Gateway LT2106u 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Over 8 Hours of Battery Life
Reviews for Gateway LT2106u 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Over 8 Hours of Battery Life
so far so goodI'm using my netbook right now and it hasn't given me any troubles thus far. It's been excellent for my classes and is light enough to carry around. The battery works great too. It's exactly how its described. only trouble is the windows 7 starter. its a total bummer and I'm planning on upgrading to the home edition asap. 2 thumbs up for Gateway! — lucky dylan
Sleek, light, fast and efficient and sexy to boot!
I just received my LT2108 netbook and was impressed with it from the very moment I opened the box. Sleek, light, fast, efficient and sexy to boot! Excellent tactile keyboard, amazingly crip and bright screen, good touchpad, fantastic battery life - small footprint! Good transfer speeds and responsive. Handles multi-media and video without breaking a sweat. I find myself using this netbook more-so than my regular laptop - it does everything and is more than capable. I shopped around a variety of netbooks but this one tops them all. Gateway has really hit one out of the park with this LT. I recommend it highly without hesitation. — VooDooDoll_57
Gateway service
Have had substandard experiences with Gateway customer service. Reported a problem to them roughly 8 months after purchase (different model), and was told that replacing a simple part/subassembly would cost me $200 plus one-way shipping. Previous contacts were also not positive - support is based in India which is not necessarily bad at all, but I found the people I spoke with had little to offer beyond responses that seemed scripted.
keyboard is terrible
I bought this computer and returned it. I had a terrible time trying to type on the computer (I am a point and peck typer). The keyboard is completely flat with no differentiation from one key to the next, and very little space between keys. This alone was a deal breaker.
I also did not like how the two left and right click buttons are just an extension of the front of the computer case. Sure it looks great, but it makes finding the click buttons with your fingers much more difficult.
The other negative is the AC adapter. It is placed at the end of the adapter cord, however the difficulty is that it is a universal adapter, and the two prong US ac plug is an adapter that clips onto the universal AC adapter. This US plug attachment is thicker than the AC adapter and is even thicker than the computer. The AC plug also plugs into the side of the computer which puts allot of side pressures on the small ac plug. (the Dell for instance plugs straight into the back)
All in all, I loved the quality and price vs memory and speed of this computer, but the keyboard was just unmanageable and I returned the computer to the seller. — dgriffit
Does its job very well
I have been using my Gateway netbook for about a month now and I love it. I take it on the train to work with me and listen to music and get work done on the road, I set it up at work and create a workspace for myself wherever I feel like it for the day. I have the flexibility to sit in different work spaces and offices and I can now take full advantage of that and carry my workspace with me. This works just like a laptop for me since I don't do very much that requires a CD or hard disc, and I bought a peripheral one for when I do.
My only complaint is with Windows 7 Starter and not with the netbook itself. And Win 7 Starter is what every netbook comes with, so if you are like me and like desktop wallpaper and to able to customize lots of parameters, be prepared to find scripts that allow the software to work like it does on your desktop. Again, my only complaint is with a feature that all netbooks share right now, (a very lame, almost insulting copy of Windows.) so I recommend this one very highly. My wife has an Acer netbook and this Gateway is much better, she is quite jealous. And mine looks cooler since I got the white edition, at no extra cost.
the notebook little brother
When netbook came out a few years ago I thought it was boloney. After years of lugging a 15" and 13" laptop around, my shoulder got tired. I really don't do heavy 3d application when I am out or at a coffee shop, so the internet surfing and email checking netbook fits the bill. I was torn between paying for a iPad or the cheapest netbook that could actually stream video on the go.
Specs/ performance:
Ok it takes a while to get use to the small keypad, the keypad was much stiffer then my Lenovo ThinkPad or older Sony's Vaio. The web browser is a tad slower, but not by much. The iPad had lagging issues if you stream a 480p, I found the Gateway to be a little choppy, but it doesn't stop and lag likes the iPad. I have no issues with any pages since it is a pc that can do flash. I am get 6-7mb download, so it is not the connection speed, but the graphic or ram problem on this netbook. The atom N450 is good, but it is not a dual core, multi-tasking will be sluggish on here. I could not do a Norton anti-virus scan with installing a driver in the background. I had to stop one program and the other one started to work. Granted you can run multiple small programs in the background fine. The sound quality if you plug in your headphone is not as good, but fine. Also the speakers are loud enough for streaming movies and much louder than the iPad. Window 7 starter is a bare bone, but workable system. Funny there is no way to change the background picture without a work around. It is also only 32bit system.
