Looking for an easy-to-tote wide-screen with luxurious battery life? Gateway is all over it with the $1729 M250E. Our review unit came with an extended-life 12-cell battery (a $60 upgrade from the standard 6-cell one) that gave the M250E a battery life of almost 6.5 hours on one charge in our tests. (In this age of exaggerated vendor claims, it's worth pointing out how close this comes to Gateway's advertised 7 hours.) As a bonus, this largest of the batteries available for the M250E (there are also 9-, 6-, and 4-cell options) serves as a foot that gives the keyboard a comfortable typing slant. Including the 12-cell battery, the M250E weighs just 5.8 pounds; with the AC adapter, it checks in at 6.8 pounds.. Head over to PCWorld.com to learn more about this notebook from Gateway..



Link: PC World