Laptop Magazine reports that it has found the Gateway LT1004U netbook on the shelves at its local Office Depot. If you are wondering why you have never heard of the Gateway LT1004U, you have. The machine is nothing more than a Gateway branded Acer Aspire One, which is no surprise given that Gateway and Acer are owned by the same folks.

The machine will apparently be exclusive to Office Depot and the Home Shopping Network according to Laptop. Specs are just like those of the class leading Aspire One with the requisite Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB of storage and an 8.9-inch screen.

I ran into a Gateway rep I have worked with before at CES last week and asked her about a 10-inch netbook. She looked around nervously for anyone else within earshot, smiled a little knowing smile and hinted that just such an animal may be closer than we think.

Via Laptop Magazine