Design/ configurations
This one of the cheapest netbook with the newer Atom N450 core. Since I got this at Frys for 279 the price is fair. Gateway netbook with 250gb and n draft is 329 similar to Dell and Asus's netbook with the same configuration. I would believe 90 more gb and n draft is worth the 30 dollar upgrade over this model. The layout is almost identical to other netbook, making me believe they were made from the same plant somewhere in China. But I got to say Gateway looks is the most eye-catching and why I pick this other the other brands. I prefer the eraser-head mouse, but only the pricier Lenovo has that option. The shiny screen is very bright and vivid, so there is no complaint.
Since this is my first netbook I find it a little slow and crap, but it works much better than I expected from other earlier netbooks I played with. Sadly the overprice iPad, which I prefer, is no competition to a cheaper netbook with all the PC features you can add to it. I am going to max out the ram when I find the right type.
the notebook little brother
When netbook came out a few years ago I thought it was boloney. After years of lugging a 15" and 13" laptop around, my shoulder got tired. I really don't do heavy 3d application when I am out or at a coffee shop, so the internet surfing and email checking netbook fits the bill. I was torn between paying for a iPad or the cheapest netbook that could actually stream video on the go.
Specs/ performance:
Ok it takes a while to get use to the small keypad, the keypad was much stiffer then my Lenovo ThinkPad or older Sony's Vaio. The web browser is a tad slower, but not by much. The iPad had lagging issues if you stream a 480p, I found the Gateway to be a little choppy, but it doesn't stop and lag likes the iPad. I have no issues with any pages since it is a pc that can do flash. I am get 6-7mb download, so it is not the connection speed, but the graphic or ram problem on this netbook. The atom N450 is good, but it is not a dual core, multi-tasking will be sluggish on here. I could not do a Norton anti-virus scan with installing a driver in the background. I had to stop one program and the other one started to work. Granted you can run multiple small programs in the background fine. The sound quality if you plug in your headphone is not as good, but fine. Also the speakers are loud enough for streaming movies and much louder than the iPad. Window 7 starter is a bare bone, but workable system. Funny there is no way to change the background picture without a work around. It is also only 32bit system. They say 8hr, but I get like 5hr with wifi on all the time. The keypada was harder or less responsive then the thinkpad and logitect on my computer.
Design/ configurations
This one of the cheapest netbook with the newer Atom N450 core. Since I got this at Frys for 279 the price is fair. Gateway netbook with 250gb and n draft is 329 similar to Dell and Asus's netbook with the same configuration. I would believe 90 more gb and n draft is worth the 30 dollar upgrade over this model. The layout is almost identical to other netbook, making me believe they were made from the same plant somewhere in China. But I got to say Gateway looks is the most eye-catching and why I pick this other the other brands. I prefer the eraser-head mouse, but only the pricier Lenovo has that option. The shiny screen is very bright and vivid, so there is no complaint.
Since this is my first netbook I find it a little slow and crap, but it works much better than I expected from other earlier netbooks I played with. Sadly the overprice iPad, which I prefer, is no competition to a cheaper netbook with all the PC features you can add to it. I am going to max out the ram when I find the right type.
the little netbook that could
This little hummer is just the thing for amatuer radio control. small, easy to carry and readily handles all tasks associated with radio control, pictures, and the projector. couldn't have asked for anything better and its battery does keep up for over 6 hrs (thats the longest I have had it on battery). Good buy for the Hams.
Wonderful Buy!!!
Although we have a desk top computer I need the netbook to be more efficent and maximize my time. I took my netbook with me last night to a conference and the ability to take notes instantly without first writing them down and then transfering them through data entry is priceless. I am able to work while I am at wrestling practice or basketball practice. I am able to pull something up during meetings. The battery life is exceptional. I wouuld surely purchase this netbook again!
Portable
This notebook is portable and does everything my bigger laptop does. I attend school and taking this light-weight laptop to school with me is so much easier to carry and I don't lose any options that my bigger laptop has. This smaller laptop has not disappointed me at all. Its fast and the battery lasts a lot longer than my larger laptop does, which is another great feature. — back to school
super
Gateway LT2108u 10.1-inch Netbook----is everything and more they said it would be. screen size is fine--very clear. easy to use.--wireless app works great. would reccomend to anyone looking for a net book. Starter Windows 7 is perfect for my needs, but can be easily updated. really has 8 plus hrs. battery life. Amazon experience was great. 3 days delivery time (said it would 5).
A student's opinion -- this netbook vs. HP Mini 100
I got this netbook around two and a half weeks ago, which means I can't talk about long-term effects. But here's what I thought about this netbook.
I have a problem with my wrists which makes writing on paper for extended periods of time difficult and painful, but I type 90 words a minute, so I got an HP Mini 100 (chosen because the keyboard was the best I'd tried), for taking notes in school.
