Gateway releases new notebooks

Gateway (who will soon be under the Acer umbrella) will end the year with a bang by introducing its computer lineup consisting of the 17″ P Series line of notebooks that are powered by an Intel processors. The P-6301 and P-6822 come with a 17″ 1,440 x 900 pixel Ultrabright display, an 8× Multi-Format Dual-Layer DVD±RW drive, and a 5-in-1 media card reader. The former is powered by an Intel Pentium Dual Core T2310 processor and Intel integrated graphics, 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, 3 USB 2.0 ports, 802.11g Wi-Fi wireless networking, and Windows Vista Home Premium. The P-6822 is more muscular with an Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 processor, a 250 GB hard drive, a 1.3 megapixel Web cam, 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, and both VGA and HDMI 1.2 output. The P-6301 and P-6822 will retail for $799.99 and $949.99 respectively.