Opinion on laptop for my dad

[Cowboy Brian]

He intends to use it for email, word processing, reading news, etc; nothing heavy, maybe watching news videos on youtube.


http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0355168


He wants to spend under $400, and for what he is looking for the above laptop should be fine, yes?

 

[MonsterD]

Get this instead

Gateway - Laptop / AMD Phenom™ II X2 Processor / 15.6" Display / 3GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive

 

[YosemiteSam]

Wow, I would never recommend a Gateway for anything.

For four hundred dollars, you will be getting a POS no matter what you buy. I still wouldn't go Gateway.

 

[Doomsday101]

Pretty little blond would make for a nice laptop. :laugh2:

 

[Wimbo]

I would spend the extra $100 to get a dual core processor that benchmarks twice as fast (the Sempron in that Dell is poor), more memory, bigger hard drive, and better web cam.


http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0360566

 

[MonsterD]

Wow, I would never recommend a Gateway for anything.

For four hundred dollars, you will be getting a POS no matter what you buy. I still wouldn't go Gateway.

I would get a Gateway before a Dell or HP. Then again my laptops are both ASUS, so.

 

[VietCowboy]

Get this instead

Gateway - Laptop / AMD Phenom™ II X2 Processor / 15.6" Display / 3GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive

Wow, I was JUST going to post this

FYI, Best buy is also having this deal:


Spend $100 get $10 GC
Spend $250 get $25 GC
Spend $500 get $50 GC
Spend $1000 get $100 GC

so get about $25 out of it (or buy something else for $150 to get another $25)

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=234923&t=2849393

 

[MonsterD]

Wow, I was JUST going to post this

FYI, Best buy is also having this deal:


Spend $100 get $10 GC
Spend $250 get $25 GC
Spend $500 get $50 GC
Spend $1000 get $100 GC

so get about $25 out of it (or buy something else for $150 to get another $25)

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=234923&t=2849393

Despite what NYC says Gateways are fine, (edit)Acer bought them 3 years ago.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I would get a Gateway before a Dell or HP. Then again my laptops are both ASUS, so.

Not a chance in hell. Then again, you are probably talking about their consumer line. Stick with their business line models. Much better quality.

 

[MonsterD]

Not a chance in hell. Then again, you are probably talking about their consumer line. Stick with their business line models. Much better quality.

Oh yeah I meant consumer not business.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Thanks for all the suggestions, will also checkout BestBuy.

 

[VietCowboy]

Not a chance in hell. Then again, you are probably talking about their consumer line. Stick with their business line models. Much better quality.

I've never owned a Gateway but I've owned Dell (Vostro 1500, a BUSINESS laptop) and an HP Desktop. Both Dell and HP will NEVER get business from me again regarding laptops and desktops. Both were POS.

I own several Thinkpads and they are the best around.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I've never owned a Gateway but I've owned Dell (Vostro 1500, a BUSINESS laptop) and an HP Desktop. Both Dell and HP will NEVER get business from me again regarding laptops and desktops. Both were POS.

I own several Thinkpads and they are the best around.

My laptop. Thinkpad.

btw, when I say Dell Business models, I'm talking about the Precision line. Vostros are low end stuff.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

I'm thinking about switching to MAC now.

Just got an Ipad and other than my Ipod, it's the first Apple product I bought.

I love it. We are in the market for a new laptop for my wife and I think I am leaning that way.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Dell consumer line or Gateway = a punch to the pills or a kick to the pills

They both suck

 

[Dallas]

Dell consumer line or Gateway = a punch to the pills or a kick to the pills

They both suck

Dell business line
Toshiba Business line


I wouldn't purchase anything else, ever.