Digital Home Thoughts: Digital Trends Reviews the Gateway NX100X Laptop

"The Gateway NX100X and E-100M are a 12" 3.15 lb ultraportable notebooks that are 1" thin with an external optical drive. This form factor is perfect for the road-warrior who needs a notebook for PowerPoint presentations or writing documents and isn't interested in duplicating the features of a high-performance desktop or a DVD player... When you factor in the small and lightweight form-factor, the best keyboard we've tested to date (despite its size), and exceptional build quality, this is a notebook that clearly could have been sold at a far higher price. Our only complaints? Battery life and the lack of an integrated drive – things that are generally true for all 12" ultraportable notebooks that are less than 1" thick."



This would be a great laptop to carry with me for on-the-fly photo editing. I really dig ultraportable notebooks, but I really can't stand external optical drives. I used to own the Fujitsu P2100 and the thing that really drew me to it was the included optical drive. I suppose I could live without an integrated drive at this price though. :wink: Digital Trends also raves about its keyboard and trackpad, something that is all too-often overlooked. If you're in the market for an ultraportable laptop, this one looks like a winner.