Verizon is offering the Gateway LT2016U Netbook at a subsidized price. If it looks familiar to Acer Netbook fans that’s because it is essentially the Acer Aspire One D250. Remember Acer bought Gateway awhile back. Prices vary depending on how you want to play the subsidized game (or not.) If you want the Netbook outright [...]
Welcome to the first installment of our Real Users series. I’m always interested in seeing how everyday people are using mobile technology to improve how they work and communicate. If you’re willing to share your story, please contact us through our contact page. First up in this series is Scott Doty, an industrial designer who [...]
Acer continues to make some Netbook noise with the Aspire One Netbook, and it looks like Gateway and Packard Bell, both acquired by Acer, will be releasing Netbooks. The news was confirmed by Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci. This could end up being a branding thing, or it could mean different machines, but then how different [...]
GottaBeMobile.com reader Tim Hutchinson confirmed with his Gateway rep that the news is really true. Gateway is sold out of the C-142XL with no plans to restock that item – OR any Tablet PC item for that matter, at least online. They are moving all their Tablet PC sales to retail!! Places like Best Buy [...]
What a great story that Mickey Segal found and put in the forums. It’s an article in the LA Times featuring a guy, Ed Velandria, who uses his Motion Computing Tablet PC to effectively use time on his subway commute. Each time picking a different person and trying to catch their ‘soul’. There are tons [...]
TabletPCReview.com is reporting that Gateway is discontinuing their Tablet PC line, and they expect stock to be depleted of their line of Tablet PCs within the next couple of weeks. We are in the process of confirming this with our own Gateway contacts, but if it is true, it won’t be entirely unexpected considering Acer’s [...]
Gateway and BestBuy must be listening to our Podcasts ( not really, but indulge us a little, ok ? ). GBM reader J. Sundy was perusing his local BestBuy when he happened upon the Gateway C-5815 12″ Tablet PC for $1399. He had to do a double-take because spotting a Tablet PC in a retail store [...]
Somehow you just knew this story wasn’t over. Several weeks ago, Acer agreed to acquire Gateway to the tune of $710 million. Quite a few folks thought that was a low price. Now it seems that Gateway stockholders are also questioning the valuation and the acquisiton and two different lawsuits have been filed by stockholders, claiming that [...]
Part of being in a community is getting together with readers, listeners, watchers and friends, so in a couple of weeks, we’re doing just that – GottaBeMobile.com reader meetup. In this Podcast, Warner, no, I mean Rob – well it really is Warner (you’ll figure it out when you listen…) talk about the fun times [...]
Interesting stuff. Acer acquires Gateway for $710 Million. Interestingly enough Gateway also has a right of first refusal to purchase Packard Bell. So, Acer could in essence end up owning both Gateway and Packard Bell. Like others I wonder what this all means for mobile users. In looking at some of the information on the [...]
Engadget is reporting that Acer will acquire Gateway (assuming all the regulatory approvals go forward) with the deal set to close somewhere towards the end of this year. Acer is the number 3 PC maker globally and Gateway is number 3 in the US. This will be interesting to follow from a Tablet PC perspective [...]
I’ve been evaluating and trying out some new devices lately (and getting ready for a new round of evaluations soon.) So, I thought it would be a good time to do some follow up on the Gateway E295/C-140X Convertible Tablet PC. The Gateway E295/C140—X If you’re looking for a desktop replacement with Tablet PC functionality, [...]
Gateway’s newest Convertible Notebook (Tablet PC), the E295 or C-140X, adds some heft to the Tabletscape. In many ways the E295/C-140X appears to be a refresh of the M280/CX200 but there are some fundamental differences. First and foremost, the active digitizer is made by Wacom as Gateway appears to have gone away from the FinePoint [...]
Intriguingly, the Tablet PC I unboxed did not come with a power brick, (it did come with a power cord.) It did, however, come with three batteries (6, 8, and 12 cell) so, I’ll be cranking some battery life tests as I go along. Running Windows XP Tablet Edition, battery life on the 8 cell came [...]
This just arrived. Wonder what’s in it? Not hard to tell who it is from. Won’t be able to find out until later tonight. Guesses? Tags: Tablet+PC, Gateway
Not really Tablet PC news here, but Gateway has been making some Tablet PC news lately. They’ve just released two new laptop lines (the M-Series and the T-Series) that are aiming at those that love their high definition and also a splash of color. You can have your choice of Blu-Ray or Optical drives (when [...]
Gateway has officially unwrapped what we all got wind of last week: the E-295 / C-140 Tablet PC. This is a major update of their M280 Tablet PC with a lot of improvements to highlight: a Core 2 Duo processor, a much heralded switch to the Wacom digitizer, an option for a dedicated ATI Radeon X2300 HD [...]
It is interesting how we find out information about possible upcoming Tablet PCs. In the TabletPCReviewSpot forums a user there points to information that is being circluated for an educational program’s required Tablet PC program. This is the info that is distributed so students and faculty can make their purchases and in this case it [...]
