Recent content by Virginian17

Thank you so much, Tom and Dan. I do have one more question for you two or any other expert who may be reading. I may yet wait for a better deal that will actually handle games...but given these two options below, am I right in thinking that the second option below, the Windows 7 Gateway...

Wow, that's beautiful. Thank you. The processing speed number is higher than any I've seen at this price. Sorry if these are stupid questions, but how much better would performance be on this laptop, than on the ones I listed in my post edit? Someone told me that Pentium and dual core are...

I would like to spend under $500 and don't mind going refurbished if that is a good option. I'm looking for 17-inch screen and fast performance for general use, websurfing, and some low-end games. I would really prefer Windows 7 but might consider Windows 8 if the deal is much better...