in the market for a computer

Dell provides all the workstation pc\'s in my company and they give me a corporate rate.  They give everyone 3-yr next-business day warranty.  That means if you FUBAR your PC, they\'ll fly to your house in a plane and fix it, the PC not the plane. Dell is usually cheaper than Gateway.  I own 3 PCs from them, and no problems.

Originally posted by Troglodyte
Gateway was the worst choice I could have ever made.

1) Because of the way Gateway ships it\'s computers, UPS can\'t accurately track your computer, it is usually grouped with others that live near you.  They lost my first compueter, had to send another one.

2) The salseman told me of some features I didn\'t "really" need, so I didn\'t get them.  Later, when I wanted them, I had to buy the parts seperately from other distributers.

3) My computer has crashed 4 times, I lost all of my files four times.  (My Compaq never crashed once.)

4) I get unusual error messages, the free help service can\'t get rid of them, but a specialised crew I would have to PAY for might be able to help.

5) My computer is LOUD, the DVD rom, everything is louder than any other computer I have heard.

6) I\'m very limited into my expansion abilities.

I could go on if you want me to.  Just heed my advice, be prudent in your choice, especially in Gateway.

Ouch, that hurt,
damn they sent you a really bad PC,
What type of PC did you buy? the specs?

Originally posted by Toxical


Ouch, that hurt,
damn they sent you a really bad PC,
What type of PC did you buy? the specs?

800 MGHz Pentium III
30 Gig HD
4 point surround sound w/ subwoofer
19" Monitor
Windows 98 (the source of many of my problems)
DVD drive

I added a CD-RW, have the expansion bays for one more, but no where to plug it in!!!
I had to add in the second set of speakers outsaide of Gateway, they wouldn\'t help me.  (Same with the ethernet adaption card.)  Had to add the CD-RW myself too.  Got an early version of GE-Force II, could have paid $20 more when I got the comp to get the standard version, but the salesman told me not to worry about it, I now wish I had gotten the other one.

Oh well.  People always hear the good news of using a company, I\'m just here to give an example on what can happen if you\'re not so lucky.  Something I put so much money into should not go bad.  But it does.

Originally posted by Troglodyte


800 MGHz Pentium III
30 Gig HD
4 point surround sound w/ subwoofer
19" Monitor
Windows 98 (the source of many of my problems)
DVD drive

I added a CD-RW, have the expansion bays for one more, but no where to plug it in!!!
I had to add in the second set of speakers outsaide of Gateway, they wouldn\'t help me.  (Same with the ethernet adaption card.)  Had to add the CD-RW myself too.  Got an early version of GE-Force II, could have paid $20 more when I got the comp to get the standard version, but the salesman told me not to worry about it, I now wish I had gotten the other one.

Oh well.  People always hear the good news of using a company, I\'m just here to give an example on what can happen if you\'re not so lucky.  Something I put so much money into should not go bad.  But it does.

Sounds like a great system, did you pay more then $2000 for it? I was just wondering if their customer service and parts change according to the cost of the computer shipped out. The last 2 PC\'s i bought from them were the latest-greatest, so the cost was huge.
Each one was above 3K, i got a Gateway P-90 7 years ago and it runs real good to this day. I never had to call customer service/support or anyone else for that matter. Or maybe their service/quality went down in the last 4 years, that was the last time i bought a new PC from them. ...

Originally posted by Toxical


Sounds like a great system, did you pay more then $2000 for it? I was just wondering if their customer service and parts change according to the cost of the computer shipped out. The last 2 PC\'s i bought from them were the latest-greatest, so the cost was huge.
Each one was above 3K, i got a Gateway P-90 7 years ago and it runs real good to this day. I never had to call customer service/support or anyone else for that matter. Or maybe their service/quality went down in the last 4 years, that was the last time i bought a new PC from them. ...

After months of agonising calls to customer service (I stopped counting after 30), and 4 times having to format the drive and re-install windows I\'ve finally got my system to stabalize.  (Knock on wood.)  I got it almost two years ago, a little over 3K.  I don\'t think it was worth all the stress, funny how they never mentioned the months of stress this computer would add to my already hectic life.

Originally posted by Troglodyte
I added a CD-RW, have the expansion bays for one more, but no where to plug it in!!!

What do you mean, "no where to plug it in?"  Were you having trouble with the power cable, the IDE cable, or the audio cable?  With only a DVD-rom drive in place, you should have had no problems.

[Living-In-Clip]

Originally posted by cloud345
1: Gateway



2: Mac


3: Apple


4: Umm..............

Last: HP (they suck)

Blah! I love my Apple Imac. It never crashes and is stylish.

Those Tibook\'s are friggin\' awesome also.

Originally posted by Coredweller

What do you mean, "no where to plug it in?"  Were you having trouble with the power cable, the IDE cable, or the audio cable?  With only a DVD-rom drive in place, you should have had no problems.

I\'ve run out of "connections" for the IDE cable after I installed my CD-RW.