The HP was good, don't get me wrong, but the screen's shape was clunky, it dropped my main wireless signal at school within a month, and even though it had a nice pattern on the back it wasn't the prettiest interface out there.
After seven months I accidentally broke the screen, and the warranty told me it wasn't fixable and gave me back the money I'd payed for it. After trying this netbook out at a store and liking it but not its price, I eventually settled on buying this one off Amazon and getting a much cheaper online warranty.
It arrived in a week, nicely packaged, with a power cable you had to put together. It was much lighter than the HP mini, and quite a bit more attractive-looking.
INTERFACE
The interface is gorgeous. Buttons are big and wide, the lights are displayed attractively, and it's pretty darn sexy looking. There is a barely visible pattern of horizontal lines on the back of the screen, which isn't that nice and certainly doesn't measure up to the elegant, fun, black-and-silver bubbles of the HP mini, but neither is immediately noticeable. There's a small silver bar reading Gateway on the lefthand side of the screen, with a tiny Gateway logo. I plan on getting a skin for the back when I can, just to make it a little prettier, but it isn't that needed.
This thins is a fingerprint magnet, though, and scratches easily where the HP mini chipped. You'll have to keep dusting it off and washing off fingerprints. In two days it looked like my HP mini after I'd had it two months. So if you aren't gentle with your netbooks (lord knows I'm not), you might want to consider investing in a screen before it gets really scarred-looking.
The touchpad is also a little more difficult to use, and keeps zooming in, but I'm getting the hang of it.
DISPLAY
The screen's very high quality, and it comes with a webcam far superior than the HP mini, or the one on my father's Mac. This webcam isn't extremely extremely high quality, but it's very nice looking, and has lots of brightness/contrast/color settings to get you in your best light. The positioning of the webcam is awkward angle-wise, of course, but that's just because it's a netbook.
This comes with Windows 7 Starter, which has a folder organizational system similar to a Mac. I thought I was going to hate Windows 7, because I love XP's taskbar so much and automatically clumping programs are the bane of my existence. However, with a couple setting changes that are easy to find, it's possible to get the same shape and type of taskbar, except the logo/home button on my Stardock theme is a little cut off, but it's just odd-looking and not a problem at all.
Right. Stardock.
Big problem. All caps now: YOU CANNOT CUSTOMIZE YOUR DISPLAY. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO WAY TO APPLY THEMES OR CHANGE YOUR DESKTOP BACKGROUND.
So I went to the web, and found out Acer made a deal with STARDOCK MY COLORS, a company that makes beyond well-designed themes for Windows Vista/Windows 7. These themes are very expensive (20 bucks each!) so Stardock wants to entice you.
They offer up three free themes: a "go green", environmental one, a smooth pretty blue-silver one, and an online game scarlet one. The first two come with icon design for folders, and they're all very pretty. You install Stardock's program, apply your choice free theme (or stick with the other one), and it gives you desktop background options including pictures from your file.
You still can't use other web themes than Stardock's, but theirs aren't half bad.
Also, with Windows 7, there are gadgets you can put on the desktop, and ones you can download online. Those work wonderfully, and I use a to-do-list to keep track of my homework and notepad to keep track of my schedule.
KEYBOARD
Previously, I found it was difficult for me to type on the smaller keyboards, and selected the HP because its keyboard was so expansive. But after months of typing on the HP, I learned to adapt, and this keyboard isn't full-sized, no, but it doesn't have those ugly ridge things that others do and before I'd spent an hour with the netbook I could type just fine.
If you haven't used a netbook before or aren't a good typer, the keyboard might take some getting used to, but it is by far a great keyboard and you could do much worse in the netbook vein.
USB DRIVES/POWER CORDS/BATTERY
The power cord connector is on the left side of the netbook. There are three ports for USB drives alone, which should be more than enough for the average consumer. There's also mike and earphone jacks, and the other types of connectors you'd expect on a computer. These ports and jacks line both sides of the netbook, and there's no ports at the back.
The tiny-icons part of the taskbar (you know, sound, battery, updates, etc.) also includes a USB drive button that makes removing any drive easy. If that doesn't work, the Hard Disk Drives section of the Windows Explorer folders lets you remove with ease. No problems yet.
The power cord is shorter than the HP mini, and if you'd like to reach across a room, get an extension. It suits my needs just fine. I wish it didn't end with a clunky bar that extends down, which makes it hard to plug into the middle of a line of three or more power outlets, but it can plug in things both upside-down and rightside-up, so that's a plus.
