Gateway’s NV Series Starts at $499, Targets Back-to-School Crowd

Today, Gateway announced a new line of notebooks, the inexpensive NV series. These two 15.6-inch  notebooks, which cost $499 and $599, both have a generous 4GB of DDR2 RAM to offset their fairly low-end processors (the more expensive one has Intel Core 2 Duo, as opposed to AMD dual-core). Aside from their price, they target students with multimedia features such as an HDMI port, a 16:9 aspect ratio, and Dolby Sound Room speakers. More uniquely, there’s a MyBackup button, which allows forgetful or harried students to back up with the press of a finger. As with other backup solutions, users can customize to which location they send data, as well as which files get duplicated, and when or how regularly this backup happens. The notebooks will be available in NightSky Black, Coffee Brown, Midnight Blue and Cherry Red. After the jump, check out the breakdown of the two configurations. NV5214u ($499.99) •    2.1-GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-64 Dual Core CPU •    15.6″ HD Ultrabright LED-backlit display (1366 x 768 resolution) •    4GB Dual-channel DDR2 Memory •    320GB hard disk drive •    AMD RS780MN Chipset •    ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics •    Integrated webcam •    DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive •    802.11a/b/g/Draft-N WiFi Certified •    Digital media card reader: Secure Digital (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS),Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD) •    HDMI port with HDCP support, Four USB 2.0 ports, External display (VGA) port, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support, Microphone-in jack, Ethernet port and Modem port and DC-in jack for AC adapter •    Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1) •    MyBackup Button •    6-cell Li-ion battery NV5807u ($599) •    2.1-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 CPU •    15.6″ HD Ultrabright LED-backlit display (1366 x 768 resolution) •    4GB Dual-channel DDR2 Memory •    320GB hard disk drive •    Mobile Intel GM459 Express Chipset •    Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD •    Integrated webcam •    DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive •    Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N •    Digital media card reader: Secure Digital (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS)Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD) •    HDMI port with HDCP support, Four USB 2.0 ports, External display (VGA) port, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support, Microphone-in jack, Ethernet port and Modem port and DC-in jack for AC adapter •    Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1) •    MyBackup Button •    6-cell Li-ion battery