Gateway NX100: one sleek ultraportable

Michelle Thatcher Former Senior Associate Editor, Laptops

Tech expert Michelle Thatcher grew up surrounded by gadgets and sustained by Tex-Mex cuisine. Life in two major cities--first Chicago, then San Francisco--broadened her culinary horizons beyond meat and cheese, and she's since enjoyed nearly a decade of wining, dining, and cooking up and down the California coast. Though her gadget lust remains, the practicalities of her small kitchen dictate that single-function geegaws never stay around for long.

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Michelle Thatcher

March 29, 2006 9:55 p.m. PT

Gateway just announced its first ultraportable laptop since 2002, the NX100 (sold to businesses as the E-100M), and I've had a chance to spend a fair amount of time with it. When I opened the box, it was love at first sight--with brushed-aluminum details, dark blue status lights, and a sleek case that's less than an inch thick, this is one good-looking laptop. The great design is even more surprising when you consider the NX100's low starting price: $1,399.

Our review unit cost $1,625 and had pretty average specs for an ultraportable; its performance was about the same as previous-generation Pentium M-based systems we've seen. Find out more in our full review of the Gateway NX100.

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