With a budget of 1000$ you can get a solid notebook that will surely satisfy your needs since the prices dropped considerably with time. Here’s a list that will help you to make the right decision.

Gateway NV5929u Notebook

This is a mainstream laptop that comes with a very good value. The best one you could buy with a budget of $1000.

It offers high-end performance hardware that is more than satisfactory. It has a solid feel to it, the keyboard and the track pad could use some improvements, but they can surely be used without too many problems.

It has an elegant design, its very functional but not the most portable of all. Nonetheless, it’s a very good choice if you want a strong performance laptop without spending too much.

Apple 13,3 inch Macbook MC516LL

This is the only notebook that Apple still produces and incorporates the classic pure-white design (which I am quite fond of). A design line that used to dominate Apple products.

It has that unibody design that we all like, the hardware does its job proper, the graphic card being better than most of the 13 inch notebooks pack.

The main advantage with this one is that is highly portable with a good battery life. Apple 13,3 inch Macbook MC516LL is one of the most powerful 13 inch notebook that money can buy. But keep in mind that with a budget of $1000 you will only get the base version.

Lenovo ThinkPad T410

Thinkpad is a very well built notebook offering durability with its protective features. Perfect if you find yourself on the road a lot.

It has a classic design, basic yet very user friendly. The keyboard is one of the best you’ll get on a notebook. The display is decent and in terms of performance it can be equipped with lots of optional components.

You won’t get the best looking notebook with this one but you will surely get one of the most durable.

The Gateway HD 2200 is a monitor designed to equip Gateway desktops. What makes the Gateway HD 2200 so special is the huge diagonal of 22 inches; that makes it one of the largest monitors released on the market. Although it was designed for desktops, the Gateway HD 2200 made itself one of the best candidates for being an accessory for laptops.

The fact is that the Gateway HD 2200 is the perfect external monitor for a Toshiba laptop. One of the compromises of having a laptop is dealing with the small display, which goes up to 17 inches on the larger models. When you own a 13 inch model or a 15 inch model, you can’t be that comfortable using it as an entertainment unit, especially when you want to watch a movie with some friends. Installing a Gateway HD 2200 on your Toshiba laptop may save you a lot or trouble.

Installing a Gateway HD 2200 as an external monitor on your Toshiba laptop is not hard. In fact, this is one of the simplest things to install on a laptop. You need to find the HDMI or VGA input on the laptop’s back. The HDMI input has the shape of a trapeze and 15 pins. You can’t miss it because of the shape and the color; it’s usually colored differently than the rest (green, yellow, blue and so on). The Gateway monitor comes with a HDMI cable; if it doesn’t, you can find one in any IT or electronics store.

You just connect the external monitor to the Toshiba laptop through the HDMI cable and that is all the hardware work you need to do. Sometimes this is enough to get the signal on the external monitor, but not always; you might have to do some changes to the settings of the laptop. You have to work with the Fn key in combination with F3, F5, F8 or F9 depending on the model of the laptop. You can detect which one simply by looking on the F keys; you will find printed on the key a small icon that symbolizes the shortcut it meets when pressing in combination with the Fn key; when you see a little monitor printed on the key, stop there.

If you can’t see which one is the key you need, Google search the Fn combinations for your model of laptop. If you want image on both displays (the laptop display and the Gateway external monitor) you have to press the combination just once. If you want the image just on the external monitor, press the combination twice. This will assure you the image is displayed how you want. Pressing the combination the third time, the image will return on the Toshiba LCD display, disabling the external monitor. Knowing how large the external monitor is compared to the laptop display, you probably need to change the resolution.

To do that, you have to enter display settings (in the Control Panel under Appearance or right click directly on the desktop background, Properties, under Settings you will find Screen Resolution and adjust the resolution how you see fit). The operating system doesn’t require additional software for installing a Gateway HD 2200 on your Toshiba laptop; you just have to follow the steps written above.

EC14D Gateway is one of the first mini laptops small and thin which is equipped with an Intel CULV and a DVD burner, namely with a 8X Super Multi DVD drive. It has a 11.6 inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, measuring 29.2 cm x 21.1 cm x 3 cm and weighs 1.6 kg with 6 cell battery (5600 mAh) providing an autonomy of up to 8 hours.

Technical specifications for EC14D does not sound bad at all. SU4100 processor is an Intel Pentium dual core 1.3 GHz, which are pretty near a Mobile Intel GS45 Express chipset and an Intel GMA 4500MHD video accelerator, 4 GB of RAM (but may come to be and 8 GB) and a 320 hard drive GB. Touchpad has two buttons and supports multi-touch gestures. EC14D comes with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit and has an HDMI port, 3 USB ports, integrated webcam, card reader Multi-in-one, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Ethernet. Will be available on the market with a starting price of 630 dollars.

Gateway missed the madness Pineview, but now finally given the furrow and announced the new Gateways LT21, a normal by 10.1 inch mini laptop using Intel Atom processor N450. Nothing special, as I say. The same Intel GMA 3150 graphics card, Wi-Fi 802.11, Ethernet, a 1 GB of RAM and storage type 160 or 250 GB HDD. Gateway LT21 also has 3 USB ports, VGA port and a card reader. 6-cell battery promises a range of about 10 hours. It will run either Windows 7 Starter, or Windows XP Home and will cost 299 dollars.

Strikingly resembles the older Acer Aspire 1410. But facsimile’s Aspire 1410 or not, the new mini-notebook from Gateway, EC1805U, boasts an ultra-thin design and satisfactory performance. Comes with Windows Vista Home Premium and it works with an Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 (1.4 GHz), 2 GB DDR2 RAM and 250 GB HDD. In addition, because the system CULV, 6-cell battery can reach a range of about 7 hours. And the size of 20.4 cm x 28.5 cm x 3 cm and weighing 1.4 kg make it easy to carry.

