By John P. Mello Jr.
TechNewsWorld

If you're accustomed to a 21-inch desktop display or use a notebook with a 17-inch screen, the NX100X's 12.5-inch LCD will appear tiny to you. On the other hand, if you've worked with displays roughly this size before, it may seem more spacious to you because of its wide format.

It's always been a rule in the technology world that the smaller/lighter/thinner something is, the more you're going to pay for it.

That's especially true when it comes to "ultra"-portable notebook computers -- mighty machines packed with power and weighing in at around three pounds.

With its latest ultraportable, the NX100X (US$1,500), however, Gateway (NYSE: GTW) is making this notebook category a little more attractive to rank-and-file consumers.

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