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If you are buying a labtop for the first time or just replacing the one you have this computer has it all, and the price is not bad either. With the 4 gb DDR3 memory and the 500 md harddrive is more than enough for everyday needs. Also the built in Webcam, WiFi and 17.3" screen are a added bonus. With Windows 7 as the operating system, it is really no different than Vista. There are only a few difference between the 2 OS, should make for an easy transition.
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I purchased two of these drives for a home server. After I installed them, I couldn't get them to format no matter what I tried. The format would go for hours and finally abort. The motherboard was only about a year old, but I ended up downloading the latest BIOS update and applied it. After that, everything worked great!
One thing to BEWARE - The first drives I purchased were shrink-wrapped, but when I got them home and opened them, they ended up being 20GB Maxtor IDE drives. Somebody must have pulled a switch and returned them. I was able to get replacements at another Best Buy. Word of advice, open the boxes while still in-store to make sure they are the right drives.
One thing to BEWARE - The first drives I purchased were shrink-wrapped, but when I got them home and opened them, they ended up being 20GB Maxtor IDE drives. Somebody must have pulled a switch and returned them. I was able to get replacements at another Best Buy. Word of advice, open the boxes while still in-store to make sure they are the right drives.
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A great invention that replaces an entire computer as long as you have a central server for media streaming. Audio and video sound and look great and setup was a snap. I stream 1080P movies through powerline network and they play perfectly with no stutter. Only issue is I have 10 shared drives on my server but the box only displays 5 of them, still trying to find out why...perfomance would be five stars otherwise. Highly recommend!
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Had cheap hec585 ps and learned a lesson on cheap,do yourself and your computer a favor get a good ps like this one you wont be sorry.power stays stable and stronger.Very quiet runs cool. been running this suply 12-14 hours a day for 2 weeks now and very satisfied with its perfomance and stability.On line site dont beat the price and you will love the folks a Best Buy,they are helpful and smile all the time............ENJOY!
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Looks good, works great. I can plug my external hard drive into the usb port and always have my data available to any computer on my network and backups are a cinch. I highly recommend this product. If it had a printer port for non-wireless printers it would be perfect!
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Set up worked fine.. started dropping out almost immediately and only became more frequent. It has become necessary to unplug and restart almost daily...Don't bother...
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Really a wonderful PC...especially for the price. I primarily write and research with mine...use image editing and content management apps as well...lots and lots of programs and extras (many browser tabs within multiple browsers)...running at once. All of that quickly choked my dual-core HP with 4 gigs of memory...this new quad-core Gateway with 8 gigs doesn't break a sweat with that and more. Very good ATI graphics card (with HDMI) included--and it's NOT on the motherboard...it's the real deal. The sound components suck (speakers are predictably tiny and horrible, with no sub)...but you get what you pay for. I wanted to replace a box...and use my old peripherals including sound, Apple keyboard, wireless mouse, etc., so all that's not a problem for me. this Gateway is NOT a good choice if you're looking for a SYSTEM...but if you're just replacing the box as I did, it's almost perfect...you can't even build it yourself for this price. Even looks good and the top-case tray with USB ports
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The Good-
The NVIDIA Ion LE graphics card is great. I use the Revo to watch .avi file and .mkv files. Note: these files dont play strait out of the box you need to use coreavc codecs and windows media classic home theatre (free download just google it)
There are 6 usb ports for easy access
Hdmi and VGA outputs - I use HDMI with my sony bravia t.v.
It comes with a keyboard and mouse... both work great but you may want to upgrade them eventually.
esata port works great if you have an external hard drive that supports it.
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The Cons
LOTS of crapware out of the box really slows down the computer so be sure to uninstall it.
No Wireless card in it but you can buy a usb one for a reasonable price.
You cant upgrade any of the hardware without voiding your warranty - this includes the hard drive and ram!
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The NVIDIA Ion LE graphics card is great. I use the Revo to watch .avi file and .mkv files. Note: these files dont play strait out of the box you need to use coreavc codecs and windows media classic home theatre (free download just google it)
There are 6 usb ports for easy access
Hdmi and VGA outputs - I use HDMI with my sony bravia t.v.
It comes with a keyboard and mouse... both work great but you may want to upgrade them eventually.
esata port works great if you have an external hard drive that supports it.
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The Cons
LOTS of crapware out of the box really slows down the computer so be sure to uninstall it.
No Wireless card in it but you can buy a usb one for a reasonable price.
You cant upgrade any of the hardware without voiding your warranty - this includes the hard drive and ram!
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Even though it has vista, my upgrade to 7 is on it's way. Don't know why others complain of this unit crashing, no such trouble here. I am a heavy user. There is no visible hard drive sync light in the front. Noticed by accident that it is located in back.So if you like to keep an eye on hard drive activity, you have to set this up on your desktop. Other than that I am very happy.
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During the two weeks I used this computer I had the blue screen of death five times and one total freeze-up on my screensaver. The computer diagnosed its problem as being either a problem with RAM, System Board, CPU, or Power Supply. I had trouble installing my Adobe programs onto the computer. Windows 7 comes with no email program, and the email download program is different enough from the old Windows Mail that it is awkward to use. I was unable to use a rapid transfer cable to move my files from my Vista computer to this computer. I suspect the glitch in my computer is a rare problem, but it has indeed been frustrating.
