This is just a quick update to confirm that Verizon will begin selling the Gateway LT2016u netbook starting Sunday, October 4th. Earlier this week Engadget snagged a leaked document with all the details. But Verizon went and made things official today with a press release. The Gateway LT2016u is basically a rebranded Acer Aspire One D250. The laptop has a…

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The Gateway LT2016U is basically an Acer Aspire One D250 dressed up in Gateway clothing. And that makes sense, since Acer owns Gateway. Both machines have your typical netbook specs including a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM and 160GB hard drives. And they both come in the same chassis. But one thing that sets the LT2016U apart…

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Gateway has introduced its latest netbook, the LT2000. And if the specs looks familiar, that’s because it bears a pretty striking resemblance to the Acer Aspire One D250. Gateway is, after all, a subsidiary of Acer. The Gateway LT2000 does have a few cosmetic differences. The touchpad button looks smaller, and the area by the screen hinges is designed a…

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The Gateway LT2000 appears to be a rebranded Acer Aspire One Pro. It has the same specs and the same design. But it has a Gateway logo instead of an Acer logo. The similarities shouldn’t be surprising since Acer owns Gateway, but it’s always possible that the company could sell each brand through different distribution channels, and perhaps even at…

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