Gateway launches some laptops

TAIWANESE PC MAKER Acer's Gateway brand has announced four business-class laptops.

The Gateway NS series notebooks will be available in 11.6-inch, 13.3-inch, 14-inch and 15.6-inch models and will have Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 mobile processors.

All models have ultra-light LED backlights and Gateway has a couple of security features of its own, including fingerprint recognition for pre-boot authentication.

The NS line has anti-shock drop protection and all models feature expected 8-hour battery life.

The NS notebooks are about an inch thick and the lightest 11.6-inch model weighs 1.35Kg. Gateway will give you a choice of up to 640GB hard drive storage or up to 160GB solid state disk.

The 6-cell battery packs can be upgraded to 9-cell if you need something that will last for a long journey.

The biggest model has a numeric keypad and all models have a multi-touch gesture touchpad.

Other features include Bluetooth 3.0 and video-conferencing using a webcam and built in-mic.

Pricing information is not available yet but the NS series will be available from mid-July. µ