Other specifications: Intel GMA 4500MHD video card, Intel GS45 Express Chipset 11.6 inch LED screen, multi-in-one card reader, webcam, multi-gesture touchpad, Dolby Sound Room Audio Enhancement, Wi-Fi, 3 USB ports HDMI port.

We conclude with new declensions of the Gateway NX570, based on Core Duo and Core 2 Duo. NX750s are classic-looking laptops and accessories in general average, decent prices. The new models are part of the same line. The cheapest is called NX570X, is equipped with a Core Duo 1.6 GHz, 80 GB HDD, 512 MB of memory, TFT 15 “WXGA, WiFi and Intel GMA 950 graphics card and may be purchased at a price of 750 USD ( app. 2100 USD). For high end, which offers Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz, 2 GB of memory, 80 GB 7200 rpm HDD, DVD Writer and video card ATI Mobility ™ Radeon ® X1400 128MB, you have to put aside pretty sum of 1200 USD (apx. 3400 USD).

Laptop computers are devices that must be used with caution because they are sensitive and they can brake down in any moment. If dropped from a considerable height on concrete, the result can be disastrous. If they are used with care, they will have a long life and you will can use them long periods of time. In the world there are many laptop computer manufacturers that produce and sell their products worldwide. Laptops are practically smaller desktop computers. Manufacturers managed to transform the big desktop computer in a small notebook. The components from what they are maid are the same the only difference is the size of them because they are much smaller at laptops. They both have a screen, keyboard, mouse / touchpad, speakers, USB ports and CD / DVD drive. The only thing that a laptop has in plus than a desktop computer, is the battery.

The laptops battery is based on the same principle as the mobile phones. They both have to be recharged after a certain amount of time. If you have a fully charged battery at your laptop, you have the possibility to work on different projects even when you are in a park sitting down on a bench. A normal laptop battery life is situated between 3 and 5 hours. After 3-5 hours, the battery will be empty and the laptop will shut down because of the lack of power. To recharge it, you have to plug it in to an electricity source. Gateway laptop batteries are found in many laptop computers especially in the ones that are maid by Acer.

Gateway is an Acer subsidiary and manufactures computer hardware. Their headquarter is situated in Irvine, California, USA. It was founded at September the 5th 1985 in Sioux City, Iowa. They manufacture computer hardware like desktops, laptops and servers and they manage to have an annual revenue of over 3.900 billion dollars.

Gateway laptop batteries are being used by many manufacturers because they are one of the best in their industry. They can be found in many shapes, sizes and most important prices. Some of them are cheap and some are very expensive. If you buy one, you will receive a 1 year warranty. A medium range gateway battery, costs about 80 dollars.



Being an Acer subsidiary, all Acer laptop computers are equipped with Gateway laptop batteries. All in all, the battery for a laptop computer is very important because it practically gives the device life and permits the user to use it for a certain period of time without recharging. Gateway laptop batteries are one of the best batteries that can be found in every store and with their help, your laptop computer will have a very good battery life.

Differing from one performance to another, you can find all three expensive, medium-priced and also cheapest Gateway laptops for sale. From prices starting at 200 dollars up to the ones priced at 1000 dollars, you can find vary configurations, from single core processors to dual core, also from 160 GB HDDs to huge 500 GB ones. These models would be P-7908s, NV5387u and LT2023U. For instance, one of the best Gateway laptops but also one of the most expensive ones is the P-7908s FX model. This powerful machine offers good graphics, strong processor and also sensational networking for web browsing, emailing or navigating the internet. We first of all mention its 17 inch widescreen Ultrabright LCD display that provides 1440 x 900 pixel resolution helping you watch high resolution movies.

On the other hand, the powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processor that runs at 2,53 GHz plus the 4 GB DDR3 1066 MHz RAM system memory permits you operate multitasking works. Apart from this, this gaming machine offers you the possibility to store plenty of games and videos thanks to its spacious 500 GB hard disk drive. The performance is sustained also by Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and by a big 9 cell Lithium Ion battery that provides up to 3 hour run time.

Concerning the second model, NV5387, it is medium priced at about 500 dollars, an affordable one considering the configuration provided, including here a 15,6 inch Ultrabright LED backlit display (1366 x 768 pixel resolution), 4 GB DDR2 667 MHz RAM system memory, along with a spacious 320 GB hard disk drive storage capacity (5400 rpm) so you can store important documents, data or even favorite photos and music for entertaining. On the other hand, the model offers a strong AMD Turion II Ultra Dual Core processor which runs at 2,4 GHz and an ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphics which sustain your gaming activity. Apart from this, it includes a 5 in 1 media reader for data transfer, drive which supports the following: Memory stick, XD Picture, Memory stick Pro, Multi Media card and Secure Digital.



Finally, one of the cheapest Gateway laptops is LT2023U model. Priced at 270 dollars (depending on store), this mini laptop features a very good networking permitting you browse the internet while staying on a bench or traveling. Its built in stereo speakers, integrated microphone and webcam gives you the opportunity to talk face to face with best friends, colleagues or family while being on a holiday. As for its configuration, this one is formed by a 10,1 inch high brightness LED backlit display (1024 x 600 resolution), 1 GB DDR2 533 MHz RAM system memory, along with a 160 GB hard disk drive capacity and an Intel Atom Single Core processor which runs at 1,6 GHz speed. As for the operating system, it uses Microsoft Windows 7 Starter version.