Packard Bell Dot M/A now shipping in UK

It has the same specs as Gateway LT3100 netbook

Packard Bell Dot M/A netbook arrives in UK

 Packard Bell, a subsidiary of Taiwan based Acer, has started shipping the Dot M/A netbook in UK. Earlier this model was available in Belgium but, now it has expanded its foothold to UK also. The Packard Bell Dot M/A is the European version of the Gateway LT3100 (LT3103u) that was released a month back in the US. Gateway and Packard Bell are both subsidiaries of Acer and hence the specifications of these two models are the same, the only difference being the branding.

The Packard Bell Dot M/A is an 11.6-inch netbook with a 1366 x 768 high-resolution display which is powered  by a 1.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 L110 processor and comes with the ATI Radeon X1270 graphics chipset. Other features include:

·         2GB DDR2 RAM

·         160GB SATA hard disk

·         Webcam

·         Built-in Microphone

·         Two built-in stereo speakers

·         Multi-gesture touchpad

·         WiFi 802.11b/g and Ethernet port

·         Three USB 2.0 ports

·         VGA output port

·         5-in-1 digital card reader ((SD/MMC/MS/MS-Pro/xD)

·         Windows Vista Home Basic operating system

·         3-cell Li-Ion 2200mAh battery

This netbook also comes with preloaded software - Adobe photoshop elements 6, Adobe reader, Norton anti virus 2009 trial, Adobe premier elements 4 trial, Nero 9 Essentials. The weight of this netbook is just 1.25Kg making it ultraportable. It is available in Black color and ships with a free protection bag.

Users can buy the Packard Bell Dot M/A from Tesco Direct for £349.00 (US $575). Packard Bell products have traditionally sold through the DSGI chains in the UK (Dixons, Currys and PC World), however it is planning to increase their distribution channels. As a result, the Dot M/A will shortly be offered by Comet and Amazon as well.

The Gateway LT3100 netbook can be bought for a price of $399 in the US. This means that users in the UK will have to spend around $175 more to buy a similar model.