Gateway Solo 5150 Specs
The Gateway Solo 5150 was a laptop PC from Gateway Incorporated, which became a subsidiary of Taiwan-based computer technology company Acer Inc. in 2007. The Solo 5150 was designed as a mobile computer with a 14.1-inch TFT screen ideal for basic users. As of March 2011, however, Gateway no longer manufactures the Solo 5150.
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Processor and RAM
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The processor of the Gateway Solo 5150 is of the Intel Pentium II brand. The chip ran at a speed of 233, 266, 300, 333, 366 or 400 megahertz. Additionally, it connected with the laptop's motherboard for data transfer via the front-side bus at a rate of 66 MHz.
The Solo 1450's random-access memory, or RAM, used the first generation of synchronous dynamic random access memory known as DDR SDRAM. Its two small dual in-line memory module (SO-DIMM) slots combined for a total of 16, 32, 64 or 128 megabytes of RAM, although users could expand it up to 288 MB.
Disk Drives
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The hard disk drive of the Gateway Solo 1450, at the very minimum, provided two gigabytes of data storage space. The optical drive was usually a CD-ROM drive, which only played CDs; another option was a CD/DVD combo that played and recorded on CDs and DVDs. The computer did not come with a floppy drive, although Gateway designed it for accommodating an external 3.5-inch 1.44 MB floppy disk drive or its more advanced version, known as the LS-120 or SuperDisk.
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Audio/Video, Display and Connectivity
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The audio capabilities of the Gateway Solo 5150 consisted of an integrated ESS 1879 sound card that provided 16-bit stereo sound, processed General MIDI and offered Software Wave Table Support. Video and graphics were produced by the integrated NeoMagic NMG5 card, which took up to 2.5 MB of RAM and supported up to 1,024 by 768 pixels in resolution with 18-bit, 262,144-color depth. Interfaces of the Solo 5150 included two USB 1.0 ports; serial, parallel and external monitor connectors; NTSC or PAL video outputs; PS/2 keyboard/mouse connectors; PCMCIA card and Kensington lock slots; and line-in/microphone and line-out/headphone jacks.
Physical Characteristics and Power Specifications
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Each Gateway Solo 5150 is 12.4 inches long, 9.7 inches wide and 1.6 inches high. Equipped with its 9-cell 1,500-milliampere-hour battery, the computer weighs almost seven lbs. The battery can be charged to full capacity within three hours with the computer's 19-VDC (voltage in direct current) 50-watt AC power adapter. Completely juiced, the battery provides about four to five hours of battery life.
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