Gateway M 1625 Pacific Blue (15.4", Turion 64 X2 TL-60, Vista Home Premium, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD)
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"Great for the price" By katherene_jones
Pros: Cheaper than most computers
Cons: Overheats - fixed
Summary: I have had this laptop for over a year which is longer than most laptops I've owned. It used to over heat and shut down, but I got a nice cooling pad and that fixed it. Also upgraded to Windows 7 and you can run XP mode on this ... Expand full review
"Inexpensive but unreliable." By NWesterner
Pros: When it's working, Vista boots and runs with adequate speed. Out-of-the-box setup and wireless performance were fine. It's an attractive package and we thought the screen, keyboard, and controls were OK. Word, Excel, and Firefox run fine.
Cons: After two months of use, it looks like the file system and disk drive are already failing.
Summary: This notebook is a major disappointment. Reliability is poor even though we've always treated this computer gently and used a cooling pad. I sent my daughter off to college with this notebook two months ago and we're now spending many hours trying to fix it.
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Specifications
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- Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-60 / 2 GHz ( Dual-Core )
- Memory: 2 GB / 4 GB (max)
- Hard Drive: 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
