Are Gateways Still Good?

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Allison

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I have a gateway that has served me well for 6+ years. However, it's now running on 10% of its memory, has been giving me more problems, and I fear it's now on hospice care. As much as I'd love to hold out until Windows 10 comes out, I don't know that I'll be able to, and have asked for money towards a laptop for Christmas.

My family has had some recent issues with HP products, and so I'd like to avoid HP. I LOVE my current Gateway, and would love another one. However, though I've found them online, I have not seen them in stores in the past few years. That makes me a bit leery. Are Gateways still considered good computers? Were they ever? Was I just lucky with this one?

If not Gateway, and not HP, what brands would you generally recommend? I'm leaning towards Dell or Acer. I thought I heard that Gateway and Acer are one and the same now?

Basically, I'm terrified of buying a lemon. I'd love one that would last me 5+ years, but I've heard 2 to 3 years is typical for a laptop now. Is that true?

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Technically, I could splurge for an Apple. But I would prefer something under $500.

So have Gateways gone downhill the past few years, or did I luck out on this one I have now?
 
I haven't liked Gateway laptops for quite a while. I'd personally say splurge on a Macbook for the good battery life, good design, and performance. Otherwise I'd look at a Dell Latitude. I can make a few more suggestions, but it would help if I knew what exactly the useage would be.
 
voyagerfan99 said:
I haven't liked Gateway laptops for quite a while. I'd personally say splurge on a Macbook for the good battery life, good design, and performance. Otherwise I'd look at a Dell Latitude. I can make a few more suggestions, but it would help if I knew what exactly the useage would be.
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My main worry with a Mac is compatibility, even though I can't think of any program I use on a consistent basis that wouldn't be compatible. And price, since I'm not doing anything tha

I'm honestly not worried about batter life, as I pretty much use it like a desktop and keep it plugged in all the time. (I know. I know. I'm not supposed to do that.)

Usage wise: very heavy on internet, very heavy on music (listening only, not editing, and only occasionally streaming) heavy on Word/Office, some internet gaming, but nothing too intense, basics for picture editing, and rarely for video/DVD. I'd likely buy Publisher separate from Word, and use Publisher occasionally. Like not nearly as often as Word, but often enough that using Word for the projects would drive me bonkers.

I'm very much a "mixed bag" when it comes to technology... I've gotten used to Windows for my laptop, but I have an iPad and an iPod, but still have a flip phone with no intentions of upgrading. (Not that you really needed to know all that, but to show that I'm not all that picky.)
 
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