Gateway E-265M Business Notebook Announced

Gateway today announced E-265M 14.1-inch widescreen 1280×800 business laptop, based on Intel “Santa Rosa” Centrino notebook platform.

Gateway E-265M is offered with a full range of the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors with 800MHz front side bus and 64-bit capability, including T7100 at 1.8GHz, T7300 at 2.0GHz, T7500 at 2.2GHz, and T7700 at 2.4GHz. The T7100 CPU has 2MB of L2 cache, while the others have 4MB. Gateway’s new laptop is configurable with up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 system memory using two 2GB modules.

The E-265M comes in two variants - with Intel GM965 chipset and integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics or with Intel PM965 chipset paired with ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 HD dedicated video card.

Gateway E-265M is configurable with up to 120GB SATA hard drive and with CD-ROM, Combo Drive or DVD burner.

This business class notebook provides 802.11a/b/g wireless networking, Gigabit Ethernet, and a 56k modem, as well as PCMCIA card slot, four USB ports, VGA out, S-Video TV-out, and 7-in-1 media card reader. The select configurations include FireWire port.

Regarding security, there is Trusted Platform Module ver. 1.2.3.11, an optional UPEK Biometric Fingerprint Reader and an integrated smart card reader. The notebook accepts an optional custom built-to-fit 3M Privacy Filter “that slips easily into inconspicuous tabs around the display, limiting the viewing angle”. The PC maker also offers Absolute Software’s Computrace Complete on this laptop.

Gateway E-265M, featuring a sleek new industrial design, weighs around 7.3lbs and comes with Windows XP Home or XP Professional operating system.

It has a base price of $1,299 at Gateway’s web site.