Gateway NX260X Lightweight Laptop Announced

Gateway recently announced Gateway NX260X 14-inch lightweight dual core laptop.

Gateway NX260X Specifications

• Intel® Coreâ„¢ Duo Processor T2300 (1.66 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
• Microsoft® Windows® Media Center Edition 2005
• Features Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
• 512MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-256MB modules)
• 40GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive
• 7-in-1 media card reader (Memory Stick®, MemoryStick Pro®, MultiMediaCardâ„¢, Secure Digitalâ„¢, xD-Picture Card, Mini Secure Digital®, RS-Multimedia Cardâ„¢)
• Modular 24x CD-ROM Drive
• One type II PC card slot
• (4) USB 2.0, VGA, S-Video (TV Out), IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
• 14.1″ WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 800 max. resolution)
• Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• Full-Size Keyboard and EZ Pad® Pointing Device
• Integrated sound and stereo speakers, headphone/speaker jack, and mic jacks
• Primary 6-cell Lithium ion battery with AC pack and 1 yr. limited battery warranty
• Integrated V.92 56K modem
• Integrated Intel® 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapter
• Integrated Intel® 802.11a/b/g wireless networking card
• Gateway Port Replicator w/ AC Adapter
• One year warranty

Gateway NX260X price will start at $999.

Gateway NX260X is a consumer laptop, which is also available in business version named Gateway M255-E. M255-E has Windows XP Pro instead of Media Center Edition. It also have Smart Card reader built-in, TPM 1.2 security module option and longer (3-years) warranty. But, Gateway NX260X models are cheaper for around $400 than corresponding M255-E laptops.