Gateway Introduces EC Series Notebooks with 11.6″ and 15.6″ screens

Just in time for Windows 7 Gateway is announcing three new EC series notebooks, the EC54, EC58 and EC14 which will all be available later this week. These new notebooks from Gateway come with either an 11.6″ or 15.6″ screen size and claim up to 8 hours of battery life in a sleek package.

The Gateway EC54 and EC58 both bring a 15.6″ LED backlit HD screen with a 16×9 aspect ratio and 1366 x768 resolution. These two notebooks also include Dolby Sound Room audio enhancement to deliver audio that can match up to the video for an enjoyable multimedia experience.

Gateway EC5409u notebook in Pacific Blue

These two notebooks are weigh in at 5.29 pounds and are just an inch thick and feature a brushed aluminum alloy chassis which comes in either Artic Silver of Pacific Blue. The EC54 and EC58 models also come with Gateway Powersave, a one touch key to switch to a power saver mode. The Dell Studio 14z that I recently reviewed had a similar feature and I found it quite useful for toggling between power modes while on the go. Also included is the Gateway MyBackup Manager which provides you with a means of backing up important files.

Gateway EC14 notebooks

The Gateway EC14 notebook line, which packs an 11.6 inch LED backlit screen with a 1366 x 768 resolution, comes in both Cherry Red and NightSky Black and weighs 3.79 pounds. Inside the inch thick frame of the EC14 series you’ll find your choice of an Intel Ultra Low Voltage Pentium Dual Core, Celeron Dual Core and Celeron (single core) as well as 4GB of memory that can be upgraded to 8GB.

All of the notebooks in the Gateway EC line will come with a Multi-Gesture touchpad which will let you manipulate your photos and navigate with gestures and motions. There is also a one touch button to disable the trackpad so that you don’t accidently move the cursor when you are typing.

Here are sample configurations of the Gateway EC5409u and Gateway EC1430u with are available starting October 22nd.

Gateway EC1430u MSRP $549.99

  • Intel® Pentium Dual Core Processor SU4100 (1.3GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
  • Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
  • 11.6-inch HD Widescreen Ultrabright LED-backlit TFT LCD (1366 x 768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio)
  • Mobile Intel®GS45 Express Chipset
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
  • 4096MB DDR2 Dual-Channel 667MHz memory upgradeable to 8GB
  • 320GB(2) 5400RPM SATA hard drive
  • Integrated webcam
  • Multi-in-1 digital media card reader
  • Intel® WiFi Link 1000 802.11b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED® featuring MIMO technology
  • Gigabit Ethernet LAN
  • Three USB 2.0 ports
  • HDMI port
  • Multi-Gesture Touchpad with Keypad lock
  • Standard 6-cell Li-ion (5600 mAh) Battery
  • Gateway MyBackup Button
  • 3.93 lbs.
  • 11.2” (W) x 0.87-1.18” to 1.18” (H) x 8.03” (D)

Gateway EC5409u MSRP $649.99

  • Intel Pentium® Dual-Core Processor SU4100 (1.30GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
  • Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
  • 15.6-inch HD Widescreen Ultrabright LED-backlit TFT LCD (1366 x 768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio)
  • Mobile Intel®GS45 Express Chipset
  • Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
  • 4096MB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1066MHz memory upgradeable to 8GB
  • 320GB(2) 5400RPM SATA hard drive
  • 8x DVD-SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive
  • Integrated HD webcam
  • Multi-in-1 digital media card reader
  • 2nd Generation Dolby Sound Room® Audio Enhancement
  • Intel® WiFi Link 1000 802.11b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED® featuring MIMO technology
  • Gigabit Ethernet LAN
  • Three USB 2.0 ports
  • HDMI port
  • Multi-Gesture Touchpad with Keypad lock
  • Dedicated numeric keypad
  • Standard 6-cell Li-ion (5600 mAh) Battery
  • 5.29 lbs.
  • 14.85” (W) x 1.01-1.08” (H) x 10.0” (D)

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