepared to do as it does slow down a bit on the multitasking but more than sufficient to run multiple lightweight apps.
The screen is beautiful. Better than I'd hoped for. Perfectly acceptable for front end web development which is what will likely pay for the second one of these I buy (my wife has basically adopted this one).
I was very pleased with the 3 USB, standard monitor, and HDMI jacks.
There is no optical drive. I actually prefer this as I think optical drives are the chief contributors to creating a flimsier chassis in most laptops and the build quality of this one seems surprisingly sturdy and well-engineered. I just don't use optical very often nowadays and externals are affordable. I actually wish more 15+" laptops came without them.
Cooling seems great so far. There are vents on the bottom but the bulk of the air seems to vent from the sides and the chassis is smartly shaped to keep the lower vents off the ground. It's also rounded on the edges to make it comfortable to spread your legs a touch when the laptop is actually on your lap.
It's a beauty. Really good-looking laptop and it feels sturdy and well-constructed. Every now and then I pick up a new gadget that really reminds me that we're moving into a higher level of technology. That this laptop can do what it does at such a low weight and with 7 hours of battery life really impressed me for what it costs.
Only real negatives I can think of:
The sound is noticeably 'meh.' Not horrible, just below par compared to your average 15" laptop but not enough to reduce my appreciation of the EC which already exceeds my expectations in many other areas. At 11.6" it's not exactly a big screen multimedia center for the whole family anyway, but sound snobs will definitely want to consider the fact that they'll need headphones to be happy.
The trackpad is noticeably small but I got used to it quickly. The buttons are very nice though and and seem designed to encourage a light touch.
The bloat and nagware installed on the factory build is obnoxious. After about an hour of checking it out I finally killed about a dozen apps several of which kept nagging at me to do things I didn't want or need to do, most of them Gateway or Norton, which is a big giant mega-virus as far as I'm concerned. Even after that I've still got about 653 megs of RAM going to background stuff with no standard apps running. Maybe that's the norm for Win 7, which is new to me, but that seems excessive.
You might find yourself wanting more RAM if you plan on using multiple office and/or adobe apps at the same time. Or you could just lose the MS bloat and install Ubuntu with open source alternatives that are typically much less of a drain on resources (not to mention free). Also, at 250 Gigs (500 on higher end versions) there's plenty of room to dual boot.
 A great surprise in a light little package March 28, 2010
Andrew Aquino (Long Beach, CA, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A buddy bought one of these a couple months before, and i thought it was just another netbook, but it was a tad larger, light and sleek.
This Gateway is almost as small as an Atom-processor device, tho my hands fit the keyboard better. I love the hi-def screen.. it allows images to be seen as small & sharp as the printed page.
Win7 is a joy to use, once you've become accustomed to its features and layout. 2Gb RAM & 250GB HDD gives me plenty of room, tho I miss the old keyboard of my Lenovo Thinkpad.
This stylish keypad is flat & smooth, which makes it easy for my fat fingers to mistype.. I've often had to retype sentences after realizing it's Caps Lock key was on.
Battery lasts for hours and I sometimes forget to take my charger.
My backpack is way lighter with this machine!
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