Gateway’s new ID Series of sleek notebooks
The Gateway IS Series is the company’s newest notebook product line with a sleek stylish design, aluminum-alloy lid, and a unique aqua-blue touchpad that glows to the touch (although why you need a glowing touchpad is beyond me).
The series is available in two screen sizes – the Gateway ID49 with a 14 inch HD Ultrabright LED backlit display and the Gateway ID59 with a 15.6 inch HD Ultrabright LED backlit display. Powering the display on select models of the ID49 Series is NVIDIA Optimus graphics technology which automatically switches between the discrete NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics and the integrated Intel HD graphics.
Other features and specs to the ID series are as follows:
- Choice of Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors
- Supports up to 8GB of DDR3 memory
- Widescreen LED-backlit displays with 1366 x 768 resolution
- Capacitive touch multimedia keys for functions such as play, forward, pause, and volume control
- Dolby Home Theater v3 audio
- HDMI port
- Media card reader with support for Secure Digital, MultimediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD Picture Card
- Hard drives up to 500GB in capacity
- Dedicated “social networking” button – gives quick access to social networks like Facebook, YouTube and Flickr.
- Built-in 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
- Built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam
- Two built-in digital microphones for improved sound recording via webcam
The Gateway ID59 has a starting price of $799.99 while the Gateway ID49 has a starting price of $679.99.
