If you want to know why the netbook is headed to the endangered species list, take a look at Gateway’s new ultraportable. The handsome offering with the bland designation “EC 1437u” has power, performance and a small footprint, all for a very reasonable price of $549.99. When the notebook is pulled out in a crowd, its glossy, cherry-red shell is sure to evoke envious questions about its origins. Although larger than most netbooks, the Gateway model is still smaller than a clipboard, albeit thicker and heavier.
You pretty much described our Acer Aspire One 11.6" machines. While our annual IT budget equals about 1.2 seconds of Intel's revenue, we rely on that infrastructure to enable our far-flung (all of four) offices to communicate.
That being said, we just ordered two Netbooks (for a total of 4 so far) and will top out at about 20 such Netbooks in early 010--all at under $300 per unit, thus saving a minimum of $250 per unit. Plus, we are using SaaS solutions to replace MS Office. True, the video card leaves much to be desired, but we don't watch videos; we read contracts on the screen.
If you want to slay Netbooks, double the speed and RAM and keep the price at $300.
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Enter the Netbook Slayer
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. December 16, 2009 04:00 AMIf you want to know why the netbook is headed to the endangered species list, take a look at Gateway’s new ultraportable. The handsome offering with the bland designation “EC 1437u” has power, performance and a small footprint, all for a very reasonable price of $549.99. When the notebook is pulled out in a crowd, its glossy, cherry-red shell is sure to evoke envious questions about its origins. Although larger than most netbooks, the Gateway model is still smaller than a clipboard, albeit thicker and heavier.
That being said, we just ordered two Netbooks (for a total of 4 so far) and will top out at about 20 such Netbooks in early 010--all at under $300 per unit, thus saving a minimum of $250 per unit. Plus, we are using SaaS solutions to replace MS Office. True, the video card leaves much to be desired, but we don't watch videos; we read contracts on the screen.
If you want to slay Netbooks, double the speed and RAM and keep the price at $300.
James