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| Gateway Unveils M255-E Notebook Gateway has unveiled its new Gateway M255-E notebook, which provides usability and IT-friendly features that make it suited for professional customers such as businesses, educational institutions and government organizations. Building on the company's award-winning Gateway M250 notebook, the Gateway M255-E has been redesigned to provide even more benefits for networked professional environments. For example, the M255-E helps reduce costs and ease support issues by providing stable images and sharing components and accessories with the company's award-winning E-Series M-465 and M-685 notebooks for professional customers. The Gateway M255-E also delivers a high balance of performance features and mobility. The system boasts advanced features for on-the-go computing, including WiFi connectivity, optional integrated Bluetooth, an integrated optical drive and a large 14.1-inch widescreen display. Delivering the latest in processor technology, the new notebook utilizes Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology and an Intel Core Duo processor, which houses two execution cores that can perform multiple computing tasks at once for a superior computing experience. The Gateway M255-E is truly a mobile powerhouse. Customers can choose from four Intel Core Duo Processors all featuring Intel Centrino Duo Mobile technology for fast handling of multiple tasks. Weighing only 5.21 pounds, the lightweight PC delivers extended battery life of up to nine hours on a single charge using a combination of the high-capacity (12-cell) and modular bay batteries. Plus, optional integrated Bluetooth technology allows customers to break free from cumbersome cables in order to wirelessly connect to peripherals such as printers and headsets. The new Gateway M255-E features technology extras that boost customer enjoyment and productivity, such as a stunning 14.1-inch widescreen display that provides 25 percent more pixels over non-widescreen 14-inch displays. The integrated hot-swap modular bay gives customers the flexibility to choose the functionality they need without the extra weight of unnecessary accessories. Customers can fill the modular bay with a double-layer DVD-R/RW drive or other optical drives, 6-cell modular battery, floppy drive, second hard drive or weight saver. Other cutting-edge features such as fast SATA hard drives and dual channel DDR2 memory further optimize performance. The performance notebook also helps professionals remain secure on the go. It boasts an integrated Smart Card reader for businesses, government agencies and educational institutions that want to reduce security risks by verifying identity and authenticating access. Like Gateway's entire line of professional notebooks, the Gateway M255-E also features the company's GatewayShield security offering, described in detail below. In addition to sharing components and accessories with other E-Series notebooks, the Gateway M255-E offers image stability and managed lifecycles of more than 12 months. The highly scalable M255-E notebook platform can be configured to order, so professional customers have the ability to customize key features and standardize on a single platform to reduce costs, while still meeting a variety of needs. A number of options may be customized, such as the processor, hard drive and memory. The Gateway M255-E comes standard with Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition and meets or exceeds Microsoft's Windows Vista Planning Guidelines. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |