Opinion of Gateway laptops

[engwar]

A friend is looking at a new laptop. It's a Gateway but I don't know which model.

What's the general consensus on Gateway laptops?

They'll be using it for email, surfing the web, writing docs but probably no gaming.

 

[asusman]

Get a Core 2 Duo or AMD X2, 1 gig RAM, low end dedicated video (7300 etc).

 

[HardWareBoss]

I have a Compaq V2000 that I bought July 05. That will do what he wants to do. So the Gateway should be fine.

 

[killernotebooks]

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[MRuckus]

I dunno, but unless someone is some of the forums I've registered at can suggest a better deal, I'll be getting a Gateway also.

core 2 duo 7200, Gforce 7900 gs, 2 gig of 5400 ddr2, 80 gig 7200 HDD,
Windows XP Pro (vista upgrade), extra battery, backpack, all for under 2k.

On there website they have a java instant messenging feature. I signed on, a rep logged on few seconds later. And she answered all my questions promptly and was helpful. The deal above also includes their 3 year tech support and 3 year accidental.

I don't know anyone that has a gateway, so if anyone can say something about them, be nice before I order this, (saved the quote ^^)

 

[Suzy]

hi,
only comment i have is that some gateways are non-expandable to 4 gig.
too bad.
suzy

 

[HardWareBoss]

That a 15.4 or 17"?

 

[lostandwandering]

The gateway? It's a 17''. It actually looks pretty nice. I don't know how it performs though.