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Gateway LT3103u Review
Introduction:
With vendor after vendor rapidly hurling fastballs at us in the form of new netbook systems, the new Gateway LT3103u is best seen as a bit of a changeup. Unlike its netbook-brethren, the LT3103u keeps Intel on the outside by opting for an AMD platform in the form of the AMD Athlon 64 L110 processor and an ATI Radeon X1270 GPU. But wait – that’s not the only change of pace the LT3103u introduces. Expect the usual 1GB of RAM and 160GB hard drive? Nota chance. How about 2GB of RAM standard and a nice spacious 250GB hard drive instead? But why stop there? Forget the nearly standard 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 resolution display. Gateway moves it up a notch by using a 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 resolution display. Yes, the LT3103u is certainly a change of pace from the netbook norm but what isn’t different is the price. The $399 price tag ensures the Gateway LT3103u stays competitive with the rest of the competition. But how exactly does it perform against the rest of the Atom-based lot? What can you expect out of the ATI integrated graphics? Is this an alternative to the NVIDIA ION platform? Let’s find out.