It looks like Lenovo is not the only one to experience shipping delay problems with their Tablet PCs. Bpjen, a GBM Forum member and reader, has alerted us to a seven week shipping delay that he is experiencing with his Gateway S7125 Convertible Tablet PC order. Seven weeks seemed like an awful long time, so [...]
Gateway is offering their CX210X Tablet PC for only $899.99 on their website now. Not a bad deal if you are looking to get into the Tablet PC arena without having to shell out a lot of money. Below are the specs of the base unit you will get for this price. If you want [...]
Gateway’s newest Convertible Tablet PC, the E155C, is one that I predict, if Gateway follows its previous marketing strategies for the M280/285, will become a very popular choice, especially among first time Tablet PC buyers. Aiming at the student and professional markets, this solidly designed Core 2 Duo Multi-Touch Tablet PC has a lot to offer. I’m particularly [...]
A while back we reported that there was a new Gateway computer in the works to be released sometime in March. Well, today Engadget has a link to a site showing a new Gateway Tablet PC!! It looks like a nice unit, from the pictures it’s sporting some flavor of Vista (guess most will now [...]
It turns out that bad customer service actually has big ramifications. According to an article in the Rogersvile Review, Rogersville City Schools (RCS) had signed a contract with with Gateway to provide every student from sixth to eighth grade with a Gateway Tablet PC. Under the terms of the warranty, Gateway was to handle repairs [...]
Many of you have come to know GBM reader, Kevin Bals, through his insightful tips that he faithfully passes along to us. This one is very interesting as it introduces a new 12.1″ convertible into the market from Gateway. I’ll let Kevin speak for himself: I just got back from a 2 day technology conference [...]
Okay, I picked up this in my email, and just had to pass it along. Please note that we get nothing from a post like this other than hoping someone takes advantage of the deal! For many years I have been saying that when Tablet PC’s became comparably priced with regular notebooks, the adoption rate [...]
Tablet PCs and education are just a perfect match and this year has seen a number of school systems adopt Tablet PCs as a teaching tool. Today comes word that Gateway and the Illinois State Board of Education have inked a deal with $2.2 million that has Gateway providing their M285 Convertible Tablet PCs and [...]
The race is on. What race is that? The race to get drivers read and in the pipleine for Vista now that it has been Released to Manufacturing. OEMs are anxiously working to make sure existing hardware will work with Vista, and of course that means a new set of drivers. Over at TabletPCRevewSpot a reader has [...]
GBM Forum member, Big Wes, has posted a two part series on his first year of Tablet Computing on his blog, Big Wes’s Corner of the ‘Net. (Great name for a blog by the way.) He uses a Gateway CX200S Tablet PC (or is that a Convertible Notebook?) In part 1 he covers the software he uses, [...]
As some of you might now, my family was recently blessed with the addition of two new children: my nieces from Mississippi, ages 6 and 11. I traveled to Mississippi a couple of weeks ago to pick them up and they are living with us indefinitely. So, that raises the number of children in my house [...]
The Tabletscape is full of sad tales of many a lost Tablet PC pen. One of the first things I add to any calculation when I’m thinking about a new Tablet PC is the cost of a replacment pen. Well, this post from Loren Heiny details some help for those who chronically misplace their pen from Gateway. [...]
Tablet PC power and flexibility is becoming more and more affordable. If you’re looking for a Core Duo power in a Tablet PC, take a look at the weekend ads for Best Buy and CompUSA. The Gateway Convertible CX2724 is going for $1099.99 at Best Buy and the Toshiba R25 is going for $1149.99 at [...]
If you remember from all the news stories several months ago, the School of Engineering at Virginia Tech recently decided that all students at the School of Enginnering had to have Tablet PCs. Fortunately for Jeffrey Hasnain, a new engineering student, and the rest of the student class, VT signed some partnership agreements with Toshiba, Fujitsu, Gateway, and [...]
Winona State University is apparently quite happy with its Tablet PC program and with Gateway. They have announced a one year extention to their original contract which will provide 4,200 M285 Convertible Notebook Tablet PCs. If anyone from WSU reads GottaBeMobile.com, we’d love to see some pictures of the students with their M28x’s, and hear some first [...]
I love reading the impressions of new Tablet PC owners. Sheryl Schelin is The Airport Lawyer. Or rather that’s the name of her blog. Like most new Tablet PC owners she had some apprehensions and concerns going in, and she shares those as well as her discoveries. Here’s my favorite: ““My main purpose in buying a [...]
CIO Today has posted a review on Gateway’s CX2620 Convertible Tablet PC: The coolest feature is the way the large LCD screen rotates 180 degrees and folds back onto the keyboard to convert into a pen-based, handwriting input system. It was easy to cradle the unit on one arm, grasp it with that hand, and use the [...]
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