Battery life is stellar, much better than the HP mini, and if you're on battery power the system gives you an estimate of how long you can run it on the current power setting. I tend to really like the way Balanced looks when it's plugged in, and want to run it with a better display quite a bit more than my HP, which I was content to just plug in when need be.
RUN TIME
Generally, it starts up fast, opens programs fast (Only around five seconds for Word 2007! It's a miracle!), and surfs the Internet fast. The speed is much improved from my HP mini.
Overall, I highly recommend this for its wonderful price, beautiful features, and functionality. Yes, if you're editing pictures or video it is going to be slow and obnoxious, but I have another computer to do that on. To surf the Internet, use Word, watch videos on the Internet, listen to music, take notes for school...this is perfect.
Highly recommended.
Great Machine!!!
I just returned my Toshiba NB-205 and exchanged it for this. I had bought the Toshiba based on all of the positive reviews. This machine had a lot of positisives, but not as many as others. I figured since Acer owns Gateway, and Acer makes nice low cost laptops, this had to be a winner. Well, all I have to say is that this is way better. Yes it does have the new Intel n450 chipset and all the great features. I got the one with the 250 GB HD. This thing is extremely quick and compact. I keep the power settings at balanced and get great performance and battery life.I do switch it to high performance and get a boost in overall speed. Windows 7 Starter is not bad and gets the job done. Win 7 Premium would be nicer, but I can dealwith it.I just ordered a 2GB memory module, however it does surprizingly well with 1GB. Compared to the Toshiba, it is like night and day. It is better looking,has stereo speakers (and yes you can hear them) the audio is excellent. It handles video with no problem(720p). Netflix streaming is great, video and audio quality is excellent. Wifi is fast. I wish it had bluetooth, but i got a tiny BT dongle for $5.oo and it works great (Dealextreme). The laptop looks great, keyboard is a bit cramped, but no different than any other netbook. I thought about getting an Ipad, but then realized how limited it is compared to this.
The decision was a no-brainer. $200.00 less and does way more.
Win 7 Starter (Stable and fast) missing some features of Premium, not critical though. Keeps cost under 280.00
1GB Ram (wish it had 2GB)
1.6 Atom N450
250GB HD
SD Card Reader.
Multi-gesture track pad
3 USB 2.0
VGA out
Stereo speakers are fantastic. Hands down better than anything out there.
Wifi B/G/N and an ethernet port
Under 3 lbs.
Greater than 8 hours battery
Webcam (OK resolution. Skype works great, I wish it were 1.3MP)
Runs real programs
Keyboard a bit cramped (I have big hands) expected from a small NB
Great for travel.
Nice design. Better than any i have seen. I wish the screen was 11.3" but I am very satisfied, especially since the price was fantastic, and I was on a budget.
Using Google Chrome and IE8 for browsing. Chrome seems a little better for this Netbook. — fioreb
Excellent
Great notebook I bought for my husband and I to use when we travel. Has everything we need. Delivered fast and in excellent shape.
Very convenient, excellent value
This little netbook works great for what I need it for, and is a very good value for the price. I've had it for a few weeks and haven't run into any problems or frustrating issues with the machine or the OS.
For me, this is a great product to buy cheap and accessorize with other pieces to make it more usable. For example, I've added a DVD/CD burner drive, a secondhand monitor for home use (the little screen sometimes leaves me wishing for more space to view websites, etc) and an external hard drive for music. Even with all of that, it still comes out much less expensive than many alternatives. And it fits in my handbag.
The long battery life is terriffic. I'd recommend this product to anyone on a budget who needs a computer for all the basics but not much more.
Gateway LT2108u
This Netbook is good in that it is light and easy to carry around. Performance is ok but, I feel that I will have to add another 1GB of memory to download certain items off the internet.
Love my Little Notebook
I bought the Gateway LT a month ago. I had the option to get a larger bigger and fancier one but insisted to my husband I wanted something portable. I also could have opted for an ipad which I want some day but right now I needed something more computer-y. My concerns were viewing the screen and keyboard. I went to Best Buy to try a few small ones out. I liked this keyboard the best and the looks of the Gateway. Needless to say I purchased it on Amazon. I am very pleased. My husband immediately made jokes about my little computer but after lugging his big one around, he started asking if he could use mine. The size of the keyboard does not bother me at all and I did transcription for years, so a lot of typing. I do recommend learning to zoom your screen in and out with the touch pad. I use that quite a bit. If not use the page menu and do it there. I also went to Office Depot and picked up a toggle mouse so I didn't have to use the touch pad all the time. For 299.00 you can't go wrong. I toss it in my purse and go. I use MS Works on it and thought I might not like that but so far its fine. Again, very happy with this little computer!! — J.V.
