Gateway EC3801i: under 1″ and up to 8 hours

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief July 25, 2009 · 1 min read

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Looks like Gateway is just cloning what Acer is pushing out the door these days. First, it was the Aspire One series being re-style into Gateway LT series and now the Acer Timeline series has a counter-part in the Gateway EC series.

The Gateway EC3801i is a 13.3″ laptop which has a similar specs and price point as the Acer Timeline. It also boasts of the same 8-hour battery life.

gateway ec series

Specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4GHz
13.3″ display screen @ 1366×768 pixels
Mobile Intel GS45 Express
2GB 1066MHz DDR3 RAM (up to 8GB DDR3)
320GB 5400rpm SATA HDD
Intel GMA 4500MHD with up to 1759MB shared memory
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.0
1 HDMI, 3 USB ports
5600mAh 6-cell lithium-ion battery

gateway ec3801i

This model is slightly heavier at 1.8kg compared to Timeline’s 1.6kg. The retail price of the Gateway EC3801i is Php49,896 (as listed in VillMan).

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44 Comments

smitrojar · 14 years ago

hi, U are right this is very good thought .we are provide
gateway support for your computer for security. good job .

ZYX · 17 years ago

Good Day! For everyone Intrested this for P47,900

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roy · 17 years ago

may recall ang acer timeline 3810T,
ang gateway kaya?

Gateway Tech · 17 years ago

Ok sana yun Gateway nung ang nagsusuport eh Pinoy Gateway techs now Gateway is supported by Indian techs try to check the difference with their support.

Miguel · 17 years ago

No wonder this dual-core version wasn’t being sold as an Acer Timeline. I was looking for it.

John Ray Cabrera · 17 years ago

@Darren: indeed, multi brand conspiracy, just like IBM Lenovo, Fujitsu-Siemens, and HP Compaq.

Darren · 17 years ago

it’s multi-brands conspiracy of Acer, LOL

Nonoy · 17 years ago

Too expensive. :)

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Nonoy · 17 years ago

Mahal naman. :)

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bax · 17 years ago

I think gateway as is more heavy on hardware power than its acer counter part, it has a core 2 duo rather than just a core 2 solo.

negosyanteako.com · 17 years ago

for the brand conscious even if it has the same specs they’ll definitely choose acer

Doodles · 17 years ago

Specs are fine. But when prices border around the P50k mark, my benchmark becomes the macbook.

Nino Natividad · 17 years ago

Wow, great spex. 8 hours?!?! Whoa! That’s a great improvement. I hope I can have this baby.

Ninin
http://www.ninonatividad.com

John Ray Cabrera · 17 years ago

if i may ask, is this Gateway’s flagship model?

Adrian · 17 years ago

mukhang astig. ok din yung price.

John · 17 years ago

i will choose older brother (that’s acer) than this (gateway). it’s nice and have a unique design.

John · 17 years ago

not bad. i like the design but i will choose acer than this.

http://gingooglive.com

TechPinas · 17 years ago

Kudos to the Gateway arm of Acer Philippines! :)
The company’s new releases are sure giving the competition a run for their money.

I saw their back to school laptops spread in SIP Mag at CBTL and the units sure look amazing.

I wish nothing but the best for Gateway and Acer Phils. I just hope that they would start to seriously look at tech blogs as a great advertising platform to hit their target niche.

Again, kudos to Gateway.

~ TechPinas :)

eithan · 17 years ago

brother’s in different mother

eithan · 17 years ago

not too bad, not too good. fair enough.

daver · 17 years ago

same with emachines, seems this Taiwan brand is buying the other small players around the Globe. Being under Acer, i guess the future of emachines, syling and the likes will depend on how Acer will perform.