News Bits: Gateway Gaming Notebook, Netbooks Take Over the World, HP Business Ultraportable

Gateway introduces P-7811FX gaming notebook

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Gateway today announced the latest addition to its FX series gaming notebook lineup, the P-7811FX. It has the following specifications:

• 17-inch WUXGA (1920x1200) display
• Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26GHz/ 1066MHz FSB/ 3MB L2) processor
• Nvidia GeForce 9800M-GTS graphics card with 512MB GDDR3 memory
• 4GB DDR3-800 RAM
• 200GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive
• Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
• HDMI port
• Weight starting at 9.2 lbs

The P-7811FX is available now from Best Buy for $1,399. Some of our forum members have already purchased this machine and have posted unboxing pictures.

Gateway Press Release (BusinessWire.com)
Product Link (BestBuy.com)
Official P-7811FX Owner's Lounge in the forums

Netbook shipments to reach 5 million in '08

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According to research firm Gartner, worldwide shipments of netbooks like the ASUS Eee PC will reach 5.2 million units in 2008. The netbook market is experiencing tremendous growth, and up to 50 million units could be shipped in 2012.

Full Story (DigiTimes.com)

Logitech introduces Clip and Go notebook mouse

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Logitech introduced its latest notebook mouse - the V550 Nano wireless laser mouse with a Clip-and-Go dock. The dock allows users to clip the mouse on the outside of their notebook. The mouse features an incredibly small Nano USB receiver, small enough to be forgot about once plugged in.

Full Story & Press Release (HEXUS.net)

HP Compaq introduces 2230s business ultraportable

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The HP Compaq 2230s business ultraportable has been announced and is now available for purchase. It is based on the latest Intel Centrino 2 technology and features a 12-inch display. Weight starts at 4.07 lbs (1.85 kg) with a 4-cell, 37 WHr battery.
The 2230s' pricing starts at $999.

HP Product Page
Via (Laptoping.com)

 

Nice article. One thing though: There's a typo:
"Logitech introduced its latest notebook mouse - the V550 Nano wireless laser mouse with a Clip-and-Go dock. The dock allows users to clip the notebook on the outside of their notebook."

It should be the mouse on the outside of the notebook.

Just thought I'd point that out.

 

And the price for the P-7811FX at Best Buy is $1449.
Your Best Buy link will confirm this

T

 

Why's it a typo? "their notebook" makes just as much sense as "the notebook", if not more.

 

He's saying they meant to say clip the MOUSE on the notebook, not clip the NOTEBOOK on the notebook.

I would LOVE to see a notebook clipped onto a notebook

T

 

It's because it is supposed to be mouse not notebook if I am not mistaken.

 

wow that HP ultraportable looks delicious... it would be perfect with a Pxxxx cpu and 6-cell battery.

 

9lbs? Wow, the Gateway really is looking to match Sager's NP9262.

 

The performance seems to be good, and the battery life very nice for this kind of notebook:
http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3373

 

how can that P-7811FX be so cheap

 

It's an Acer, Acer gets all the garbage everyone else won't take at a very good price.

 

It is HUGE though: Weight Starting at 4.07 lb (1.85 kg) and Dimensions (w x d x h) 13.3 x 9.7 x 1.21 in ( 338.0 x 246.4 x 30.8 mm). Maybe the dimensions are wrong on the HP site.

For comparison, the new Dell E6300 with a 14.1" screen is smaller: Weight Starting at: 4.3 lbs/1.95 kg6 and Width: 13.1"/335mm, Depth: 9.37"/238mm, Height: 1-1.2"/27/31mm

 

Gateway P-7811FX: What a deal! That price is impressive for such a notebook. I wonder, how is that even possible??

Logitech Clip and Go mouse: I wonder how that works? Do you have to attach an unsightly clip to the notebook lid?

HP Compaq 2230s: It's not often you come across a 12" ultraportable without spending a fortune. But HP has done just that: an inexpensive 12" notebook. It seems to bridge the gap between netBooks and most other ultraportables. Kudos to HP.

 

True to Acer's name, Gateway offers high spec'd (i didn't say top spec) laptops for a reasonable price. Now why didn't Acer launch a similar version under the Acer brand in Europe/Asia..

I'd hit it.

 

Yea that HP looks really nice, although I would probably get the midrange model and at $1249 it's in X200 territory. This looks nicer than the X200 but the X200 is lighter and probably has a much nicer keyboard.

 

Hm... I see what you're getting at here, but I really wouldn't call that inexpensive. $999 still sounds like WAY too much for a low speced UMPC...

Just my $0.02.

 

I agree, but the 2230s is also very inexpensive for a 12" non-netbook notebook IMO. Perhaps I should have said that it attempts to bridge the gap between a UMPC netbook and most other 12" notebooks.

Sorry for the lack of clarity in my previous post.

 

Any idea on battery life of the Compaq 2230 battery life on a 4 cell?