The Gateway NX500S features a 15.4-inch display, a 40GB hard drive and a 1.4GHz Intel Celeron M processor, and starts at 256MB of memory. It’s priced at $699 after rebates. (To read the CNET review, click here.)
The starting price for the Compaq Presario V2000Z is $599 after a $50 mail-in rebate. The 5.4-pound device has a 14-inch display, 256MB of memory, a 40GB hard drive and a 1.8GHz Sempron processor from AMD. (To read the CNET review, click here.)
The ThinkPad Z60m from Lenovo, starting at $799, has a 15.4-inch display, a 1.5GHz Celeron M processor and 256MB of memory. (To read the CNET review, click here.)
At $999, the iBook model with a 12.1-inch screen is Apple Computer’s lowest-price notebook. It has a 1.33GHz G4 processor, 512MB of memory and a 40GB hard disk.
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
