Notebook Sleuth » verizon http://www.notebooksleuth.com Notebook Computers, Laptops & The Best Mobile Computing Deals Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:56:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Subsidies are Good: Verizon/Gateway join up on a netbook PC http://www.notebooksleuth.com/2009/09/28/subsidies-are-good-verizongateway-join-up-on-a-netbook-pc/ http://www.notebooksleuth.com/2009/09/28/subsidies-are-good-verizongateway-join-up-on-a-netbook-pc/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:10:30 +0000 Derek http://www.notebooksleuth.com/2009/09/28/subsidies-are-good-verizongateway-join-up-on-a-netbook-pc/ gateway-lt2000It’s the flavor of the year: wireless companies joining up with notebook companies to bring great low prices to computers with contract deals. Yet another very nice deal launched recently with Verizon and Gateway.

Verizon is poised to release the Gateway LT2016U (which to be fair, is the Acer Aspire One D250 with Gateway clothing over it).

Features: a 10.1-inch display with 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard disk drive, webcam, and Microsoft Windows XP Home (standard on many netbooks nowadays). It also has a Qualcomm Gobi 3G module which supports internally both CDMA EVDO and EDGE/UMTS/HSPA 3G data courtesy of Verizon.

The Gateway LT2016U will be priced at $249.99 after $100 rebate with 2-year contract agreement, so there’s a bit of a “catch”, but the price is tough to beat.

]]> http://www.notebooksleuth.com/2009/09/28/subsidies-are-good-verizongateway-join-up-on-a-netbook-pc/feed/ 0 New Players: Verizon to launch their first netbook http://www.notebooksleuth.com/2009/05/12/new-players-verizon-to-launch-their-first-netbook/ http://www.notebooksleuth.com/2009/05/12/new-players-verizon-to-launch-their-first-netbook/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 00:07:56 +0000 Derek http://www.notebooksleuth.com/2009/05/12/new-players-verizon-to-launch-their-first-netbook/ verizon-netbookYou might think with the downturn in PC sales that this would be a bad time to break into the industry. Apparently, Verizon doesn’t think so, and is prepared to knock out pricing on their new systems.

Verizon Wireless is set to announce and launch their very first netbook/computer model, titled the HP Mini 1151NR, which will be available on May 17th via retail and other channels.

The netbook will retail at, get this: $199, but with the provision of a 2-year contract and after mail-in-rebate. In addition, you’ll have to spend $40-$60 monthly for data/wireless internet access (where Verizon steps in, no doubt).

So here’s the specs: a 10.1-inch display screen, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, Intel 950 graphics, 1GB RAM, an 80GB hard drive. It’ll also include full WiFi, Bluetooth support and a 3-cell battery built-in. Not a bad deal at all for the price.

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