Gateway Notebook worth $700?

[Abush]

Hey guys do you think this is worth 700 bucks? The specs are below. I'm wondering if it will be fast enough to handle running PS, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, and maybe one or two more heavy programs all at once without crashing on me. Thanks.

Product Depth 10.4"
Processor Brand Intel® Centrino®
Processor Speed 1.86GHz
Display Type WXGA widescreen TFT-LCD display with Ultrabright technology (1280 x 800)
Screen Size 15.4"
System Bus 533MHz
Cache Memory 2MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 1GB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 2GB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC4200 DDR2
Hard Drive Type Serial ATA (5400 rpm)
Hard Drive Size 100GB
Optical Drive Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Optical Drive Speeds 2.4x DVD+R DL; 2x DVD-R DL; 8x8x8 DVD+RW; 8x6x8 DVD-RW; 24x16x24 CD-RW
LightScribe Compatibility No
Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
Diskette Drive No
Graphics Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Video Memory Up to 128MB (shared)
Personal Video Recorder (PVR) No
TV Tuner No
MPEG Yes
Modem 56 Kbps* ITU V.92 *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.
Networking Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG LAN (802.11a/b/g) with SecureEasySetup
S-Video Outputs 1
Audio High-definition (2-channel)
Speakers Built-in stereo
PCMCIA Slots 1 Type I/Type II; CardBus
USB 2.0 Ports 4
IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports 1
Parallel Ports None
Serial Ports None
Game Ports None
Notebook Weight Standard (more than 6 lbs.)
Battery Type Lithium-ion
Pointing Device Synaptics touchpad with vertical scroll zone
Operating System Windows XP Media Center 2005
Included Software Microsoft Works 8.5, Money 2006, Windows Media Player 10, Digital Image Starter Edition 2006; Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0; CyberLink PowerDVD, Power2Go; QuickTime; Gateway BigFix and more

[Abush]

Also is gateway reliable? Personally I'd rather get a dell than a anything else. What do you guys think?

[krakjoe]

keep it plugged in it'll be alright .... maybe some more ram might be an idea for big ps projects .....

[impactgc]

i purchased the similar system but with AMD x64 for $650.00 at Best Buy(purchased about a month ago). I thought this was a great deal and still think so - since I can't find it for the same or cheaper price.

Before I bought this laptop - I said I would always buy a dell.. But this gateway isn't that bad either.

I currently run on it Vista, Dreamweaver, MS Studio 2005 and MS SQL2005 to name a frew programs and it seems to fun very nice for me.

Those are my thoughts!

Thanks,
Adam

[Abush]

Thanks guys!

[Tree]

I wouldn't get a Gateway. They've got major financial problems, and I don't see them being around more than a couple more years.

I'd get a Dell.

[heymrdj]

Also is gateway reliable? Personally I'd rather get a dell than a anything else. What do you guys think?


OMG I can hardly stop laughing. Dell? reliable? same sentence?

Dell has been nothing but a Hell on earth ever since the first Dimension 4500 I got from them 5 years back. NOTHING I've bought from Dell has lasted. My Gateway from 1998 is still sitting here running as a server. My Dell MP3 is dead, my Dell CRT died in 4 months, the Samsung CD-RW they put in my Dimension 4500 died in a horrible squealing racket after only 2 months, the amp went out on the DELL speaker system I got on the last system FOR A CLIENT, Dell won't run long enough for me to use the crap.

Build your own or get a better company. I don't know about Gateway, I plan to buy one here at XMAS so my mom has an easier time searching the web. The Dell she can hardly use, even after a WinXP reinstall. :tired2:

[Abush]

good god, you must have terrible luck or I must have great luck. My dell has been running since I bout it. Just recently it cracked on the right side where the screen and the rest of the lappy meet up at and I'm sure it's because someone dropped it. I've been using Dell at high school that's why I got a Dell lappy in the first place. I think they are very reliable IMO. Now Compaq? That's another story I can write a book on!

[Matt8]

I recommend Gateways. They are solid machines.

I do not recommend Dells...at all. In fact, at work we have a acronym we gave for what DELL stands for.

Doesn't Ever Last Long.

[Abush]

I recommend Gateways. They are solid machines.

I do not recommend Dells...at all. In fact, at work we have a acronym we gave for what DELL stands for.

Doesn't Ever Last Long.
Lol. That was nice but I still LOVE DELL and I'd recommend them to anyone because I have a great experience with mine.
:topic: but FORD stands for Fix Or Repair Daily, or Found On side of Road Dead.

[heymrdj]

Lol. That was nice but I still LOVE DELL and I'd recommend them to anyone because I have a great experience with mine.
:topic: but FORD stands for Fix Or Repair Daily, or Found On side of Road Dead.

LOL. And here my 1995 Ford Bronco has one visited a repair shop once in its 11 years of life. :p

And no I'm no car repairman, and neither is my dad. We don't do self repairs lol.

[Abush]

So does this mean you got lucky just like I probablly got lucky with the Dell?

[Tree]

OMG I can hardly stop laughing. Dell? reliable? same sentence?

Dell has been nothing but a Hell on earth ever since the first Dimension 4500 I got from them 5 years back. NOTHING I've bought from Dell has lasted. My Gateway from 1998 is still sitting here running as a server. My Dell MP3 is dead, my Dell CRT died in 4 months, the Samsung CD-RW they put in my Dimension 4500 died in a horrible squealing racket after only 2 months, the amp went out on the DELL speaker system I got on the last system FOR A CLIENT, Dell won't run long enough for me to use the crap.

Build your own or get a better company. I don't know about Gateway, I plan to buy one here at XMAS so my mom has an easier time searching the web. The Dell she can hardly use, even after a WinXP reinstall. :tired2:
Dell desktops are horrible. I have never heard good things about Dell desktops. But Dell laptops are amazing.