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Purchased this machine to replace an Acer that had a motherboard die after 15 months! Very easy set-up. Great for family use - internet surfing, game playing and uploading pictures to share.
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I traded a HP THAT I BOUGHT AND OWNED LESS THAN 24 HOURS BECAUSE IT GAVE ME A BLUE SCREEN AND SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES , FOR THE BEST LAPTOP I HAVE EVER OWNED HANDS DOWN.
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I am please about the new type of LED screen, but I was disappointed when I realized it didn't have a fire wire connection. Sad to think that a older model macbook has more to offer than my new updated macbook. I am still pleased about having a Intel CPU, instead of a G5. Now I can run Windows or Mac OS, but not a fan of Windows, but good to have the option.
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Great battery life, quickly picks up wi-fi signal. I can take it anywhere and I don' t have to carry the AC adapter.
What's not so great is that you can't know exactly until you type something and realize if the Num and Scr LK are on.
The Ac Adapter Cable sometimes blocks the air vent because the POwer Input is at the same side of the air vents, and the cylindric part of that cable is the one that may cover the air vent.
In an overall experience, it's a great laptop!!!
What's not so great is that you can't know exactly until you type something and realize if the Num and Scr LK are on.
The Ac Adapter Cable sometimes blocks the air vent because the POwer Input is at the same side of the air vents, and the cylindric part of that cable is the one that may cover the air vent.
In an overall experience, it's a great laptop!!!
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I love how light and portable it is. The quality of the laptop for the price is awesome, 4 GB of RAM with 500 GB Harddrive. I wish it didn't come with a Blueray player and lower the price by like $50, but overall I love the computer. It doesn't come without a lot of the unnecessary programs like most laptops which was nice.
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I thought that i had done my homework and decided to purchase this computer. On the surface it really looked like a good computer however, within the 5 hours of using this computer it froze several times, lagged and had 3 dreaded blue screen messages and shutdowns! Not cool. I also had problems with the sound and video camera.
I will say that I didn't get the geek squad upgrades and I think this was the problem. However, i don't think you should have to buy upgrades from the store you purchased it from in order for the computer to run smoothly. In the end I returned this computer in less than 24 hours for a mac and IM VERY VERY HAPPY!
I gave mircosoft a change and they blew it, lol.
I will say that I didn't get the geek squad upgrades and I think this was the problem. However, i don't think you should have to buy upgrades from the store you purchased it from in order for the computer to run smoothly. In the end I returned this computer in less than 24 hours for a mac and IM VERY VERY HAPPY!
I gave mircosoft a change and they blew it, lol.
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My daughter who is a senior in college picked it out mostly on COLOR and because it was a Dell. It was way faster than her old computer. Loves look, feel of the computer and size of keyboard. I would recommend to anyone!
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I bought this laptop to replace my 4 year old Compaq.I bought this on sale for $429, but now it looks like that is the permanent price. Overall, I am happy with the purchase, so far everything has worked well. But I thought I'd just list a few issues for potential owners:
I do a lot of traveling and one of the main selling points for me was the built in microphone and web cam. BEWARE: The microphone and sound quality is HORRIBLE. I've barely been able to complete a phone or video call, because of the frustration from both myself and whoever I've tried to talk to. I've seen the suggestion about changing the settings in some of these reviews, and also by just doing a Google search, and while that improved the quality a little bit, it remains BAD. I'm very disappointed with this. Now, I have to invest more money in a microphone, when I shouldn't have to.
This is another small complaint,and I don't know if anyone else has had an issue with it, but when I tried to change the
I do a lot of traveling and one of the main selling points for me was the built in microphone and web cam. BEWARE: The microphone and sound quality is HORRIBLE. I've barely been able to complete a phone or video call, because of the frustration from both myself and whoever I've tried to talk to. I've seen the suggestion about changing the settings in some of these reviews, and also by just doing a Google search, and while that improved the quality a little bit, it remains BAD. I'm very disappointed with this. Now, I have to invest more money in a microphone, when I shouldn't have to.
This is another small complaint,and I don't know if anyone else has had an issue with it, but when I tried to change the
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I bought this drive to separate my data from my bootable O/S drive, so I could use Windows 7 to create an image of my O/S. The install took all of 5 minutes. I did have to purchase the data cable separately, and a conversion power cable as my machine was out of the SATA power cables.
This drive is really, really fast. Moving my data files over (about 30GB) took minutes, compared to copying them to a USB drive or DVD which was a pain.
My machine performance and boot up seems faster now too. I did move my paging file to this second drive, and I think having the data on a different drive helps with the O/S performance too.
This drive is really, really fast. Moving my data files over (about 30GB) took minutes, compared to copying them to a USB drive or DVD which was a pain.
My machine performance and boot up seems faster now too. I did move my paging file to this second drive, and I think having the data on a different drive helps with the O/S performance too.
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This drive worked as a great replacement drive in a Dell laptop. Swapped them out and had no problems. This drive is a rocket compared to the original drive and is very fast compared to the equivalent Western Digital that Best Buy sells. Insist on this drive, even if it costs a few bucks more. You won't regret it.
