Review: Digital Trends
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The Gateway NX100X and E-100M are a 12" 3.15 lb
ultraportable notebooks that are 1" thin with an external optical drive. This form factor is perfect for the road-warrior who needs a notebook for PowerPoint presentations or writing documents and isn't interested in duplicating the features of a high-performance desktop or a DVD player. The nearest competitors in this 3 lb class are the
Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s and
Fujitsu Lifebook Q2010. Although the Dell Latitude X1 and
Toshiba Portege R200 are both very good ultraportable notebooks, these use the older Intel Pentium M processor. The Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s, Fujitsu Lifebook Q2010, and Gateway NX100X all use the new Intel Core Solo "Ultra Low Voltage" edition, with the ThinkPad X60s supporting the Low Voltage Core Duo.